Lifestyle

Ideas for Recycling Your Clothes after Weight Loss Surgery

Posted: Oct 10 in Gastric Band Blog by admin

One 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 [...]

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Staying with a Plan in Difficult Times

Posted: Jul 20 in Gastric Band Blog by admin

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. A sudden death in the family, a job loss, [...]

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Chart Your Success

Posted: Jul 08 in Gastric Band Blog by admin

After 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 [...]

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Popular Biking Trails in the Albany, Georgia Area

Posted: Jul 02 in Gastric Band Blog by admin

Take 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 [...]

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How to Say No – and Mean It

Posted: Jun 20 in Gastric Band Blog by admin

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. Rather than looking at yourself as a victim of circumstance, [...]

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Finding Time for Yourself

Posted: May 06 in Gastric Band Blog by admin

Successful weight loss after bariatric surgery means adopting new behaviors and habits that will make you healthier and happier. 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, [...]

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