Have you ever had someone eye-balling your plate, but not in a good way? Not in a “hey what do you have there?!” sort of way, but rather in a way that says “hmmm…what will you be eating today?” Unfortunately, most of us have had this experience. Especially if you’ve had a weight-loss surgery. If … Continue reading "Nutrition Know It Alls"
5 Steps to Get Back on Track Falling out of the groove is normal. You hear that…it’s NORMAL! You aren’t a failure. You aren’t weak. You aren’t doomed for life. You are incredibly normal and in good company. Wrap your brain around that first, and then you’ll be ready to make these next steps a … Continue reading "5 Steps to Get Back on Track"
If you are a postop patient and have fallen off your groove…you have likely heard of the pouch test. The 5 Day Pouch Test is a 5 day diet a bariatric patient created to see if her pouch was still working. I often get asked if this will work for someone. I always start by … Continue reading "Is the “Pouch Test” for real??"
After weight loss surgery, you always hear the importance of keeping your diet low in carbs. But why exactly is that important? If you can’t eat much, why does avoid carbs matter? And how many is okay? These are the questions I answer in this video “The Truth About Carbs.”
Five Easy Steps of How to Ease into Fitness by Kary Ott Kary is the owner of Trinity Exercise Studio (15220 W. Western Suite E1, Edmond, OK, 73013) So you are considering starting a fitness program, but don’t know where or how to start. Truly, the first step is the hardest. Once you learn how … Continue reading "5 Easy Steps to Ease into Fitness. Especially #3!!"
Mr W makes a mean marinara meat sauce. I would even say it’s his signature dish. Trouble is, in a low carb house with no pasta…he doesn’t get to show it off very much. Until I bought a Spiral N Slice made by The Pampered Chef. Now we can have spaghetti nights again! If only … Continue reading "Meaty Zucchini Spaghetti! *Video*"
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day…I would like to express love for someone I never tell I love: my body. When we think about it, our bodies are really really amazing things. It can brave the elements. A freezing winter like we’ve had or a blazing hot summer in Oklahoma. It craves beautifully sunshiny days and … Continue reading "I love My Body. (And Reasons Why You Should Too!)"
I’ve decided to share my current health goals with you. So many of you share so many intimate things with me…now it’s my turn! We are all in this together trying to put our health above easy convenience and strong desires. I believe the more honest we are with one another, the more help and … Continue reading "Dropping Body Fat Percentage."
I’m a huge fan of having an accountability partner when it comes to something like a wellness challenge. Someone who can be a cheerleader but also has no problem giving you the stink eye when you slowly approach the dessert table. For many people, this is a girlfriend or maybe a sister. Perhaps a co-worker. … Continue reading "When Your Spouse is Not a Good Accountability Partner"
It’s everyone’s biggest fear about having weight loss surgery….gaining the weight back. When having a Gastric Bypass or Gastric Sleeve surgery feels like the “last resort” and then weight comes back on, patients feel guilty, ashamed and tempted to give up altogether. So how does weight re-gain happen? It seems mind boggling but the reality … Continue reading "Introduction to Reasons for Weight Re-Gain Series"
