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grrldoc - who has written 99 posts on Texas Lap Band Surgeons Talk With You.
Amy’s Quick and Dirty Dinner Tricks
If your house is like mine – first thing you hear when you get home, “What’s for dinner????” Even as a dietitian and with probably over 100 cookbooks, I sometimes still struggle to find something for dinner that is healthy and quick. Here are a couple of ideas – I have added comments for you [...]
Why Some Lap Banders Lose Weight Almost Effortlessly
Saturday, November 7, 2009
There are some days in clinic when I feel a little like a cookbook. Everybody wants to know exactly what foods they should be eating, exactly how to prepare them and exactly what not to eat (’cause if you don’t forbid it specifically, then they’re gonna take it as a license to eat it). While [...]
Eat to Live, Don’t Live to Eat
Thursday, November 5, 2009
When I think about the phrase “I’m starving to death” I think about what a physician….no, not your wonderful, sweet, kind, thoughtful, caring (is that overkill?) surgeons, told a patient of mine a long time ago…….”It takes a body approximately 40 days to starve itself to death.” We may have those thoughts but, in reality, [...]
The Secret Water Tricks Every Lap Bandster Should Know!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Why is it that we’re always pushing our patients to drink water? Do we own stock in a bottled water company? Well, no, but I sure do wish I had thought of the whole concept 20 years ago so I could take New Jersey tap water and sell it for $2.00 a bottle like Dasani. [...]
You’ve Got a Lap Band – Now Rock On!!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
So, you went to this big seminar thing….learned all about the surgery, what it takes to get you insurance to cover, how much it costs if you are not insured, what requirements you have to meet, do you just have to be overweight or do you have to have an illness along with the weight. [...]
Mistake of the Week #6
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
This one comes courtesy of Debbie-Doo. When I asked the nurses what common mistakes they heard people making, the Doo immediately said, “eating Kentucky Fried Chicken right after having a fill!” I asked if KFC was really all that common (since I”m looking for general principles here) and she said that while KFC itself may [...]
Lori’s Food Journal “Aha!” Moment
Monday, October 26, 2009
I confess!!!! I’m not really sure but I think Amy mentioned me in her blog about the food police. Even if it wasn’t me I’m in the mood to tell you a story. I was having trouble with my blood sugar going way down despite doing “everything I could” to eat right and get enough [...]
Mistake of the Week #5
Saturday, October 24, 2009
I’ve heard it hundreds of time and who knows? One time might have been from you…. I didn’t lose anything this last time because it was my birthday/anniversary/first vacation in years/groundhog day/national ear-pickers association meeting….. and I naturally just ate too much. So my mistake of the week is this: WHATEVER FOOD IT IS – [...]
Calcium and Weight Loss
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Two scientific studies were published by British doctors in the last 5 years that I find really interesting. Everyone wonders why people in Europe and the United States have been steadily gaining weight for the last 40 or so years. I think that there is some evidence that it’s the way our diets have dramatically [...]
The Lap Band Food Police
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Food Police… Contrary to many people’s belief, I AM NOT THE FOOD POLICE. When you see me at the grocery store, out to eat, or in the cafeteria at Wadley, I am not going to put the plastic bag hand cuffs on you and lead you to the secret food police station and interrogate under [...]
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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