Lifestyle
Developing Long Term Weight Loss Goals
Posted: Jan 27 in Gastric Band Blog by adminBefore you get started on weight loss, take some time to think about your long-term goals. Develop a strategy that will give you the best chance of losing weight and keeping it off after LAP-BAND surgery. Here are a few tips for getting started on your weight loss program the right way.
Tagged: Lifestyle | Comments: NoneFight Holiday Weight Gain
Posted: Dec 22 in Gastric Band Blog by adminThe holiday season brings with it extra opportunities to eat and, for many people, eat poorly. Holiday weight gain is not only common, it’s almost expected. But you don’t have to resign yourself to packing on pounds that you’ll have to resolve to burn off after the New Year. Here are a few tips to help you manage your weight during the holiday season.
Tagged: Behaviors, Lifestyle | Comments: NoneGuilt Free Holiday Eating
Posted: Dec 12 in Gastric Band Blog by adminThe 5 weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve can be a nightmare for someone who’s trying to lose weight. It is possible, however, to survive-and even enjoy-the holidays without gaining weight.
Tagged: Behaviors, Lifestyle | Comments: NoneBoosting Self-Esteem To Boost Weight Loss Success
Posted: Nov 02 in Gastric Band Blog by adminAchieving weight loss success means making a drastic change to the way you live your life. It’s not necessarily an easy change to make, but changing how you feel about yourself can make it easier.
Boosting your self esteem can make it easier to lose weight because you understand that you’re worth the tough choices. A [...]
Determining if Your Weight Loss Goals are Realistic
Posted: Oct 22 in Gastric Band Blog by adminRules were meant to be broken. Goals, on the other hand, were meant to be achieved. If you set weight loss goals that are too difficult to achieve, you’ll set yourself up for a world of hurt and disappointment. So how do you know if you’re setting realistic goals?
Realistic Goals Aren’t Easy-They’re Achievable
Goals that are [...]
Ideas for Recycling Your Clothes after Weight Loss Surgery
Posted: Oct 10 in Gastric Band Blog by adminOne of the most exciting aspects of weight loss surgery is the clothes shopping you get to do as you move toward your weight loss goal. And what’s not to love about an entirely new wardrobe for an entirely new body? The dilemma is: what do you do with your old clothes?
Keep one outfit. It’s important to [...]
Staying with a Plan in Difficult Times
Posted: Jul 20 in Gastric Band Blog by adminLife 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.
A sudden death in the family, a job loss, [...]
Chart Your Success
Posted: Jul 08 in Gastric Band Blog by adminAfter your weight loss surgery, you have a meal plan that you follow every day. Just because you have a routine doesn’t mean you can’t make it a little more fun to follow. Use a piece of posterboard and make a colorful chart with everything you need to eat in a day. Don’t forget to [...]
Tagged: Behaviors, Lifestyle | Comments: one responsePopular Biking Trails in the Albany, Georgia Area
Posted: Jul 02 in Gastric Band Blog by adminTake advantage of the great outdoors in and around Albany this month as you look for new ways to increase activity. The nature trails and parks here are educational and breathtaking and the biking trails are long and rambling.
The longest biking trail in Albany, Georgia is the Albany Nut Roll Classic. It measures an astonishing [...]
How to Say No – and Mean It
Posted: Jun 20 in Gastric Band Blog by adminEmbarking 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.
Rather than looking at yourself as a victim of circumstance, [...]