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Dr. Ron Hekier - who has written 42 posts on Texas Lap Band Surgeons Talk With You.
Recipe – Healthy burger
Dr. Keilin and I find that we don’t eat that much meat. Instead we use a lot of soy products. We do this I know it sounds gross but a lot of the soy stuff tastes great. And it is much healthier. Less fat and a good amount of protein. There are soy ‘crumbles’ which [...]
Keep a diet diary for weight loss
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
We found a study that highlighted something we have suspected for some time. Keeping a journal or diary of your food intake helps you lose weight. By writing down what you are eating you are able to review your food intake and confront yourself. It requires you to be honest with yourself. Since eating is [...]
Are you treating your car better than your body? #1
Sunday, March 22, 2009
I was filling up gas in my car and thinking to myself about how infrequently we think about food as fuel. That’s what food is. Food is fuel for our bodies. Yes food is comfort, and food is yummy, but the main purpose of food is to fuel our body. But how many times do [...]
Loosen your Lap Band and lose some weight
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Every few weeks we see a patient who had fluid removed from their Lap Band on the prior visit, and they lost weight since that time. Patients say “How can that be? I thought you need to tighten the Lap Band to lose weight, not loosen it.” Remember remember remember: The Lap Band works best [...]
My Chiropractor experience
Friday, February 27, 2009
Last week I was in San Francisco for a small conference. At the conference was Dr. David Klein, a well known chiropractor from La Jolla, CA (just north of San Deigo.) I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Klein once before and was impressed with his warm and caring demenaor. To this conference last week [...]
Feeling stuck with sinus drainage and the Lap Band
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Around winter time and spring we have some of our Lap Band patients get sinus drainage from either a cold or seasonal allergies. For some of those patients, they feel a lot of restriction and have trouble get food and liquids down. I call sinus drainage “Lap Band cement.” That sinus drainage just seems to [...]
Breakfast diet choice surprises for our Lap Band patients
Friday, January 2, 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 [...]
Oprah fell off the wagon and gained weight.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Don’t let it happen to you. Today Oprah very courageously talked about her continued battle with her weight and how she has had struggles. (Oprah’s struggle with weight.) She points out that she lost the most weight ever on a liquid diet that she stayed on for four months. Yikes, no solid food for four [...]
Lap Band questions
Monday, December 8, 2008
As we approach the new year, we have been contemplating some changes to our blog. We are planning on having regular contributions by the doctors and staff. We realize that for some people there are questions they might have that aren’t getting answered elsewhere with regards to Lap Band diet and food choices, or Lap [...]
Best exercise for weight loss and fitness – Indoor Rowing with Xeno Muller.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Having the Lap Band weight loss surgery helps limit the amount of food you eat. But that is only one piece of the puzzle. You need to exercise to lose weight. Everyone has a different approach. Many patients try to walk to burn off the calories. The problem with walking is that for many people [...]
Sunday, April 19, 2009
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