Snack time superstars
Try some of these satisfying little midday munchies that will keep you going and on track to your weight loss goals.
Are you dealing with a junk food junkie in the house?
Time to have "the talk" How to Handle Junk-Food Temptation Q: My family always buys junk food, even though they know I hate eating that kind of stuff. But once it's in the house, I do eat it most of the time. How do I resist the temptation?
Don’t give into all-or-nothing thinking.
Take a moment to realize that in this moment, you are enough. Loosen regrets about the past. Let go of predictions about the future.
Guilt, judgment and other destructive obstacles
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.
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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.
Snack Attack: Eat More and Weigh Less
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.
The ticking time bomb
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%.
Change doesn’t happen just because we want it to
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
Be aware of your home environment
What foods do you find stimulate you to eat?
Generally speaking, this refers to sugary foods, foods loaded with salt, and foods high in fats. Probably most importantly, this means any food that you find particularly difficult to eat according to your hunger (i.e. foods that are hard to stop eating even though you aren’t hungry any more, foods that prompt you to start eating when […]
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
Source: San Diego Magazine
https://www.sandiegomagazine.com/
.Most women do not care to reveal their weight, especially if the prefix “over” applies. And most women who aren’t 6 feet 4 inches tall would be dismayed to weigh close to 200 pounds. I’m 5 feet 8 but proud to tell the world I weigh 197.
It’s […]
The Kuri Bandster Bash is a Blast
For the past 11 years, Dr. Kuri has hosted the most extravagant party for Lap-Band patients anywhere. This annual event, fondly known as The Kuri Bandster Bash, occurs every August and has become a favorite festivity among the Bandster community. Most who attend begin the countdown for the next year’s Bash the day after they leave! Each Bash is held in one of the finer hotels in the Tijuana area, and over the years has grown and transformed from a small celebration among banded patients to a themed party weekend with an emphasis on education and exercise to help inspire and motivate all.
Reconnect With Fullness Sensations
Feel your fullness sounds simple—a ‘no brainer,’ right? Intuitive, one might say. For some people, eating just to the point where they feel full is an unconscious habit and they cannot imagine doing otherwise. For others, though, eating has become disconnected from physical sensations. For them, eating starts when it is time to eat, and ends when the plate is clean. Reconnecting eating with the physical sensations of fullness is likely to take some practice and patience. Read More:
