Is Agave a Healthy Sweetener?
Friday, May 21st, 2010 Posted in Bariatric surgery, Protein and calories, surgical weight loss, weight loss surgery | No Comments »In a recent article by the Huffington Post, Dr. Joseph Mercola discusses the facts and dangers of using agave as a sweetener. Current advertisements are marketing agave as a safe and natural sweetener when this is not the case. Yes, ...
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 ...
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 ...
New Facebook pages
Friday, July 3rd, 2009 Posted in Bariatric surgery, Duodenal switch, EsophyX, Hawaii, LapBand, Realize Band, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Stomaphyx, Vertical gastrectomy, surgical weight loss, weight loss surgery | No Comments »We have created two new Facebook pages; one for Laparoscopic Associates of San Francisco and one for The Surgical Weight Loss Center of Hawaii. It's a great way to socialize with other patients, get the latest news, post your own experiences ...
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 ...
Achieving Emotional Gratification Without Food
Monday, June 15th, 2009 Posted in Bariatric surgery, Uncategorized, surgical weight loss, weight loss plan, weight loss surgery | No Comments »“What can you do instead of eat when you want to eat for reasons other than hunger?” While it may seem superficial or simplistic to be asked the question, it is important to spend some time examining your response to ...