You lose weight after a gastric bypass surgery because you re restricted to a very low calorie diet. You can only eat tiny portions because your stomach is much smaller. Some high-calorie foods high in sugar and fat cannot be eaten because they cause nausea and vomiting, and part of the digestive tract is bypassed, which reduces the absorption of nutrients and calories. If you re looking for a safer alternative to gastric bypass, you might consider a doctor-supervised very low calorie diet VLCD , without the surgery. VLCDs have been shown to result in weight loss of up to 15 to 20 percent of the patient s initial weight in three to six months, but follow-up therapy is needed to maintain the weight loss. The diet itself may require hospitalization or a stay in a treatment center so your physician can monitor your progress and health. This can be expensive, but there are some advantages over gastric bypass surgery. Although there are some risks, a very low calorie diet is far safer than surgery when the patient receives regular care from a physician. The diet usually consists of liquid shakes or bars that have been specially formulated to include all the vitamins and...

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Are you going to a Christmas party. Do you need a novel fashion accessory to complete you outfit. This sparkly tinsel accessory costs a snip to make and can be worn as a hat or a wig. It can be made with as many or as few colours as you wish, so that it will suit any Christmas outfit. If you don t fancy the full version, make a smaller version and wear it as a hair accessory - Put your hair into a bun style and then cover it with your tinsel hair accessory, very cute for younger disco divas. To make a tinsel hat wig all you need is... Some tinsel in whatever colour your choose, 4M is more than ample. A stocking or a tight leg and a needle and thread. Start off by cutting the toe from the stocking and disregarding it. Pull the leg part of the stocking over your head so that it sits comfortably in place. The finished hat wig will end up being a little smaller, pull down the stocking an extra few centimetres, maybe so that it covers your eyebrows. With the stocking still on your head You don t look silly at all Ho Ho Ho. Tie a knot in the surplus stocking hanging at the top of your head. Make the knot small, neat and tight and very close to your head, mid your hair though...

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This is a simple children s Christmas party game. I deal for young children due to the simple rules and it s all round good fun. Preparing the game Draw a large reindeer to pin on the wall or to stick to a table. Try not to leave indented drawing lines on the paper, we don t want any cheating. Make a red nose and cut it out. Or you could paint a Ping-Pong ball red and use that for Rudolf s nose. Stick some blue tack on the back of the nose so that it easily sticks to the large reindeer drawing. How to play Blindfold your first contestant with a scarf. Give them the nose and then turn them round 3 times and then guide them to the reindeer picture. The contestant must then stick the nose on where they think Rudolf s nose should be in the picture whilst still blindfolded. Once the nose is stuck in place, the contestant can remove their blindfold to see the result. The referee should mark the spot with a small x and then label it with the contestant s name. Blindfold the next contestant to repeat the process. Once everyone has taken a turn, the winner is the contestant whose x is closest to the correct place for Rudolf s bright red nose. Download a printable Rudolf at...

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