Archive | January, 2009
Exercise, Nutrition and the LapBand
Some of you may be wondering what some of my posts have to do with the LapBand. I don’t care about nutrition and exercise, you may say, if I cared about all that, I wouldn’t have needed a band in the first place! But the truth is the band is only a tool, a nuclear-level [...]
Exercise for Weight Loss III
7. January 2009
Okay, since I’m on an exercise roll, let me make another point. You will hear interested people argue whether “cardio” or “weight training” is better for weight loss. The answer is, both. While cardio (or aerobic exercise) burns more calories during the time you are doing it than does lifting weights, weight training seems to [...]
It’s all about the portions
6. January 2009
Take weight loss one bite, portion and day at a time. You have to learn that you can eat everything….just not in one day. One thing we have to learn is what a portion is. If you will use your cup saucer as your boundary and get a baby spoon and fork to eat with, [...]
Exercise for Weight Loss, II
5. January 2009
I’d like to continue my thoughts from my last post on exercise. My patients often tell me they walk for exercise. Walking is an excellent cardio-vascular exercise: it’s low stress on joints, doesn’t take any fancy equipment (except feet) and can be done almost anywhere at any time, indoors on a treadmill or outside on [...]
The Myth of Bulking Up With Exercise
4. January 2009
There is a myth that women cannot or should not lift weights because they don’t want to “bulk up.” I want to set the record straight right here and now: that’s moose pockey!! First of all, large “bulky” muscles are incredibly hard to develop- believe me, I’ve spent years trying. Women simply don’t have the [...]
Choices for weight loss
3. January 2009
One of the things I hear sometimes from my patients is that I can’t understand what they are going through since I don’t have a weight problem. I’d love to say that was true- that I am effortlessly skinny and that I can say “pooh pooh” to Doritos just like Madeleine said to the tiger [...]
Breakfast diet choice surprises for our Lap Band patients
2. January 2009
Remember that the Lap Band is not meant to prevent you from eating. It is meant to help you with your hunger. By controlling your hunger you can control the amount of calories you eat. People are sometimes surprised by the caloric content of the foods they eat. Here are some examples: Breakfast burrito at [...]
9. January 2009
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