Motivation After Weight Loss Surgery

Bari Life Bariatric Vitamins and Bariatric Supplements understands that your decision to have weight loss surgery has major impact on your life. Both positive and lifestyle changing. Staying motivated for your best health is not always going to come easy. But with the right attitude and support small things can make the journey easier and healthier.

Tracking your progress is one way to stay motivated and to focus on the positive changes that are happening. Taking pictures and documenting in a journal how you feel each step of the way will help you understand the progress already made and become even more motivated in the future.

As you're tracking your progress, setting goals can also keep your energy and spirits high. There is nothing like achieving your goals to boost your momentum. Yet, remember set realistic goals that are actually obtainable. Statistics show that just by writing down a goal you are much more likely to reach them. If you don’t have time to write down your goals, where are you going to find the time to accomplish them?

Keeping up with your workout routine also helps. One way to make sure you stay committed to your fitness health is to grab a buddy. This friend can help you make sure you actually do work out. Grab a co-worker, a family member, a friend, just anyone so when workout time comes around, you know someone is waiting on you. This way you will have an accountability coach, because if you don't show up not only will you disappoint yourself but them as well!

Create some new recipes. We understand the restrictions on your diet can be hard to get excited about. But with our Bari Life products we offer many varieties so you can continue to try new delicious recipes. See below for our recipe of the week and to shop Bari Life Nutritional Products visit www.barilife.com

Marinated Mushrooms (Serves 2)

Ingredients:

1 package Bari Life Beef Bouillon Soup

8 oz of water

1 tsp onion powder

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp parsley flakes

1 lb mushrooms

Directions:

In a small sauce pan dissolve beef soup in water

Add remaining ingredients

Cover and simmer for 2 hours

Nutritional Information:

(1 Serving)

Calories: 47

Fat: .45g

Carbs: 5g

Fiber: 1.1g

Protein: 7.5g

Baked Cabbage (Serves 1)

Ingredients:

1 package Bari Life Chicken Bouillon Soup

1 cup fresh cabbage, shredded

2 oz low fat cheese, grated 

2 tbsp crushed crackers

1 tsp margarine

1/2 cup water

ground black pepper to taste

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Mix all of the ingredients together

Sprinkle with pepper and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes

Remove from oven and serve hot

Spritz lemon to taste

Nutritional Information:

Calories: 135

Fat: 4g

Carbs: 9g

Fiber: 2g

Protein: 17g

To your health!
The Bari Life Team
Bari Life is high quality bariatric vitamins that are clinically proven supplements to help in post bariatric surgery. Order Online Here http://www.barilife.com

Bariatric Protein Shakes from Bari Life!

Bari Life's bariatric vitamins are just one line of great products Bari Life provides for the bariatric surgery patient. Bari Life provides delicious bariatric protein shakes too! It's always a challenge to find yummy things to eat that are filled with protein after weight loss surgery, but the challenge is over! Bari Life's delicious shakes provide healthy protein and are great for breakfast, snacks and superb for an after workout drink.  Some of the flavors even have up to 40% of your Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and Daily Iron intake, RDA. Many of our customers actually like to add Bari Life’s Multivitamin Powder to the shakes so they can get their protein, vitamins and hydration all together!

Speaking of one of those flavors...

When you were a kid did you love those orange creamsicle ice cream bars? Well, we did! We loved them so much we decided a protein shake that could taste the same would be amazing! Only 80 calories and 5 grams of carbs, Bari Life's Orange-Sicle shake is great and provides 15 grams of protein! It's sure to satisfy! Order your Orange Sicle Protein Smoothie Shake today!

Orange-Sicle not your thing? We offer a variety of bariatric protein shakes to ensure your satisfaction:

• Berry Delicious
• Cappuccino 
• Chocolate
• Lemon Razzy
• Cran-Grape
• Grapefruit
• Kiwi-Strawberry
• Mango
• Pineapple Orange
• Strawberry Banana
• Vanilla 

Visit here to see and buy our protein shakes!

