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I jokingly call my new cell phone the “crack-phone” because I never seem to be able to put it down for more than five minutes. I’ve got tons of silly stuff installed, like Sudoku and a picture of a whip that makes a “snap” when you flick the phone (the beatings will continue until morale [...]
Cheating with the Lap Band
11. January 2009
Top ten things I highly recommend you eat WEEKLY at most, not daily/every other day/on the full moon or in any other denomination: 1. Bacon -might as well sprinkle salt and some nitrites on a pat of butter and eat that instead 2. Sausage -a wise man once wrote that if you enjoy either sausage or [...]
Exercise, Nutrition and the LapBand
9. January 2009
Some of you may be wondering what some of my posts have to do with the LapBand. I don’t care about nutrition and exercise, you may say, if I cared about all that, I wouldn’t have needed a band in the first place! But the truth is the band is only a tool, a nuclear-level [...]
It’s all about the portions
6. January 2009
Take weight loss one bite, portion and day at a time. You have to learn that you can eat everything….just not in one day. One thing we have to learn is what a portion is. If you will use your cup saucer as your boundary and get a baby spoon and fork to eat with, [...]
Choices for weight loss
3. January 2009
One of the things I hear sometimes from my patients is that I can’t understand what they are going through since I don’t have a weight problem. I’d love to say that was true- that I am effortlessly skinny and that I can say “pooh pooh” to Doritos just like Madeleine said to the tiger [...]
Breakfast diet choice surprises for our Lap Band patients
2. January 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.
9. December 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 nutrition notes part 2
13. June 2008
Lap Band nutrition tips, from our Lap Band group in Texarkana, serving Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. Here it is, from Amy Carmelli, registered dietician Part 2 of her 3 part series on nutrition.Vitamins, Minerals, and WaterThe forgotten nutrient We all know we need vitamins, minerals, and water to survive, so why is it that [...]
You ate what?
13. May 2008
Just because you had the Lap Band surgery for weight loss does not mean you can keep eating poorly and expect to lose weight. There are often instances when patients tell me about the foods they are eating and I am shocked! Prinlges chips for snacks, sausage egg McMuffins for breakfast, pork rinds for snacks, [...]
Lap Band Dietician Notes
29. April 2008
At the last support group, Amy Carmeli the registered dietician and nutrition guru offered these points on nutrition. Many of you asked for a copy of her presentation and Amy has been kind enough to share it with us.By the way, don’t forget to show up to the Lap Band support groups. We have them [...]
15. January 2009
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