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“Obstructive Sleep Apnea — When you have obstructive sleep apnea, you stop breathing for seconds or even minutes while you are sleeping. Usually, you stop each episode by snorting or coughing yourself awake. The cycle can repeat itself five to 30 times per hour throughout the night.”
― Alex Brecher, The BIG Book on the Gastric Sleeve: Everything You Need To Know To Lose Weight and Live Well with the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

“meals with high-calorie beverages, appetizers, sides, and desserts that we absolutely do not need. And, of course, there’s the famous “all-you-caneat,” which can easily turn into a sort of frantic frenzy to make sure it’s worth the money – at the cost of your weight, health, and dignity Source31”
― Alex Brecher, The BIG Book on the Gastric Sleeve: Everything You Need To Know To Lose Weight and Live Well with the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

“Sleep apnea is not just an effect of obesity. It can also contribute to obesity as part of a vicious cycle. You are more likely to gain weight when you have sleep apnea, and being overweight makes your sleep apnea worse.”
― Alex Brecher, The BIG Book on the Gastric Sleeve: Everything You Need To Know To Lose Weight and Live Well with the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

“Then we get to the real villains. There’s the 32-ounce fountain drink, which theoretically counts as four servings and has 400 calories and 27 teaspoons of sugar.”
― Alex Brecher, The BIG Book on the Gastric Sleeve: Everything You Need To Know To Lose Weight and Live Well with the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

“More than half of the people with sleep apnea are overweight, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.”
― Alex Brecher, The BIG Book on the Gastric Sleeve: Everything You Need To Know To Lose Weight and Live Well with the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

“Processed Foods Are Less Filling Throughout history, humans ate fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole grains, and meats. These are unprocessed foods that tend to make you full before you eat too many calories from them. That’s because they’re high in fiber and protein. These foods fill you up fast and keep you feeling full for longer after a meal so you don’t want to eat again too soon.”
― Alex Brecher, The BIG Book on the Gastric Sleeve: Everything You Need To Know To Lose Weight and Live Well with the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

“An official serving of a beverage is eight ounces, or one cup. This has 100 calories and about 7 teaspoons of sugar. A can of cola, which seems miniscule by today’s standards, contains 150 calories and 10 teaspoons of sugar.”
― Alex Brecher, The BIG Book on the Gastric Sleeve: Everything You Need To Know To Lose Weight and Live Well with the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

“Food used to be something you’d eat at meals. Meals used to be occasions when you’d sit down at the table and eat home-cooked food. Now, Americans eat meals and snacks not only at the table, but also while driving, working, studying, and socializing. Food is everywhere, and a lot of it isn’t home-cooked or healthy. In fact, Americans now spend nearly half of their food dollars outside the home, compared to one-third in 1970.28 Fast food is available on every”
― Alex Brecher, The BIG Book on the Gastric Sleeve: Everything You Need To Know To Lose Weight and Live Well with the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

“can imagine, you never get a good night’s sleep or feel rested when you wake up in the morning. Sleep apnea makes you tired nearly constantly during the day so you have no energy and can’t focus. Another problem with sleep apnea is that it increases your risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Even scarier, you could die in your sleep when you stop breathing.”
― Alex Brecher, The BIG Book on the Gastric Sleeve: Everything You Need To Know To Lose Weight and Live Well with the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

“We’ve been trained to think that “bigger” means “better.” This dangerous mentality has carried over to irresistibly cheap value”
― Alex Brecher, The BIG Book on the Gastric Sleeve: Everything You Need To Know To Lose Weight and Live Well with the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

“Dealing With Obesity What has gone wrong in the course of only a few short decades? Our genes haven’t changed much; it takes thousands or millions of years for the gene pool to change. What has changed is our lifestyle. These are some of the reasons why we overeat and don’t exercise enough – leading to obesity.”
― Alex Brecher, The BIG Book on the Gastric Sleeve: Everything You Need To Know To Lose Weight and Live Well with the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

“Portions Are Bigger You tend to eat more when you’re served a bigger portion. That means you’ll take in more calories and be more likely to gain weight – without even realizing that you ate more!29 Portion sizes have increased drastically within the past several years, just as obesity rates have increased. Eating less fresh food and more restaurant food doesn’t just lead to lower nutrient intake. It’s also linked to larger portion sizes and overeating. Most restaurants serve”
― Alex Brecher, The BIG Book on the Gastric Sleeve: Everything You Need To Know To Lose Weight and Live Well with the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

“Too Much Sitting Humans are built to move—after all, our ancestors were hunters and gatherers. But we don’t move much anymore. Most of us lead a sedentary lifestyle, with hours of sitting every day and not many calories burned from physical activity. We have cars, remote controls, elevators, and online shopping portals. We go to the”
― Alex Brecher, The BIG Book on the Gastric Sleeve: Everything You Need To Know To Lose Weight and Live Well with the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy