Bariatric surgery is an effective tool to help you reach and maintain a healthy weight. It’s not magic, though, and success requires that you make the effort and stay focused on behaviors that support a healthy weight. Being aware of the factors that contributed to your weight gain is important so you can address them. For example, a lack of quality sleep has been shown to contribute to weight gain. Weight loss surgery doesn’t change this fact, so if you have a habit of staying up too late and watching TV, you’ll need to work on getting 7-9 hours of sleep a night. There are many things you can do to focus on your success. Whether you had surgery a few weeks ago or whether it has been several years, the basics are the same. Right now is a great time to do a checkup to see which behaviors are spot-on, need a tweak, or could use an entire overhaul.
Factors that can lead to weight gain and obesity
| – Lack of energy balance | – Inactive lifestyle |
| – Environment | – Genes/family history |
| – Lack of recreational opportunities | – Health conditions |
| – Work schedules | – Medications |
| – Oversized portions | – Emotional factors |
| – Lack of access to healthy foods | – Smoking cessation |
| – Food advertising | – Age |
| – Lack of quality sleep | – Pregnancy |
| – Stress |
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