Bariatric Surgery

We provide personalized nutritional counseling for those clients who are both considering bariatric surgery and those who have already had the surgery.  Whether you come to us for preoperative nutritional counseling or postoperative nutritional counseling, we’re here to help.  In order for bariatric surgery to have long term success, clients must embrace a significant lifestyle change that includes changing their relationship with food.  If you have had, or are going to have bariatric surgery, you have most likely been on many different diets and spent years struggling to keep the weight off.  Keeping the weight off is a challenge that won’t disappear after having surgery.  In fact, surgery is little more than a tool to help you get the weight off initially, but won’t foster successful long term results unless you’re committed to some serious changes.  This “tool” works best in conjunction with specific diet and lifestyle changes that facilitate improved health and weight management.

We can help you establish nutrition and exercise behaviors/habits prior to your bariatric surgery.  We’ll also help you maintain them over the long term with all the support, education, guidance, and motivation you need to stay committed to a healthy lifestyle.  Our preoperative approach focuses on adding in the right foods gradually and teaching you fundamental nutrition concepts pertaining to food and creating nutritious meals.  Postoperative nutrition counseling involves helping you cope with any dietary complications or unpredictable intolerances and teaching you to develop a healthy relationship with food.  We’ll help you build your self-esteem and confidence until you feel comfortable and well informed about your food choices and your health.  Setting you up for success involves tracking your nutrition and exercise goals while working together to crush any barriers that stand in your way.

Let us help you on your journey to healthful eating habits that last a lifetime.