Mindful eating is paying attention to whether you eat because of physiological hunger or head hunger. Physiological hunger is the need to eat. It’s your body’s way to let you know it’s time to fuel up. Signals for physiological hunger include stomach grumbling or growling, feeling shaky, lack of focus, drop in energy, irritability, headaches or food…

Figuring out what is in our foods seems like a mystery at times. We emphasize food logs to help you discover whether you are meeting your protein goals and keeping carbohydrate intake in check. If you are using an app for food logging, the database is there. You just have to type in your foods.…

Supplements are needed throughout your life after bariatric surgery. You will not be able to eat the amount or variety of foods to get in all the essential vitamins and minerals. With a smaller stomach, you have less stomach acid to help iron get released from food. Also with a smaller stomach pouch, you are…

Are you chewing to applesauce consistency? If you are, good for you! If you are not, why? Chewing to applesauce consistency is important for success before and after surgery. Come to think of it, everyone on planet Earth should be chewing to applesauce consistency. Chewing to applesauce helps in many ways. Chewing well slows down…

Meal planning and prepping can take the stress out of trying to cook every meal, every day. Whether you are new to meal planning or are in a cooking rut, here are some tips from Andrea, dietitian with Bailey Bariatrics, to help get you on the right track. Step 1: Get organized Know your schedule…

By Rene’ Norman, Bailey Bariatric dietitian As temperatures reach 100 degrees, we start reaching for foods that will help cool us down. Do vegetables come to mind for cooler food options? They should! Most of us don’t eat enough vegetables, so maybe we can sip them. Try making a green protein smoothie by blending together…

The Top 10 Nutrition Habits are like the frame for your home. Without a strong frame, your home would not be balanced or stand strong. They help bariatric patients lead a successful lifestyle that is safe and nutritionally strong. Homes are not built in a day. Neither are healthy habits. As you begin your bariatric…

Patricia “Patty” Humphreys met every requirement, followed each step in the process to prepare for Roux-en-y bypass surgery – including a full year of monitoring as required by her insurance. She successfully endured the two-week liquid diet, but her highly anticipated surgery date came and went to no avail. The day she would have been…

Pamela Walters never grew up overweight or thought twice about the number on the scale. It wasn’t until after she gave birth to her son in 1990 and gained a lot of weight, that she began to have tremendous health issues. During the years following the birth of her son, she bounced back and forth…

A bad fall in October of 2017 encouraged Pryor resident, Christy Peters to consider bariatric surgery at Bailey Bariatrics. The high school math teacher and mother of three fell on some uneven concrete in a parking lot after leaving a University of Oklahoma football game with her family. “When I fell, I twisted my right…