Bari Life is here to help people who are going to have or have had weight loss surgery. We've made the daily consumption routine easier for patients before and after surgery by providing simple and clinically proven bariatric vitamin regimens along with high protein and low calorie nutritional food supplements. At Bari Life we strive to offer the highest quality products, the most affordable prices on the internet and excellent customer care.


To your health!
The Bari Life Team
Bari Life is high quality bariatric vitamins that are clinically proven supplements to help in post bariatric surgery.
Order Online Here www.barilife.com 

Understanding the importance of bariatric vitamins

Bari Life promotes good health!

Taking bariatric vitamins post bariatric surgery is one of the most important things you can do for your health. Bariatric vitamins are vital to ensuring your body gets the proper amount of nutrients following surgery.

Obesity and weight loss surgery

In addition to treating type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol, weight loss surgery may also help alleviate sleep apnea, joint problems, asthma, and infertility issues. Obesity, finally recognized as a disease in the United States, continues to rise at epidemic proportions. Consider some of the statistics:

• An estimated 93 million Americans are affected by obesity
• Obese individuals are at higher risks for impaired mobility and experience a negative social stigma
• Low-income minority populations tend to experience obesity at higher rate and are more likely to be overweight

Your decision to have weight loss surgery may just be the most important life-changing and life-saving decision you will ever make.

Bariatric Vitamins Assist Post Surgery Challenges

It is not uncommon to not feel hungry following weight loss surgery. You possibly could go for several weeks or months having very little appetite. This is one reason why it is vital to take your bariatric vitamins.

Communicating with your physician is imperative as you begin your post weight loss surgery journey. Your doctor will want to know what you are eating, when you are eating, and how much you are eating, and when you are taking your vitamins, among other things. You may want to invest in a food journal to help you track what you are eating, how much, and any feelings – physical or mental – associated with your meals.

If you find that you have very little appetite, you may need to find ways to prompt yourself to eat. For example, you may want to enlist the aid of triggers such as setting the alarm on your clock or mobile phone to remind you when it is time to eat.

Along with making sure you eat throughout the day, you also want to make sure you are taking the appropriate amounts of bariatric vitamins and supplements. Some patients experience difficulty swallowing tablet forms of vitamins. Rest assured, there are alternatives including a powder form, allowing you to drink your bariatric vitamins.

To your health!
The Bari Life Team
Bari Life is high quality bariatric vitamins that are clinically proven supplements to help in post bariatric surgery.
Order Online Here www.barilife.com

Bari Life Bariatric Vitamins and Supplements Supports Your Good Health

Bari Life supports your good health!

Vitamins and supplements are essential to good health. Post bariatric surgery, it is even more important to ensure you are getting the required daily amount of essential vitamins and supplements. Failure to do so could result in devastating health consequences.

Following bariatric surgery, you will be consuming smaller portions of food and, thus, less nutrients. However, your body still requires a certain amount of vitamins and supplements to stay healthy.
Of course, managing post-operative health begins with pre-operative education assessing nutrient status to determine any pre-existing nutrition deficiencies. The ASMBS provides a recommended pre-surgical nutrition assessment that includes:

• Anthropometrics
• Weight history
• Medical history
• Physical activity
• Dietary intake
• Psychosocial factors

The information gathered during the nutrition assessment is essential in determining needed vitamins and supplements post bariatric surgery. You will be consuming less foods and, in so doing, you also will be consuming less nutrients important for good health. Because your body may be unable to absorb certain vitamins and minerals, you risk developing adverse health conditions including: 

•  Diarrhea
• Anemia due to deficiency of iron or vitamin B12
• Neurologic complications from vitamin B12 deficiency
• Kidney stone disease due to changes in how the body absorbs calcium and oxalate
• Possible bone disease due to mineral or vitamin D deficiency

The easiest method to support your nutrition would be to increase your vitamins and supplement intake post bariatric surgery. This, of course, should go hand-in-hand with developing an overall healthier diet and exercise program.  

Furthermore, it is important to be mindful of how you store your vitamins and dietary supplements. High humidity found in bathrooms as well as kitchens may be degrading the vitamins and dietary supplements kept in those rooms as well as whether or not the lids are on tight. Crystalline substances, such as vitamin C and some forms of vitamin B, as well as other nutritional supplements, are susceptible to a process known as deliquescence, whereby humidity results in a water-soluble solid to dissolve. Storing your supplements far away from warm, humid environments will help ensure their effectiveness.

