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 Statem