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It’s All About The Label – Nutrition Facts Matter Part 1

May 17, 2012

food-lablesWhen you go grocery shopping, how do you decide what to buy? Are you usually trying to stick with healthy low fat, low carb options? Do you actually read the nutrition facts label? Our experience with DayOne Health patients shows that even if you do read the labels, you most likely focus on calories only. If you want to become more conscious of what you eat and stay healthy, you need to pay attention to all …

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Lap-Bander Daily Meal Plan

May 7, 2012

meal-planningAs you know, a regular lap-bander should have a daily calorie intake that adds up to about 1,200 calories. With that in mind, lap-band patients should plan their meals and portion them in advance to achieve optimal weight loss. In theory, your daily calorie budget should consist of three 300 calorie meals and two or three snacks totaling 300 calories. Nevertheless, this is just a guide. You …

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Lap-Band over Gastric Bypass

April 27, 2012

path-chooseJust twelve years after having gastric bypass, American singer and television hostess Carnie Wilson decided to undergo a second weight loss surgery to get back in shape. In 1999 she turned to gastric bypass surgery to shed 150lbs. But over the past 12 years, the weight has crept back on. Wilson says as much as two-thirds of what she had lost has now returned, and which made Wilson consider lap-band surgery as a solution. It didn’t …

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Love Handles and Fast Food

April 23, 2012

cheeseburgerMany lap-band patients who come to our DayOne Health clinic admit that fast food still remains their regular lunch destination. While many realize that fast food is definitely not a healthy option, it is very often that patients either do not realize or try to downplay the catastrophic nutritional facts behind what they eat. Unsurprisingly, the reason for eating fast food is that it’s a fast and cheap …

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Lap-Band Lifestyle

April 11, 2012

food-prepWhile a lap-band procedure will help you change your lifestyle and eating habits, it will not influence how many calories you ingest or burn. Its primary purpose is to restrict the amount of food you can eat, while you learn how to make more conscious food choices and stay active. Because living with the band requires substantial lifestyle changes, at DayOne Health we try to make sure you …

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