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Lori’s Thankful for….And wants to know what you’re thankful for!!!
I don’t know how many of you out there are on Facebook, if you are please sign up for mafia wars and add me, but it is really a great place to connect with people you haven’t seen for years. I was looking on there this morning and saw how many comments there were about [...]
Amy’s Quick and Dirty Dinner Tricks
11. November 2009
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
7. November 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
5. November 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!
3. November 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!!
31. October 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
28. October 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
26. October 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 [...]
What is the best thing you’ve lost besides weight?
16. October 2009
I was lurking on a Lap Band support forum and noticed a thread that really inspired me. The initial poster asked people to respond with comments on what else they’ve lost besides weight. I’ll reprint a few of them now, but I want to hear from all of you: what have you lost? Or, if [...]
7 Rules to eat by
12. October 2009
This past weekend my little hometown paper (that would be the New York Times) dedicated the entire Sunday magazine to diet and food. Michael Pollan, who writes often on health related topics, recently collected 2500 different peoples’ “rules for eating” and shared his results in this issue. Paraphrasing some of them, here are a few [...]
13. November 2009
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