Dos and Don’ts this festive period for bariatric patients
Over the years we have published many blogs around this time of year, to help our bariatric surgery patients navigate this potentially difficult time of year. If you’ve had bariatric surgery whether recently or some time ago, it's important even at Christmas, Hannukah...
Healthy eating after bariatric surgery on a budget
Have you noticed that your weekly shopping costs seem to be slowly increasing once you reach the checkout? According to Forbes, the federal government and Reserve Bank have forecast that inflation in Australia will peak at 7.75% in the December quarter of 2022. As a...
Why protein is important after weight loss surgery
Weight loss surgery is an effective tool to help you achieve weight loss, but long-term success is determined by diet and lifestyle changes. After surgery the focus should be on sustainable eating and exercise habits, maintenance of nutrition by eating healthy foods...
Eating healthy when eating out after bariatric surgery
Following bariatric surgery, the changes to diet can be quite challenging for a lot of people. Weight loss surgery is designed to change the way you consume food and some procedures even permanently alter the way your body processes food. So what you choose to eat...
Saying no to soft drinks after bariatric surgery
It's very easy to consume more calories than you may expect throughout the day. Whether you’re picking at your children’s food while you’re preparing their lunches, having a sneaky teaspoon of sugar in your morning coffee or having a nice cool refreshing can of soft...
Revision or Re-Do Bariatric Surgery – what you need to know
If a previous weight loss surgery (bariatric surgery) operation has failed to give adequate weight loss, someone has regained weight or they have significant side effects, it is possible for this procedure to be revised or even converted to another procedure that may...