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Bye-Bye Batwings! A Bariatric Workout You Can Do!

Those arms aren't going to tone themselves!
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Quiz: Guess the Deficiency

Take our Quiz: Guess the Bariatric Deficiency! Dark Circles... Tired... Ice Chewing. Ten seconds... 

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Stop the Comparison!

Domonique Christian, Administrator on BE Support Groups on Facebook, had her Gastric Sleeve Surgery two years ago and has lost over 250 pounds! She is our featured writer...

Tags: Learning self esteem support
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You can't hate your way into loving yourself!

Wow, you look GREAT!  Who me? Naaaa, I still have 100 more pounds to lose and LOOK at my arms, all this skin!
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Salad with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, ham cubes, cheese, sliced eggs, and creamy dressing on top.

Choose ONE Fat... Not Two... Not Three. ONE.

Only a Bariatric Post op can turn SALAD into a 'bacon cheese ranch' fat bomb and not even realize what they've done.

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Do you have Fatbrain?

That word? Fatbrain.

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Don't Be a Food Cheat

All giddy with excitement because you are still *loosing weight* while eating foods that you love that you know created your morbid obesity... is stupid.

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FAQ: Why Does Eating Healthy Cost So Much?

This is a common concern as we have many members who wrestle with the cost of feeding themselves and their families, let alone the cost of supplements and vitamins.

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Hard Bariatric NO NO NO's You Might Not Want to Hear

Most Support Groups will give you a hug and tell you it is okay that you ate the potatoes & bagel with your eggs because 'you are human' and everyone makes mistakes. We are not that group.

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Top 10 Bariatric Mistakes

We asked our Facebook bariatric support group members a simple question about handling their hunger early in their first year or two. What they said will shock you! What we have to say in response is even stronger.
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Put on Your Big Girl Panties!

If you are not ready to do whatever it takes, do not have Bariatric Surgery. 

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Don't Say 'Cheese'

You are eating wayyyyyy too much cheese! This is not a blame game, but a testament to the fact we didn't know how to eat right and bariatric surgery didn't magically infuse that knowledge.

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