Most importantly, you will want to make sure to have regular check-ups with your doctor post bariatric surgery to make sure your body continues to absorb the appropriate amount of nutrients to help you stay healthy as you are losing weight and adapting to your new diet and exercise lifestyle.

To your health! 

The Bari Life Team
Bari Life is high quality bariatric vitamins that are clinically proven supplements to help in post bariatric surgery. 

Order Online Here www.barilife.com

Bariatric Vitamins Fuel Your Body

Bari Life Bariatric Vitamins for your health!

Bariatric vitamins, such as Bari Life’s bariatric multivitamin tablet and powder, are essential to your health. Following weight loss surgery, bariatric vitamins could mean the difference between maintaining your healthy new physique and developing serious medical conditions.

Bariatric Vitamins Post Bariatric Surgery

Earlier this year, the American Medical Association officially recognized obesity as a disease. Affecting approximately one in three Americans, the recognition of obesity as a disease demonstrates the medical community’s commitment to advance obesity treatment and prevention.

Weight loss surgery has become a safe and effective method to combat obesity. Following surgery, vitamin and mineral supplementation will play an important role in your overall nutrition plan. Not only will you be eating less food, you also will have decreased ability to digest and absorb certain nutrients.

Bariatric Vitamins for Health, for Life

Patient education is paramount, and emphasis regarding the importance of bariatric vitamin supplementation should begin prior to surgery and continue immediately post bariatric surgery and beyond.

Keep in mind, both non-surgical and surgical patients trying to lose weight benefit from a typical bariatric vitamin regimen. Your primary care physician should be diligent in working with you to provide the appropriate bariatric vitamin supplementation to help prevent serious complications.

Bariatric vitamin supplementation should be continued for life and include regular visits with your doctor to ensure you are taking the recommended daily amount of bariatric vitamins. Weight loss surgery helps reverse serious medical conditions to help you develop a happier, healthier, and more functional life. If you fail to take essential bariatric vitamins and supplements daily, you simply are trading one set of medical problems for others later.

To your health!
The Bari Life Team
Bari Life is high quality bariatric vitamins that are clinically proven supplements to help in post bariatric surgery.
Order Online Here www.barilife.com

Bari Life Exercise Tips Post Bariatric Surgery

Bari Life Bariatric Supplements celebrates the new you post bariatric surgery!

Bari Life Bariatric Supplements knows the decision to have bariatric surgery is a life-changing event. Post bariatric surgery is the start of a new beginning. A new beginning that includes eating healthy and exercising, developing healthy habits to last a lifetime!

Studies suggest exercise contributes to greater weight loss post bariatric surgery. As with most surgical procedures, it generally is recommended to refrain from engaging in any type of strenuous activities for the first few weeks following your procedure.

Start Slow

In order for exercise to be effective, it must be done on a regular and consistent basis. If you don’t enjoy exercising, it could be because you over-exerted yourself when starting an exercise program, or because you simply did not enjoy the chosen exercise or got bored with doing the same 20 minutes on the treadmill or the same two-mile walk around your neighborhood.

Success in sticking with an exercise routine depends on finding an activity (or two) you enjoy, starting slow, and sticking with it until it becomes a habit. A combination of low-impact, cardio, and strength training exercises offer variety and allow you to mix up your workout routine.

Begin at home

You don’t have to join a gym. You don’t even have to leave your house. There are several low-impact exercises you can do in your own living room, including:

• Leg lifts – Sit in a chair and slowly lift your legs up and down in a marching motion.
• Shoulder rolls – Slowly roll your shoulders forward and backward.
• Arm rotations – Lift your arms straight out at shoulder height and move them in small circular rotations forward and backward.

Do What You Enjoy

Once you are several weeks’ post bariatric surgery and your doctor has given you recommendations for the best exercises for you, think about what sounds most appealing. What activities did you enjoy as a kid? Swimming? Riding a bike? Playing tennis or team sports?

