Is It Time to Consider Weight Loss Surgery?

Is It Time to Consider Weight Loss Surgery? Losing weight isn’t always as simple as exercising and eating right. While it may work for some people, for others, a better long term option may be weight loss surgery. Weight loss surgery is a useful tool that can help you...

Support Groups Are Important After Bariatric Surgery

Bariatric surgery is usually the last option for obese or morbidly obese patients who are unable to lose weight successfully on their own. While many can attest to the effectiveness of such surgery, it is in itself not a magic pill. The team at New Life Center for...

Weight Loss Surgery is Life-Changing for Bariatric Patients

  New year, new you, new life! If you are struggling to lose weight through conventional methods (i.e. diet and exercise), and have obesity-related health conditions, then you may qualify for bariatric or weight loss surgery. What is bariatric surgery? Bariatric...

Food Journaling After Weight Loss Surgery

After a weight loss surgery, the team at New Life Center for Bariatric Surgery in Knoxville reminds you that it’s important to keep track of what and how much you eat. You can easily do this by keeping a food journal. What’s a food journal? A food journal is simply a...

Healthy Thanksgiving Food Options for Bariatric Patients

Most of our memories of Thanksgiving involve food. Unfortunately, many of these foods are typically high in calories. While it’s totally fine to indulge in them once in a while, many of us have a ‘feast’ mindset on Thanksgiving day. We pile our...