Today we discussed the fact that losing weight is not the primary goal associated with having bariatric surgery. To be sure, losing weight is one of the goals you want to achieve as a result of having weight loss surgery. Maintaining a healthy weight for your body over the long haul is perhaps a more useful goal for those having bariatric surgery. Many people have lost weight in the past, perhaps several times! Therefore, keeping your weight at a healthy place for your unique body is a longer-term goal, one that doesn’t “end” when you’ve lost weight. In order to maintain a healthy weight, you need to have a healthy LIFESTYLE! A healthy lifestyle is a way of living day in a day out. Therefore, in order to maintain the weight loss following bariatric surgery, you need to learn how to establish, a maintain a healthy way of life…. A healthy lifestyle. Which, of course, includes using SMART goals! The information in the Podcasts is all connected…

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