Bariatric Surgery Success
166 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsYou've had bariatric surgery but let's not stop there. Your success depends on the right nutrition as part of your journey and transformation. You can conquer weight regain, cravings and emotional eating and learn to deal with all the other issues that come up. Here's how. Join me and listen to the Bariatric Surgery Success podcast. I'm registered dietitian nutritionist Dr. Susan Mitchell and I know what to do and will share the nutrition information you need for your successful transformation.
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The Food-Mood Connection, part 2
November 22, 2017 14:00 - 27.5 MBDid you know that food and what’s in food meaning the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients such as protein affects your mood? Food, your brain and your mood are so interconnected. In part two of the food-mood connection, let’s talk more about the food you choose to eat, what’s in the food you choose to eat and how it can influence your mood. She’s back…joining me on the podcast is our content director and bariatric dietitian Amanda Clark. In part one of the food-mood connection we id...
Vitamin B12 and Bariatric Surgery
November 08, 2017 14:00 - 30.2 MBHas a friend told you to have your vitamin B-12 level checked or to take vitamin B-12 for your brain? Did you know it’s important after bariatric surgery too? Vitamin B-12 plays a role in keeping your brain healthy and helping to prevent Alzheimer’s disease. It’s a critical nutrient that your body cannot make and it’s very important after bariatric surgery. Let’s talk about why you need it and where to get it. Joining me on the podcast from Orlando Florida is bariatric clinical dietiti...
Binge Eating Disorder: A Problem for Bariatric Surgery?
October 25, 2017 13:00 - 21 minutes - 29.8 MBAre you considering bariatric surgery? Do you think you may have binge eating disorder? The trifecta of binge eating, obesity and bariatric surgery can create a complex health situation. We'll share information that's very real, honest and helpful. If you are thinking about bariatric surgery, you have come to this place for different reasons. No two of you are challenged by food or have gained weight for the same reason. Take the time to talk with a professional trained in eating diso...
Interval Training to Boost Metabolism
October 11, 2017 13:00 - 18 minutes - 26 MBAre you struggling to lose weight following bariatric surgery? Maybe, you have stopped losing weight. Do you remember our guest Joanne Ballantyne who stopped losing weight very soon after her surgery? Amanda Clark, Joanne’s dietitian, sent her for a metabolism test to find out what was going on. In this episode, I’ll talk with Mark Barrett, the physiotherapist who performs these tests. For the past 10 years Mark has used gold standard equipment at his Jupiter Health Metabolism Clinic to pe...
Sleep and Your Weight
September 27, 2017 13:00 - 17 minutes - 24.7 MBDo you notice you’re hungrier when you’re tired? Does lack of sleep or poor sleep affect your weight? We live in a world that goes 24-7, which makes it difficult to turn off, doesn't it? I’ve wondered how much of the weight problem we have today is influenced by sleep – we’re up late, we’re on electronic devices, we have 24-hour retail outlets and shopping online. What do you think? Let's talk to Amanda about how sleep or lack of it could affect your body and your weight. Joining me vi...
How Relationships Change after Bariatric Surgery
September 13, 2017 13:00 - 21 minutes - 29.8 MBHave you lost weight and find that the reactions from your family, friends and …even strangers have changed? Lately there’s been conversation in our Facebook Group… Bariatric Surgery Eating… about personal relationships and how they’re affected by significant weight loss. Have you experienced this too? Perhaps this is something that’s worth thinking about before bariatric surgery. Let’s find out in this podcast. Joining me via Skype from the Gold Coast of Australia is registered health psyc...
Bariatric Surgery: 5 Ways to Prep for Success
August 30, 2017 13:00 - 36 minutes - 49.5 MBAre you considering bariatric surgery but feel overwhelmed with all the information? Wondering where to begin and what to do so you have the best success and outcome? Joining me via Skype from Western Australia is Cynara Stalenhoef who’s going to share her story of preparation and success after overcoming major obstacles. A Virtual Assistant specializing in Digital Marketing Automation by day and wife and mom of two kids ages 10 and 8 by night, Cynara had a gastric sleeve in February 2016 an...
Phantom Fat: Feeling Fat after Weight Loss
August 16, 2017 13:00 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MBDo you still shop for clothes trying on much larger sizes than you need…after your weight loss? Katie said “in my youth I lost 45 kg (99 lbs) dieting and felt fatter than what I was so much so that the shop assistant stopped me and said, you need smaller sizes love.” Mary said… "I lost 70kg (154 lb) but still felt like I was 140kg (308 lbs)." What’s going on here? Joining me via Skype from Boston, Massachusetts is clinical psychologist Dr. Elayne Daniels, a recognized leader in the field of...
