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 If you are considering bariatric surgery, you already know that you will need to change your eating pattern to avoid unpleasant side effects and promote weight loss after surgery.
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 Successful weight loss generally means making changes in the way we live and the health choices that we make each day. When things are going well, sticking with these behavioral changes is usually manageable. However, when the going gets tough, our new behaviors may give way to old habits and we find ourselves struggling with setbacks in our journey to a healthier weight. Often, there is so much emphasis on winning in our lives that it is hard to recognize there is just as much to learn from setbacks as there is from success.
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 One of the common concerns expressed by individuals who are considering bariatric surgery or who have recently undergone such a procedure is whether or not they will need periodic vitamin B shots to maintain good health. There is no easy answer to this question.
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The quick weight loss most people experience in the first few months after surgery creates a false sense of weight management mastery. The truth is that exercise and a more active overall lifestyle not only helps with weight loss, but are essential for weight maintenance and improved overall health.
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 Dumping syndrome is the common name given to a collection of signs and symptoms that accompany very rapid movement of food and gastric secretions from the stomach into the intestine.
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 Bariatric surgery and even strict dieting techniques such as following a full-formula liquid diet for 12 weeks can reduce sensations of hunger (the physical desire to eat), but neither weight loss approach can curb appetite (the emotional desire for food or a particular food item).
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