
Before or After?: Maintenance (Part I)
You get through year one or around 18 months and the weight loss slows or stops! Do you panic? Do you feel empowered and prepared to keep the weight off? What tools have your amassed and curated to help you along the way? Let's meet Carmen and talk the first few days and months of her bariatric journey. Use this Bariatric Conversation Starter to share and talk about what to expect or what you experienced with your support group or coach/client. Feel free to use these videos i

Your Relationship with Food!
How do we keep our love of food from CONSUMING us (pun intended)? We've struggled with food and feelings for such a long time! NOW, we must learn to separate the two and unlearn old habits. The funny thing is, our focus seems to STILL be on food and that can get frustrating and exhausting. Thinking about what to eat, when to eat, how to eat, how MUCH to eat...when before, we just ATE. But with the expectation of change, we have to do the work to facilitate that change. In thi

Let's Get Moving!
It's a new year and we all want to be healthier! That means incorporating movement! In this Bariatric Conversation Starter video, we check in with a couple who have had weight loss surgery together and how they get back on track. Exercise may not be your favorite thing to do, but there are so many options! Find something you enjoy and it will be easier to stick with it! Video Timestamps: Turn Abouts (Bariatric Conversation Starters) Intro 0:00-0:48 Disclaimer 0:48-0:52 Topic