Chocolate Drizzled Popcorn

Chocolate calling your name? You’re not the only one so we came up with a simple 2-minute snack: Chocolate Drizzled Popcorn! With only 85 calories, it's packed with six grams of fiber. No...

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Mediterranean Salmon Cakes

This recipe for yummy Mediterranean Salmon Cakes was developed by my good friend and long-time collaborator, Regina Ragone.

She shares her story growing up with fish during Lent, something...

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Tofu with Pad Thai Peanut Sauce

Thank you to dietitian Pitchaya Pattasema for developing and sharing this recipe.  

Growing up in Thailand, tofu was one of my favorite proteins before I even knew what protein...

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#28 Prioritizing ME Time

GUEST: Jenne Turner, Health Psychologist

OK, be up front with me. Have you achieved what you set out to do whether it’s your weight, health or other goals? When was the last time your...

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#27 Alcohol Issues after Bariatric Surgery

GUEST: Connie Stapleton, PhD

Was alcohol part of your lifestyle before you had bariatric surgery? Could alcohol be an issue after surgery? Is it tied to weight loss OR to your desire for food?...

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#26 Weight Bias: Big Boned, The Biggest Loser and Bariatric Surgery

GUEST: Marty Wolff

Have you ever been called big-boned, chubby, fatty or other hurtful names? I'm talking to Marty Wolff who calls himself the ‘Chubby Whisperer’. He’ll share...

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#25 Weight Gain, Bariatric Surgery, Triathlete: From Tragedy to Triumph

GUEST: Dan Grieb

Have you heard the saying “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond to it.” Dan Grieb has applied this saying and mindset to every aspect of his life...

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#24 A Story of Hope: Pregnancy, PCOS and Bariatric Surgery

GUEST: Felicity Burton

Struggling with her weight since her early 20s, she was then diagnosed with PCOS and told she would likely never get pregnant. Felicity joins me on the podcast to share...

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#23 Do You Really Need Bariatric Multivitamins?

GUEST: Bariatric Dietitian Amanda Clark

So you’ve had bariatric surgery and you know some people take bariatric vitamins. But you’ve also heard they’re not necessary....

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#22 Body Contouring Surgery after Weight Loss

GUEST: Specialist plastic surgeon Dr. Richard Maxwell

Have you lost a lot of weight whether thru diet and exercise or bariatric surgery? Now that you’ve succeeded with weight loss, are...

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#21 Movement as Medicine

GUEST: Exercise Physiologist Jennifer Smallridge, B.Ex&SpSci, M.ClinExPhys, ESSAM, AEP

When you think about your weight, whether you want to lose weight or maintain, what do you think...

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#20 Stop Avoiding Carbs

GUEST: Jenifer Tharani, MS, RD, LD

We see a lot of chatter about carbohydrate in our Bariatric Surgery Eating Group on Facebook. Some people think carbs are bad and try to never eat them,...

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