Healthy lifestyle choices
There are several long-term habits that you should adopt to get
the most out of your surgery. The first post-operative year is a
critical time that must be dedicated to changing old behaviours
and forming new, lifelong habits. You need to take responsibility
for staying in control. Lack of exercise, poorly balanced meals,
constant grazing and snacking, and drinking carbonated drinks are
frequent causes of not achieving or maintaining weight loss.
Exercise
To maintain a healthy weight and to prevent weight gain, you
must develop and keep healthy eating habits. You will need to
be aware of the volume of food that you can tolerate at one time
and make healthy food choices to ensure maximum nutrition in
minimum volume. A remarkable effect of weight loss surgery is the
progressive change in