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As one of Australia’s most trusted bariatric surgeons, Dr V. Kuzinkovas has seen firsthand how long patients often deliberate about having weight loss surgery before even consulting with a specialist. Often, this hesitancy is due to apprehension about asking a medical professional sensitive questions. If you suffer from obesity but want honest, informative answers to these questions before pursuing bariatric surgery, Dr Kuzinkovas is here to help.

Protein, protein, protein! As any weight loss surgery patient can attest, weight loss surgeons always stress the importance of adding sufficient protein to your diet both before and after surgery. Protein serves as pivotal fuel for your body; because your body does not store protein like it does fat, you must continuously supply it to your body, even when limiting your calorie intake overall. 

One of the misconceptions about cooking healthy at home is that it takes too much time and effort. Dr V. Kuzinkovas and the team at Advanced Surgicare want to assure you that preparing healthy meals does not need to be a hinderance in your already busy life. While there is certainly an adjustment period when changing to a healthier lifestyle and kitchen, there is no reason you need to spend excess time making nutritious meals for yourself in the long term. To get you on the right path, we offer these tips:

Doctors have long known that obesity is linked to negative health consequences; now, with the spread of the COVID-19 virus, these health risks have only increased. Early on, health officials stated that obese people who contracted COVID-19 were more like to have a severe case. An early study found that obese patients were 48 percent more likely to die from COVID-19 than patients of a healthy weight who had the virus.

Food binging can happen to the most dedicated weight loss surgery patient. Sydney’s Dr Vytauras Kuzinkovas of Advanced Surgicare explains ways to get back on track after a food binge.

You are what you eat. Staying satiated after weight loss depends a great deal on your diet, but that is not the only factor. Sydney’s Dr Vytauras Kuzinkovas of Advanced Surgicare explains ways you can stay satiated after your weight loss surgery. 

Weight loss surgeries fall into two major categories: reversible and non-reversible. Dr Vytauras Kuzinkovas of Advanced Surgicare discusses how to determine the right type of weight loss surgery for your needs. 

For many of us, our lifestyles are structured around prolonged periods of sitting: we work desk jobs, drive or take public transportation to and from work, sit down for meals with our families and, at the end of the day, simply want to relax in front of the television. Unfortunately, the effects of a sedentary or inactive lifestyle are very harmful, with some health experts now claiming that sitting is just as bad for personal health as smoking. Spending a lot of time sitting down has been shown to increase the risks of diabetes, cardiovascular events and other major health effects.

Bariatric surgery is an extremely personal journey that our patients embark on for many different reasons. Every patient has his or her own vision of how life will be better after surgery and losing weight.

Many of our patients at Advanced Surgicare describe ongoing struggles with willpower. They want to make sensible decisions about their health and weight loss, but they have trouble controlling their urges and resisting temptations. They feel as though they are caught in destructive behavioral patterns and can’t break free.