Post Op Day 58
Friday, May 7th, 2010 Posted in Bariatric surgery, Protein and calories, Vertical gastrectomy, Weight loss surgery results, surgical weight loss, weight loss plan, weight loss surgery | No Comments »Hello everyone! I had to wait until I could articulate my feelings of late without crying. I was so happy and pleased with the surgical weight loss progress I had made when I last wrote. The weight loss has continued ...
Post Op Day 46
Thursday, April 29th, 2010 Posted in Bariatric surgery, Vertical gastrectomy, Vertical sleeve gastrectomy, Weight loss surgery results, weight loss surgery | No Comments »First of all, let me apologize for not writing sooner. I have been in a very deep depression-like funk. I have been suffering through a very strong overwhelming sense of buyer's remorse. I didn't feel that it was right to ...
Health Law Will Make Calorie Counts Hard to Ignore
Friday, April 23rd, 2010 Posted in Bariatric surgery, Protein and calories, Weight loss surgery results, surgical weight loss, weight loss plan, weight loss surgery | No Comments »The U.S. health care bill will now require vending machines, fast food chains or restaurants with 20 or more locations to list their calorie counts on the menus. It’s true that some restaurants and fast food chains are already listing ...
Getting Back on Track
Saturday, August 8th, 2009 Posted in Duodenal switch, Exercise, LapBand, Protein and calories, Realize Band, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Vertical gastrectomy, Weight loss surgery results, surgical weight loss, weight loss plan, weight loss surgery | No Comments »Throughout the surgical weight loss process you’ve developed some great eating habits. Whether you have the LapBand, Realize Band, Vertical gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or the Duodenal switch, you’ve worked so hard to maintain them but whether you are months ...
Milk- it does a body good!
Friday, July 31st, 2009 Posted in Bariatric surgery, Protein and calories, Uncategorized, Weight loss surgery results, surgical weight loss, weight loss plan, weight loss surgery | 1 Comment »Bariatric laparoscopic surgery and milk: Milk and yogurts are good sources of calcium and protein for successful weight loss surgery results. Remember that milk does contain carbohydrates so be sure to add it into your daily intake. As you know, ...
Starchy vegetables
Friday, July 10th, 2009 Posted in Bariatric surgery, Protein and calories, Weight loss surgery results, surgical weight loss, weight loss plan, weight loss surgery | No Comments »We generally know what foods contain carbohydrates: breads, rice, pasta, potatoes, tortillas, crackers, pancakes, etc. It’s also important to know that in order for a weight loss plan to be successful, there are some starchy vegetables out there that you’ll ...
Hiking Snacks
Friday, June 26th, 2009 Posted in Bariatric surgery, Exercise, Protein and calories, Recipes, Weight loss surgery results, surgical weight loss, weight loss plan, weight loss surgery | No Comments »Hiking has become a favorite activity for many of our weight loss surgery patients here at LapSF. If hiking isn’t something you normally do, try fitting it into your next vacation to the mountains or if you have a weekend ...
Running Shoes
Friday, June 19th, 2009 Posted in Bariatric surgery, Exercise, Uncategorized, Weight loss surgery results, surgical weight loss, weight loss plan, weight loss surgery | No Comments »It is strongly recommended to increase your activity after weight loss surgery. For some this might be participating in Pilates, yoga, biking, swimming, or using the elliptical machine. If you’ve gotten more into walking, jogging and hiking, these are great ...
Build Your Muscle Mass, It Burns Calories!
Friday, June 5th, 2009 Posted in Protein and calories, Weight loss surgery results, weight loss surgery | No Comments »Research has shown that 1 pound of muscle can burn 30-50 calories a day. It is a metabolically active tissue that helps you lose weight and burn fat for maximum weight loss surgery results. In order to increase the lean ...
Eating in All the Right Places
Monday, June 1st, 2009 Posted in Weight loss surgery results, weight loss plan, weight loss surgery | No Comments »When it comes to eating, certain settings are more appropriate than others. The dining room table, kitchen table, and breakfast nook are areas in where eating regularly takes place and probably every time you sit down at one of them, ...