Lap Band Step-by-Step: Part 1

How does the lap-band work? How does one go about getting it? How will it feel after the surgery? Will it work? Am I ready for it? These are just a few questions that our patients ask during their first visit at DayOne Health. Because we know that the beginnings of a weight journey may be hard and …

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Shrink Back Your Stomach in 4 Easy Steps

How are you doing after Thanksgiving? Did you stay on track with your diet? To all of you who maintained or even lost some weight during the holiday – Congratulations! Nevertheless, if you fell behind on your diet resolutions, not to worry. DayOne Health is here to get you back on track. Overeating is not a good idea not only because of the possible weight gain, but also stretching of your stomach. With a stretched stomach …

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7 Things Lap-Banders Should Keep in Mind For Thanksgiving

Gobble gobble gobble! Happy Thanksgiving to all of our DayOne Health patients! Since Thanksgiving is just around the corner, putting most diet plans on a temporary hold, we thought that maybe we could provide you with some tips on how to avoid “over celebrating”. The tips below are intended mainly for lap-band patients, but even if you don’t have …

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Lap-Band Cooking

One of the most important things in the lap-band diet is cutting down on eating out. The simplest reason behind why you should prepare your own food is that when you prepare it yourself you know what goes into it. That not only means that you are able to determine the quality of products that you use to make your food, but also that you have more influence over the nutrients in your diet.

Cooking? I don’t …

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Gallstones and Lap-Band Surgery

Conditions such as increased weight, a diet rich in fat and cholesterol, cholesterol-lowering medication, diabetes, and extreme weight loss can significantly put you more at risk for developing gallstones. Because so many of the increased risk factors are closely related to eating habits, gallbladder infections can be slightly more common among bariatric patients. Due to the increased risk, at DayOne …

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