The Food Mood Connection
August 02, 2017 13:00 - 24 minutes - 33.4 MBAre you worried about money? Have you lost your job and concerned about paying bills? Maybe you’re going through a divorce. Maybe your bariatric surgery is more stressful than you thought it would be. Food and your mood are so interconnected. Let’s talk about this connection and how... what you choose to eat can influence how you feel. Joining me via Skype from the Gold Coast in Australia is bariatric dietitian Amanda Clark who’s also the content director for this podcast. You met her on th...
Managing Emotions
July 19, 2017 13:00 - 46.7 MBWhen I say ‘zombie eating’ what immediately comes to mind? Mindless eating, emotional eating maybe? Let’s put the brakes on before this zombie eating happens and stop ourselves from needing to eat for emotional reasons. To help us put the brakes on, resident psychologist on Australia’s The Biggest Loser: Transformed, Glenn Mackintosh is back for a follow up interview to our podcast on emotional eating… but with a focus on managing your moods. You can find out more about Glenn on our websi...
Metabolism Sluggish after Bariatric Surgery?
July 05, 2017 13:00 - 22 seconds - 30.8 MBJoanne had gastric bypass surgery. Four weeks later she stopped losing weight. Has this happened to you? Why is it happening? Joanne Ballantyne joins me via Skype from the Gold Coast of Australia. Joanne’s a businesswoman who runs online training courses in the food industry. At 62, Joanne says she’s lived her life on one diet or another with very little success. You can find out more about Joanne on her website: http://www.cftqld.com.au or on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/CFTQld/ ...
Self Acceptance thru Tapping
June 21, 2017 13:00 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MBHave you tried tapping…aka…Emotional Freedom Technique also called EFT? In a previous episode we spoke with Dr. Peta Stapleton, the clinical psychologist from Bond University in Australia. She helped us understand how tapping, which she referred to as psychological acupuncture or acupuncture without the needles can help with food cravings. Now it’s your turn to give it a try. Joining me via Skype from Cape Town, South Africa is Helen Mouton who had gastric bypass surgery in 2007 and has bee...
Tapping Away Food Cravings
June 07, 2017 13:00 - 17 minutes - 24.7 MBHave you heard of a psychology technique called tapping that’s beneficial for food cravings and weight loss including bariatrics? Tapping has also been called psychological acupuncture… or acupuncture without the needles. Joining me via SKYPE from Australia is Dr Peta Stapleton, a registered Clinical and Health Psychologist and Program Director of the Masters of Clinical Psychology program at Bond University. She’s a world-recognised researcher in the field of Emotional Freedom Techniques o...
Priceless Perspective: Bariatric Nurse-Patient Measures Her Milestones
May 24, 2017 13:00 - 21 minutes - 29.1 MBWhat are some of the biggest factors contributing to successful bariatric surgery? How do you measure milestones? Joining me is Brenda Hoehn who has her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in nursing and is a member of The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. She’s the nurse coordinator for the Bariatric Surgical Weight Loss Program at Saint Francis Medical Center in Missouri, a part-time Life Coach and a bariatric surgery patient herself. You can find out more about Brenda on h...
Kill for a Cookie? Emotional Eating after Bariatric Surgery
May 10, 2017 13:00 - 24 minutes - 34 MBWould you kill for a cookie? French fries? Do you eat when you’re hungry, mad or stressed. Emotional eating can affect you, bariatric surgery or not. Resident psychologist on Australia’s The Biggest Loser: Transformed, Glenn Mackintosh, joins me on the podcast to talk about the missing piece in emotional eating…the psychology angle. Glenn is a member of the Australian Psychological Society and consults with bariatric patients pre and post surgery. You can find out more about Glenn on our...
Bariatric Surgery: 3 Things Someone Should Have Told You
March 30, 2017 16:40 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBHave you gone thru bariatric surgery and wonder why no one ever told you certain things? Let’s go beyond bariatric surgery and talk about everything you need to move on. How you eat, when and what you eat are critical to your success. There’re at least 3 things about eating after bariatric surgery someone should have told you. Today bariatric dietitian Amanda Clark joins me. Together, Amanda and I want to create a community with you. This is a global community as I’m in the US and Amanda ...