Archive | July, 2009
Weight Loss Science Lesson
I figured it’s summer, so it’s time for some remedial education. I wanted to go over weight loss basic science to make sure that all of our patients understand why we ask them to eat what we do (in addition to the fact that we’re just mean people).
Fat is your body’s way of storing energy. [...]
Hair Loss after Weight Loss Surgery
28. July 2009
We often hear from our patients that they are experiencing hair loss and are obviously concerned. There are two different kinds of hair-loss after weight loss surgery, one that usually occurs about 3-4 months after the operation and one that can happen at any time. The first is related to the operation itself, the second [...]
Continue reading...Lap Band fill chart
25. July 2009
Per request from one of our patients, here is the official Lap Band Fill chart from Allergan that we have in each of our rooms.
(I know, what am I doing dealing with this at 10:00PM on a Saturday. I need a life…)
People are often surprised to see that they can actually lose weight [...]
Continue reading...Lap Band Tip of the Day – updated daily-ish
23. July 2009
TIP 5: You don’t have to eat a restaurant. Just because you are joining friends at a restaurant does not mean you have to eat. You can eat a healthy and sensible meal at home first and then join them for conversation at a restaurant. That way you control what you are eating and don’t [...]
Continue reading...Home From Vacay
20. July 2009
We just got in last night from a week of vacating with family in the amazing city of San Diego. One of the things that struck me (other than the awful awful cost of J-U-N-K at Seaworld and the zoo) is how attractive most of the local citizens are. Unlike L.A. where there is a [...]
Continue reading...Working Through the Tough Times, Part 2 – Goals
11. July 2009
In my last post I told you about our friend, the little girl with a terrible cancer and her incredibly resilient mother who has weathered this crisis with amazing aplomb.
In addition to helping me put my trivial problems in perspective, their story has taught me another important lesson: setting goals. There are two kinds of [...]
Working Through the Tough Times
8. July 2009
My 5 year old daughter’s best friend was diagnosed with a terrible cancer back in February. She’s been an absolute trooper through her (fairly rough) chemotherapy and we all wish we could do something to support her through this terrible crisis. This past Friday, her mom told me that there would be a team running in [...]
Continue reading...Lap Band Restaurant Sabotage!
6. July 2009
Our family went out to dinner last night at On The Border. Now I’m not trying to single them out or anything, we truly enjoy their food and my five year old absolutely loves their black beans (she’ll eat two orders at a sitting and ignore the ice-cream – how strange is that?!?). But several [...]
Continue reading...Happy Fourth!
3. July 2009
While I love having a nice 3 day holiday weekend to spend with my family, every holiday in America seems to revolve around at least one big food splurge event and of course July 4th is no different. In addition to watching fireworks (and hopefully remembering our troops who can’t be home with us this [...]
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30. July 2009
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