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Gastric ballon lifestyle

Quick Tips to Enjoying a Healthy Lifestyle After Your Gastric Balloon Procedure

The late motivational speaker Jim Rohn once said, “Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” The gastric balloon procedure represents an excellent way to do just that, take care of your body by losing excess weight. You may already know that being overweight poses a significant risk to your health. Not only are you…

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Find the Energy to Fight Obesity

Does being overweight make you tired? How to Find the Energy to Fight Obesity

The reason goes something like this: Say someone asked you to lift a 50-pound dumbbell and carry it from Point A to Point B, a distance of 20 yards. Could you do it? You might be able to, but by the time you reached the finish line, you might also be sweaty, tired, and out…

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Gastric Balloon

The Gastric Balloon: Preparation for Placement & What to Expect After Surgery

Introduction to Gastric balloon preparation The Gastric Balloon is a wise choice when you want the power of bariatric surgery without committing to a long-term procedure like the gastric sleeve. The gastric balloon can help you lose between 7% to 15% of your excess body fat, all in a six month period. That’s between twenty and fifty pounds in just half…

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Bariatric Surgery Lifestyle Changes

The Dietary and Exercise Lifestyle Changes to Adopt for Weight-loss Surgery Success!

Bariatric (weight loss) surgery can help you say “Goodbye” to obesity forever and improve your lifestyle. But the surgery is not a magic wand. Any procedure you undergo is merely a tool. To help you lose up to 80% of your excess weight with procedures like the gastric sleeve, 95% of your success depends on you!…

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Weight Loss Surgery Before Getting Pregnant

Pregnancy and Severe Obesity Don’t Mix – Consider Bariatric Surgery Before Conceiving

Are you thinking about getting pregnant shortly? If so, and you have been diagnosed with severe obesity, you may want to postpone things until you can achieve and maintain a healthier weight. Severe obesity is a medical diagnosis that indicates that you have a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or greater. According to studies, being severely…

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Causes of Weight Gain

Weight Gain During COVID-19 Quarantine and How to Lose It

Many Americans will face weight gain after being confined to their homes for months because of COVID-19. America has a problem with weight gain and obesity. Shows like My 600 Pound Life, The Biggest Loser, The Dr. Oz Show, and Family By The Ton are all prime examples of a country preoccupied with the size…

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A group of surgeons working in an operating room.

The “Ins and Outs” of Insurance and Obesity Surgery & How to Afford a Weight Loss Procedure without Coverage

Financing is one of the major reasons many people don’t attempt to look into bariatric surgery options. Even after knowing how safe surgical procedures like gastric sleeve can be, which has an incredibly low complication risk (the risks of staying obese are much greater than any bariatric surgery)… And even after seeing before and after photographs of people whose…

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What does weight loss surgery feel like? 10 sensations to expect during and after.

What Does Weight Loss Surgery Feel Like – 10 Before, During & After Sensations to Expect as a Bariatric Surgery Patient

Almost all bariatric (weight loss) surgery patients ask the same question at some point in their journey: “Does weight loss surgery hurt?” You may have wondered the same thing if you’ve ever considered weight loss surgery. After all, you read the term surgery and instantly think of cutting. However, today’s bariatric surgery advancements mean very…

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What to expect when considering weight loss surgery.

7 Tips for Surviving the Agonizing Waiting Game for Weight Loss Surgery

Obesity doesn’t happen overnight. You didn’t wake up one morning excessively overweight. That change occurred over the span of many years. And now you know that you need weight loss surgery. And yet the decision to finally do something about your condition can strike like lightning, seemingly out of nowhere. The dislike for your weight…

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