Archive | December, 2009
Mistake of the Week #9
I will not single anybody out, but it seems like every weekend one of us docs gets a call between midnight and 4am from a patient who says they are too full. The most common thing they say is that they’ve felt too tight since their fill earlier in that week, but that they thought [...]
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
24. December 2009
May all of you have a joyful holiday, whether you celebrate Christmas, Channukah, Kwanza or even nothing at all. Know that you, our patients, mean more to us than we can ever express and we are grateful that you have chosen us to help you through your weight loss journey. We treasure your triumphs and [...]
The 80/20 Rule
22. December 2009
I wanted to expand briefly on Dr. Hekier’s last post about everything having to taste good. Everything in life has plusses and minuses. Go to a club on Saturday night and have a great time, but have a hangover Sunday morning. Buy a beautiful fast car with leather seats, pay more in insurance. Go shopping [...]
Why your Doctor would like to live on curly fries.
19. December 2009
Recently I had a patient that was doing well but had a minor slip-up in the past 6 weeks. They had done well in the year or so since their Lap Band, but gained weight uncharacteristically since the last visit. We went over their food choices and it turns out that they had seemingly “fallen [...]
Lori looks at how to find motivation
9. December 2009
I know I havent written a blog in a little while; I’ve been reallybusy…..well actually if I would take time out from my computer games I have lots of time to write. OK, so I don’t know what to write about today, I’m having a little writer’s block. But then again, I think of things [...]
Is This Still Good?!?
7. December 2009
Food Safety I am always ask these questions, “is this still good?, do you think this has been in here to long?, should I eat the turkey from 2 weeks ago?”. My least favorite is “smell this, do you think it’s okay?” With the holidays, I imagine that you will have the same questions at [...]
Amy’s advice for those times you just crave…..
4. December 2009
Food Cravings… Food cravings will strike all of us at one time or another. What we must learn is how to cope and survive the craving without over eating and having “productive burps”. One of my suggestions that you may have heard before – follow the 4 Ds. Delay – wait 10 minutes before eating [...]
A Lesson to Learn from Thanksgiving
1. December 2009
Many of you have probably already heard my discourse about why the last two months of the year are a toxic wasteland for dieters. There is usually a lot of leftover candy from Hallloween which starts the junk fest on November 1 (here’s a free tip: only buy bags of candy you don’t like- if [...]
28. December 2009
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