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Stepping Out in New Walking Shoes

Wearing the right shoes when you walk can mean the difference between a constructive walk that helps you burn calories and a walk that does more harm than good.

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Finding Time for Yourself

In this work-a-day world, it can often seem impossible to carve out time for yourself. But it isn't impossible and it is necessary to allow yourself some personal time in order to keep your stress level, eating habits and happiness in check.

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Staying with a Plan in Difficult Times

Life itself is often the biggest obstacle people face when trying to lose weight after gastric band surgery. While a diet plan may be predictable and unchanging, life is not and that constant variance is often the cause of lapses in judgment and potential diet failure.

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How to Say No - and Mean It

Embarking on a new lifestyle following weight loss surgery offers many opportunities to create a whole new you. One of the new aspects of yourself you can explore is your assertiveness. This is especially helpful when it comes to saying no - and meaning it.

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Simple Stretches for Walking

Increasing your activity is an essential part of your program following weight loss surgery. Georgia has so many beautiful and accessible spots for walking that a gentle walking program can be part of almost any exercise routine. 

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New Surgical Weight Loss Procedure Without Incisions

It's nothing to do with Roman attire or crazy parties wearing bed linen, the TOGA or transoral gastroplasty is a new experimental weight loss surgery for individuals suffering from obesity. This operation is used to make obese individuals feel fuller after eating a very small meal and proves to be a less painful and invasive procedure than other weight loss surgeries.

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Fattening Words

Fattening Words

Every day we are bombarded with over 10, 000 advertising words, all designed to make us pause and buy. Descriptive words are the marketing equivalent to the see thru bakery case. They create within us the desire to consume by showing us a manicured exterior and promising an experience beyond any we have had before.  This month Chef Dave Fouts offers you a guided tour through some of the marketing jargon and shows you how fattening foods can hide behind tempting prose.

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FEATURE ARCHIVES

Tricks of the Trade - Revealing Hidden Calories

Fizzling Resolutions

Backsliding and Emotional Eating

Resolve to make every meal count

Food Intolerance after Bariatric Surgery

10 Tips for Getting Through the Holiday Season Successfully

High Protein Snacks

Putting Portions in Perspective

Weight Loss Surgery: Can It Really Help Manage Type 2 Diabetes?

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