Weightloss Surgery New Zealand Trust

03/09/2022

Smart snacks contain what your pouch or sleeve needs such as protein, fibre and healthy fats. They trigger a feeling of satiety and nourish your body.

Slider snacks are crunchy, soft or sloppy processed foods with little or no nutritional value. They are usually high in carbohydrate, fat or sugar so are often relatively high in calories compared to a less processed option. Being processed, much of the work has been done to break them down. They are therefore easy to chew and easy to swallow, meaning they empty quickly from your pouch or sleeve. They don’t sit around signalling that you have eaten, or that you have eaten enough. They slide on through that pouch or sleeve, leaving space for more food. Without the signal to stop eating, more is eaten.

Are your snack choices helping or hindering your success?

Justine and Sally 😊

04/08/2022

We have noticed the word 'dumping' being used a lot in weight loss surgery circles and suspect it is being overused.

Needing to go to the toilet in a hurry is not necessarily dumping.

It can be, but dumping generally has a greater impact on the body.

There are two types of dumping:

1. Early dumping, which occurs 30-60 minutes after eating and can last up to 60 minutes. It occurs when sugars or carbs empty rapidly from the pouch or sleeve into the small intestine. This causes the release of hormones that effect blood pressure, heart rate, skin flushing and faster movement of food through your digestive system. Symptoms can include sweating, flushing, lightheadedness, elevated heart rate, palpitations, a need to lie down, nausea, diarrhoea, cramping and noisy bowels sounds.

2. Late dumping occurs 1-3 hours after eating. Late dumping symptoms are related to an oversupply of insulin, as your body is trying to deal with extra sugar or high GI carbs. This extra insulin causes hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar levels). Symptoms are related to the low blood sugar levels and include sweating, shakiness, loss of concentration, hunger and fainting or passing out.

Unfortunately dumping:
✔️ makes you feel awful
✔️ can be confused with other problems
✔️ is scary and sometimes difficult to manage.

Be sure to contact your team is you are concerned and need help managing this.

Sally and Justine 😊

27/07/2022

Interesting read :-)

Protein can help reduce hunger and prevent overeating.This is a detailed article about how eating protein for breakfast can help you lose weight.

01/02/2022

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29/06/2020

Hi everyone. I have been asked is there an active support group in Dunedin. If so can you let me know the details please? 🙂

24/03/2019

https://www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slideshow-10-ways-to-control-eating?ecd=wnl_wlw_032319&ctr=wnl-wlw-032319_nsl-LeadModule_title&mb=arzhGAGRX8pn82ORc45%2ftChonS%2fH3cwy3HseQVl%40xQQ%3d

Do you have control of your eating? This WebMD slide show explains how a few simple tweaks can make healthy eating a whole lot easier.

30/12/2018

https://www.webmd.com/diet/ss/food-cravings-diet-wreckers?ecd=wnl_wlw_121418_REMAIL&ctr=wnl-wlw-121418-REMAIL_nsl-LeadModule_cta&mb=arzhGAGRX8pn82ORc45%2ftChonS%2fH3cwy3HseQVl%40xQQ%3d

30/12/2018

Sad but true for some post WLS :(

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11/12/2018

Worth a read.

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08/09/2018

An interesting read

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08/09/2018

Something to think about

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12/08/2018

https://www.webmd.com/diet/obesity/ss/slideshow-obesity-health-problems?ecd=wnl_wlw_081118&ctr=wnl-wlw-081118_nsl-ld-stry_1&mb=arzhGAGRX8pn82ORc45%2ftChonS%2fH3cwy3HseQVl%40xQQ%3d

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