Episode 373: Dr. Steven Reyes

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD
Podcast. Dr. Steven Reyes is an experienced clinician with many
specialties including bariatric psychology, body image issues,
substance dependence, mood disorders, and relationship issues. He
is affiliated with multiple Centers of Excellence (COE) bariatric
programs in southern California where he does pre-surgery
psychological assessments, & facilitates pre-surgery
educational classes. As an active member of the weight loss
surgery community, he is passionately committed to helping people
implement their own long-term behavioral change strategy.


In this episode, Drs. Tro , Brian, and Steven talk about…




(02:55) How Dr. Steven became interested in pursuing
Bariatric Psychology as a career




(04:31) Common denominators among those who, in Dr. Steven’s
experience, seek out and/or would benefit from Bariatric
Psychology




(08:30) Challenges faced by those who have undergone
bariatric surgery




(18:22) The social/psychological aspects and complexities of
obesity and poor metabolic health




(23:02) Satiety, pop tarts, and food addiction




(26:48) Indicators that a particular patient is not a good
candidate for bariatric surgery




(29:28) The acceptance rate of patients seeking bariatric
surgery, problems with the incentive structure for bariatric
surgery, and how the incentive structure might be fixed




(39:42) GLP-1 and post-op weight regain




(44:35) How to stay ahead of hunger and be prepared for those
moments and circumstances where you will feel week to your
cravings




(54:09) How to help and be there for those in our lives who
struggle with food addiction




(56:03) How to help yourself psychologically and emotionally
if you struggle with food addiction




For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for
listening!


Links:


Resources Mentioned in this Episode:




New England Journal of Medicine Article on the “Spread of
Obesity in a Large Social Network over 32
Years”:https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa066082




ASMBS Study on the Top 6 Behaviors that Post-op Bariatric
Surgery Patients Engage In:
https://asmbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Heinberg-Bariatric-Behavioral-Health-Post-Operative-Considerations.pdf




Dr. Steven Reyes:




Website: https://www.drstevenreyes.com




Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.stevenreyes/




Books: https://www.drstevenreyes.com/thebariatriccode




The Selfcare Society:
https://www.drstevenreyes.com/membershipsupport-1deb03be




Dr. Brian Lenzkes: 




Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/




Twitter:
https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author




Dr. Tro Kalayjian: 




Website: https://www.doctortro.com/




Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro




Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/




SMHP Position Statement:
https://journalofmetabolichealth.org/index.php/jmh/article/view/100#:~:text=The%20SMHP%20recommends%20open%20access,research%20on%20TCR%20for%20T1DM




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