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Golden Rule of Lap-Band Diet Part 1 – Liquids

August 30, 2011

drinkwaterLiquids are a crucial part of every diet. Nevertheless, a lap-band lifestyle and lap-band eating in general put liquids in the forefront. Once you become a full-time lap-bander, you need to remember not only to stay hydrated, but to also watch calories that come from what you drink and watch when you drink. Liquids and how you handle them may be what will decide how successful you’re going to be with your lap-band. Remember to never …

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Back to School – Back on Track With Your Weight Loss

August 12, 2011

back to basicsAlthough all of us love our kids to death, you have to admit – after two months of summer craziness you really can’t wait for the school year to start. With everything hectic and out of place, in August we finally start to return to our weekly routines. With a regular sleeping schedule and someone else worrying about the kids’ lunches, you’ll finally have some time to get back on track with …

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Weight Regain after Lap-band Procedure

July 13, 2011

weight_regainRegaining weight is one of the greatest fears among all weight loss surgery patients. And it’s no wonder. After years of “Yo-Yo Dieting”, shedding pounds just to gain it all back, we are conditioned into thinking that none of the weight loss solutions are final. Many new patients coming to DayOne Health ask if it’s possible that the lap-band won’t work, or how do they know that they won’t gain everything back just months after losing …

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Lap-Bander Portion Control

July 6, 2011

Optimum-Nutrition-Serving-SizeAside from empty calories, portion size is probably the most prevalent cause of extra pounds among our DayOne Health patients. Even with healthy food choices, maintaining big portions prevent many from achieving their weight loss dreams. Remember, calories are calories no matter where you get them from. Of course some calories are worse than others, like candy or ice cream. Nevertheless, be aware that even if your calories come from something like salads, if the total …

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Lap-Band Myth Busters – Part 1

June 27, 2011

True_FalseDuring the past two years of writing our DayOne Health lap-band blog, we have addressed many of the most common misconceptions and answered some of the most popular questions regarding the lap-band procedure. For those of you who haven’t follow us from the beginning, we thought it would be helpful to publish a lap-band myth-debugging list.

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