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Steven
I am not a candidate for surgery but am hoping you may be familiar with gastro intestinal function re. a distended belly?
I have a friend that went to a personal trainer/nutritionist for advice.
One of the things that struck me was she was told to eat more fibre, especially at breakfast, to get a flatter stomach.
I have cut back on my calories and am eating less fat, more 'good' carbs, etc, but cant get the belly to go down. Its not really fat kind of bloated.
If I switched to a bowel of bran(instead of my usual whole wheat toast) for breakfast would that help, and why?
BTW I was tested for celiac I dont have it.
Thanks!
My expertise is not in exercise or focused weight loss, it is in weight loss surgery. Your initial statement makes it unreasonable that you should be asking me this question. If you are interested in exercise focused on weight loss in a specific area of the body, you should be asking an exercise physiologist - not me. If you do, in fact, become a WLS candidate and pursue weight loss in this fashion, please contact me with any question that you may have.
I am sorry that I cannot answer your question, but I am not the one that you should be asking.
Steve West
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Steven West
Expertise
I can answer any and all questions from the perspective of a weight loss surgery patient. I have had Gastric Bypass Surgery - Roux-en-Y - and can answer questions from the perspective of one who has experienced the pain and suffering of murderous obesity. I have mustered the courage to open myself to the opportunity to live life again! Let me help you get there, too! Weight loss surgery isn't for everyone, but for those who fit some specific criteria, it is a viable option. With the rise in obesity in America, there are suddenly weight loss surgery centers springing up on every street corner, it seems. Choosing to have weight loss surgery is a major decision in your life, and choosing the right center can mean the difference between weight loss success and failure. There are three main types of weight loss surgery being performed today at most all surgical weight loss clinics: the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, which creates a small stomach pouch and bypasses part of the small intestine; the Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, which is similar to the first surgery, but is done laparoscopically, so it reduces the size of the incision, and reduces the pain and recovery time of the surgery, and the LAP-BAND surgery, which is a band fastened around the stomach to create a small pouch. Weight Loss surgery is not for everyone who is obese. In most cases, candidates must be at least 100 pounds overweight. Surgery should be the last resort, rather than a quick-fix. Surgery is a long-term answer to managing your weight, and you need to be aware it will change your life.
Experience
I am a post operative patient of Weight Loss Surgery (Gastric Bypass, RNY). I am interested in providing coaching for pre-operative and post-operative patients.
Organizations
Member of obesityhelp.com.
Publications
Profiled in Obesity Help Magazine.
Education/Credentials
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science. I am an engineer working for Computer Sciences Corporation in the Washington, D.C. area.
Awards and Honors
I am a retired veteran with over twenty years of U.S. Naval Service.
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