Long-term life

Long Term Life

Life beyond six months. Maintaining your results, understanding your body, and thriving long-term.

Barry the Bariatric Buddy

9 articles

Transfer Addiction After Bariatric Surgery: Alcohol, Shopping and Gambling

Bariatric surgery can lead to transfer addiction in areas like alcohol, shopping or gambling. Learn how to spot it and…

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Hair Loss After Surgery and What You Can Do About It

Hair loss after surgery catches you completely off guard. You hear it mentioned in appointments, but it doesn’t feel real…

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Why a Food Tracker Keeps You Honest After Bariatric Surgery

A food tracker feels like a small thing at first. You open an app, type in what you ate, and…

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Understanding the Gastric Stall and What To Do About It

The gastric stall catches people completely off guard. You’re losing weight fast, the scale is moving almost every day, and…

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Alcohol After Bariatric Surgery: What Changes and Why It Matters

Alcohol after bariatric surgery doesn’t get nearly enough time in pre-op consultations. Sometimes there isn’t time. Sometimes it feels like…

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Why Hunger Changes After Bariatric Surgery: Ghrelin and What It Means for You

One of the most surprising things about life after bariatric surgery is how completely hunger can vanish in those early…

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Dating After Bariatric Surgery: Navigating Relationships as Your Body Changes

Dating after bariatric surgery is something almost nobody warns you about. The clinical conversations are all protein targets and vitamin…

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Reactive Hypoglycaemia After Bariatric Surgery: Understanding Late Dumping

Reactive hypoglycaemia catches a lot of people who’ve had bariatric surgery completely off guard. Partly because it tends to show…

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Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery: What Happens and What to Do

Weight regain after bariatric surgery is one of the most common things that happens, and one of the least talked…

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