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Surviving your First Thanksgiving after Weight Loss Surgery

Posted: Oct 26 in Gastric Band Blog by

If you have recently undergone weight reduction surgery such as a gastric bypass or a lap band procedure, you may be feeling anxious about surviving your first Thanksgiving. After all, Columbus is known for its hearty meals and big family gatherings. Spending your holiday in the embrace of your loved ones and getting through the holiday unscathed is easier if you’re prepared. Here are five tips to help you ease your way through your first Thanksgiving after bariatric surgery.

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Recovering after Gastric Band Surgery

Posted: Oct 25 in Gastric Band Blog by

In Macon, as in other areas, people are turning to lap band surgery to help with weight management. Before deciding to choose stomach banding for weight loss, most people want to know about the operation and the recovery process.

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Dietary Changes after Weight Loss Surgery

Posted: Oct 08 in Gastric Band Blog by

After you undergo surgery for weight loss management, the amount of food you can eat at one time is severely limited. Therefore, eating foods rich in nutrition is more important than ever. Due to the drastically decreased size of your stomach, it is essential that you not waste that precious space by filling it with nutritionally useless foods, and instead focus on nourishing, life giving whole foods like meat, fish, vegetables and fruit. Maintaining good nutrition will help you to be successful in meeting your weight loss goals following a lap band procedure.

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Diets vs. Lifestyle Changes

Posted: Aug 30 in Gastric Band Blog by

Going on a “diet” to lose weight has been a popular tool for years. Although diets can help people lose weight quickly, they often fail at keeping weight off long term. On the other hand, lifestyle changes incorporated in conjunction with weight control surgery, such as the Lap Band procedure in Columbus, help people maintain long-term weight loss while improving their health.

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Relationship between Obesity, Poor Health, and Business Travel

Posted: Apr 07 in Gastric Band Blog by

Do you travel for business for two weeks or longer a month? If so, you may have a higher body mass index (BMI) than those who travel less. Researchers from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University report that a higher BMI and inferior self-rated health are culprits of extensive business travel. If you travel for work and are considering weight loss surgery like Lap Band surgery, take note of this study.

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Lower Your Risk of Regaining Weight

Posted: Jan 11 in Gastric Band Blog by

One of the biggest concerns after weight loss surgery is how to keep from gaining back the weight that you have lost. Many weight loss patients only follow up with their medical practitioners for two years after surgery. This can be problematic because sometimes people develop health problems that are associated with weight loss surgery only several years after the procedure. As weight loss surgery becomes more common, doctors are realizing the need for long term patient plans to help keep weight off. Follow-up care is essential in order to decide on the right path for patients after bariatric surgery.

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Keep Your New Year’s Weight Loss Goals on Track All Year Long

Posted: Dec 20 in Gastric Band Blog by

Many people choose losing weight as their number one New Year’s resolution. However, six months into the New Year, only about 44% of people are still achieving success with their weight loss goals. On a positive note, those that “declared their resolutions, had 10 times the success rate in terms their goals compared to those who didn’t, according to a recent study. Let’s take a look at some tips that we think will help you stay on track with your New Years weight loss goals.

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Conquering Diabetes with Bariatric Surgery

Posted: Nov 09 in Gastric Band Blog by

Patients with Type 2 diabetes, often associated with obesity, benefit from bariatric surgery according to a resent study conducted by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Weight loss surgery can speed success in achieving optimal weight and at the same time lessen the severity of Type 2 diabetes. This results in both better health for the patient and savings in medical expenses.

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How Can You Avoid “Cheating” after Weight Loss Surgery?

Posted: Aug 17 in Gastric Band Blog by

In order to lose weight after weight loss surgery and keep it off for years, it may be necessary for you to reevaluate your relationship with food. Weight loss surgery can help curb your physical appetite and allow you to feel full on smaller portions, but most people don’t gain weight because they have an extraordinarily large appetite. For many people, the struggle with obesity occurs, in part, because of the reasons we eat that having nothing to do with physical hunger.

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Maintaining a Healthy Weight

Posted: May 19 in Gastric Band Blog by

After working hard and making significant lifestyle changes, you’ve reached your weight loss goals. Congratulations! Now what?

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