Exercise should be fun. It should be something you look forward to, or at least don’t dread doing on a regular basis. Consider these low-impact cardio exercises:

• Cycling – Riding a bicycle is great exercise that is easy on the joints. You can go to cycling classes or explore your neighborhood on a real bike. Try to ride for at least 30 minutes a day, 5 times a week.

• Water aerobics – Aquatics exercise is a great low-impact workout that takes pressure off your bones, joints, and muscles. You can do water aerobics in a gym or even in your own pool.  

• Yoga – Yoga is a perfect mix of strength training, low-impact, cardio, and relaxation. From beginning to advanced, there is a yoga workout for every fitness level. 

New You, New Life

As important as it is to maintain a healthy diet and take you bariatric vitamins and supplements, it is equally important to begin an exercise regimen to help you continue to lose or maintain weight. In addition, exercise aids in maintaining a positive mental health.

Make sure to keep track of your physical activities and keep your doctor informed of your progress. Electing to have bariatric surgery was the first step on the road to getting healthy. Now, make the commitment to stay healthy!

To your health!

The Bari Life Team

Bari Life is high quality bariatric vitamins that are clinically proven supplements to help in post bariatric surgery.

Order Online Here www.barilife.com

Bari Life Bariatric Supplements offers thoughts on Vitamin K

Bari Life Bariatric Supplements and Vitamins promotes good health.

Bari Life Bariatric Supplements’ co-founder Dr. Stephen Boyce often gets asked about the vitamin K in Bari Life multivitamin bariatric supplements. All Bari Life Bariatric Supplements and Vitamins meet and exceed all American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) guidelines. In addition, Dr. Boyce offers his thoughts on the benefits of Vitamin K for post bariatric surgery patients. 

What is Vitamin K?

 

Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin necessary for post-translational modification of certain proteins required for blood coagulation (clotting), and in metabolic pathways in bone and other tissue.  Patients may develop deficiencies after operations that produce malabsorption and the clinical practice guidelines from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), The Obesity Society (TOS) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) recommend that patients supplement their diet with at least 160 micro grams of vitamin K daily. 

Some patients with blood clotting disorders are at risk for developing dangerous blood clots in their veins (deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolization) after weight loss surgery.  These patients are usually treated with medications such as Coumadin or Warfarin (anticoagulants) to try to prevent the development of these blood clots.

Patients on these anticoagulants should not take vitamin K containing supplements without the consent of their physician and surgeons because vitamin K will interfere with the effectiveness of Coumadin and Warfarin, making their blood thicker.  Other factors that can affect these anticoagulant medications are vitamin K containing foods such as green leafy vegetables. 

Benefits of Vitamin K for Post Bariatric Surgery Patients

 

Patients who require these anticoagulants usually achieve safe levels of blood thinning (determined by checking blood work, PT/INR) by balancing the amount of vitamin K in their diet with the dose of anticoagulants they are taking.  The problem for our patients is that the diet they are on for months after weight loss surgery has no vitamin K in it.  If they take anticoagulants such as Coumadin of Warfarin their blood will become dangerously thin leading to life threatening post-operative bleeding complications. 

By starting my patients on Bari Life bariatric supplements I am assured that the patient is getting the same amount of vitamin K daily making post-operative resumption of Coumadin or Warfarin safe and effective. Bari Life multivitamin bariatric supplements contain 240 micro grams of vitamin K in a daily dose (six tablets or two powder scoops) and are fully compliant with the clinical practice guidelines of the AACE, TOS and the ASMBS.

To your health!
The Bari Life Team
Bari Life is high quality bariatric vitamins that are clinically proven supplements to help in post bariatric surgery.
Order Online Here www.barilife.com

Bari Life's Tips to Stop Food Cravings

Bari Life Vitamins puts you on the road to healthy!

At Bari Life Vitamins, we know how hard it can be to overcome your addiction to junk food. Post bariatric surgery, it's important to develop new eating habits, which can be challenging for someone with a busy lifestyle.

Let’s face it – eating desserts and high carb options have become a staple in Americans' diets. It seems like there are more drive-thrus, ice cream shops, and fast food delivery services popping up every day.

