Lose the guilt over slip ups of the past. We all fail to be "perfect" Perfection is an illusion you can never attain. Set your sail to stay the course, when the strong wind blows, find your true north and continue the journey.
Reflect on your goals for the day. How is what you are doing working towards those goals? Is a shift in focus needed? Write down a goal for the day. Revisit this throughout the day. Visualize your actions to achieve this goal.
Do you wish you could eat more without gaining weight? Recent studies prove that snacking on the right foods at the right time can turn your body into a fat-burning machine.
Nutritional Info (Per serving): Calories 232, Saturated Fat: 4g, Sodium: 349mg, Dietary Fiber: 6g, Total Fat: 17g, Carbs: 15g, Cholesterol: 17mg, Protein: 7g
If you have been banded you know that drinking carbonated beverages is a big no no. And it never seems to fail that I still talk to patients that are convinced that drinking diet soda is not a problem, because nothing happens. The sky did not open up and the walls did not come down around them. I respond with "that first cigarette does not kill you either" But some need more convincing. So if losing your band is not enough incentive to drop your bubbly habit, how about if you found out that for each can of diet soft drink consumed each day, increased a person’s risk of obesity went up 41%.
I was going over some old posts of mine, and this one was worth another look. Debra asks a question I think we have all have or wanted to ask at one time. Here is what she had to say
This is a wonderful, refreshing and creamy soup. Perfect for Banded patients that are on full liquids during the post op diet or a great snack option. Or pair it with a small chicken veggie wrap for a filling lunch.
My name is Lisle Lozano. I got the lap band with Dr. kuri in 2007. At the time, I was weighting 315 lbs. My pant size was 22. It was really tough to get used to learning what was good for me and how to educate myself in my eating habits. Even after have my third child in 2010 I’m still losing weight. I have not had any body reconstruction surgery yet. I bet you want to know how much I’ve lost! You ready? I have lost 155 lbs!
I had been over weight all of my life. When I was in my 30's and again in my 50's I was able to loose around 80 lbs the conventional way. When I got heavy again in my 60's I found it very difficult to do the exercise piece of loosing weight and I felt like there wasn't much I could do to loose the weight. I found my health issue piling up, as I got older. At 64 I found my self with blood pressure, cholesterol, heart arrhythmia, thyroid, asthma, I had one knee replaced and was look at a 2nd knee replacement, sleep apnea, and the final straw was when my doctor told me I has borderline diabetic and we needed to start treating that as well. Well that was not going to happen, I was too cowardly to stick a needle in myself for the rest of my life and I knew I needed to do something about my life. I was worried about the impact that my weight would have on me, as I got older. I was afraid the folks at the care center would have to take me to the car wash to give me a shower. I had even wondered if I was going to have to be cremated because there weren't going to be enough relatives to carry my body to my grave. So I talked to some folks in our town that had been banded. I called a surgeon friend of mine and also go advice and he supported my desire to do the band. I talked to five of them; it had works for four of the five. Some had been banded in Mexico and a couple in Utah. My first plan was to have the operation in Utah. I had letters from my GP and my orthopedic Surgeon telling my insurance company that I needed the operation. They would not pay for it. We appealed the rejection and they would not pay for it in Utah. They were willing to pay $40 thousand for another knee and a lifetime of prescription, but not a lap band.
In this article, we would like to address some of the current issues the country is confronting while at the same time dispel some of the myths the media often exaggerates beyond the true reality of the situation in Mexico.
We go over why there are several differences in the prices of Lap-Band surgery. Price can be a deciding factor for many, but it's important to remember that safety and health should be at the top of your list.
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