Suggested Lifestyle Changes

Habits take time to change. For long-term weight loss and health improvement following surgery, you must initiate some lifestyle changes right away and start living as if you’ve had the surgery already:

• Begin eating for health and not for taste and satiety
• Stop drinking alcohol
• Stop sugared beverages and drink more water
• Eat slow, chew each bite and watch the portion sizes
• Eat lots of protein (egg white, steamed fish and chicken, high protein additives)
• Eat lots of fruits, salads, sprouted dal and vegetables so as to feel full
• Don’t drink anything with your meals
• Avoid coffee & stop smoking
• Exercise more and regularly
• Best exercise is jogging or brisk walking for at least 45 minutes, at least five days a week
• Start taking  Calcium, Vit D and multivitamin tablets 
  

MS, DNB, FALS (IAGES)

Sr. Consultant GI, Laparoscopic, and Bariatric Surgery 

Chairman, Institute of Gastrointestinal Sciences,

Alchemist Hospital, Panchkula, Chandigarh Tricity