Here are ways to combat unhealthy cravings. Follow these tips to get you back on a healthy eating plan:

• Examine what foods you are craving: Do you have a strong desire for dairy items, sugar, or salty foods? If certain foods seem to be on your list of cravings, it may be your body’s way of telling you that it needs a particular ingredient. This can be due to a vitamin or mineral deficiency or from poor nutrition. It's important to keep up with your bariatric vitamins and supplements routine to ensure you are getting the daily recommended amounts of nutrients.

• Keep a food journal: Document your daily food intake. In addition, include cravings you are having and note the time of day you seem to have the cravings. If you notice a pattern of craving particular types of junk foods at specific times of the day, you may want to discuss it with your health care provider in order to rule out any possible deficiencies.

• Carry healthy snacks with you: If you find yourself being tempted by that fast food restaurant you pass by every day on your way to and from work, keep a stash of healthy snacks in your car, purse, or bag pack. When you get the urge to veer into the fast food parking lot, grab one of your healthy snacks instead and be proud of yourself for resisting the fast food temptation. 

• Remove soda from your beverage intake: Regular and even diet and caffeine- free sodas are empty calories filled with all things that are no good for your body. Stopping all at once may prove difficult and, if so, begin decreasing the amount of soda you consume by replacing a few drinks here and there with a healthier option such as water. Continue substituting other drinks for soda until you are able to completely eliminate this item from your diet.

• Don’t use food as a reward: In the past, you may have rewarded yourself for a job well done by indulging in unhealthy foods. Post bariatric surgery, you need to find other types of rewards. For instance, instead of the $10 or $15 you would have spent eating out, put that money in a vacation fund account or a new clothes fund account. Think about how much better it will feel to reward yourself with a weekend getaway to the beach in your new smaller size bathing suit! 

Remember, the longer you go without eating the food that you crave, the less you will crave it! Patience, persistence and maintaining a positive attitude will help you steer clear of your cravings and stay on the road to a healthy eating lifestyle.

To your health!

The Bari Life Team

Bari Life Bariatric Vitamins formulates high quality bariatric vitamins that are clinically proven to help the pre and post bariatric surgery patient.
Order Online Here www.barilife.com

Happy July 4th from Bari Life Bariatric Supplements

Bari Life celebrates Independence Day the healthy way

When it comes to food, Independence Day is commonly associated with barbecues, beer, picnics, strawberry shortcake, and all the hot dogs you can eat. Post bariatric surgery patients may shudder to think of any approaching festivity since it typically equals a lot of food and permission to overeat!

Remember to take your bariatric supplements and don’t give in to eating these unhealthy foods when there are just as many healthy, fun and festive options to celebrate this 4^th of July! Try making this super easy American Flag Fruit Parfait:

Celebrate the Red, White, and Blue with Bari Life!

This wholesome dessert only calls for strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and fat free cool whip (fruit chosen by preference!). Rinse the fruit with water after removing from package. Slice the strawberries to preference. Take a parfait glass and fill the bottom with desired amount of fruit, then a layer of fat free cool whip, then desired amount of fruit, layer of fat free cool whip, and keep going until you fill the glass to the top! Alternate the blue and red fruits for a more festive look!! If you’re running late set up a station with the fresh fruits in separate bowls and the fat free cool whip for a do it yourself dessert bar!

Challenge yourself to create more healthy, fresh, fun and festive Fourth of July recipes! And remember, it’s summertime! Finally time to get outside and enjoy Mother Nature at her best. Make the focus of this fun event a day hike to the mountains or a bike ride in the park with your kids or best of all, the fireworks. Don’t splurge on food. Splurge on the fun activities you, your friends and family will remember for a lifetime! 

Life for a post bariatric surgery patient can be a new beginning filled with new opportunities and challenges. By switching your focus from food to other things, festivities can be enjoyed without the fear of overeating. And lastly, don’t forget to take your bariatric vitamins by the end of the day when the festivities are over!

To your health! 

The Bari Life Team
Bari Life is high quality bariatric vitamins that are clinically proven supplements to help in post bariatric surgery. 

Order Online Here www.barilife.com