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Monthly Archives: August 2011
How to Prevent Overeating
Here are our best tips for avoiding overeating, banishing binges and escaping from emotional eating. Here’s How: Drink a glass or ice cold water as soon as you sit down for your meal. Or, enjoy a bowl of broth-based soup … Continue reading
Posted in Diet, Nutrition and Cooking, Support, Weight Loss
Tagged goals, overeating, self image, weight loss
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Curry Spiced Chicken Salad – FAST
This is on my list of ’30 fast & delicious things to do with a $6 rotisserie chicken’! I love a bed of baby greens with a scoop of chicken salad for a fast family supper. One rotisserie chicken provides … Continue reading
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Nutrition Tips After Bariatric Surgery
The weight loss battle has new weapons that have shown some positive results. Bariatric surgery can help obese people reduce their body weight to healthier levels by making the size of their stomachs smaller. When all else has failed, bariatric … Continue reading
Posted in Aftercare, Bariatric Surgery, Nutrition and Cooking, Weight Loss
Tagged bariatric surgery, nutrition, post op, surgery
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Exercise after Weight Loss Surgery
When it comes to exercise after weight loss surgery, the first rule of thumb is: start slow. You didn’t gain all the excess weight overnight, and you won’t lose it overnight, either. Fortunately, with bariatric surgery, you will lose more weight … Continue reading
Posted in Aftercare, Exercise, Support, Weight Loss
Tagged exercise, goals, motivation, surgery, weight loss
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Revealing the Benefits of Weight Loss Surgery
Just over a year ago, Patricia Miller, a Bristol wife and mother of two, tipped the scales at 270 pounds, but now she weighs less than half that, because of weight loss surgery. The weight built up over the years … Continue reading
Posted in Bariatric Surgery, In The News, Weight Loss
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Weight Loss Surgery Can Reverse Heart Damage
The results of a new study published in the February 8th issue of Journal of the American College of Cardiology indicate that weight loss surgery can reverse heart damage caused by obesity. Obesity is associated with compromised heart function and several … Continue reading
Posted in Bariatric Surgery, Weight Loss
Tagged bariatric surgery, heart health, weight loss
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Watermelon Water – Agua de Sandia
I have always been fascinated by the fruit waters sold in the tiny open front shops that line the main streets in most Mexican towns. There is a lineup of large glass jars filled with gemstone colored liquids; the shopkeeper … Continue reading
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Tagged healthy eating, nutrition, recipes, weight loss
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Weight Loss Procedures- Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
The Roux en-Y Gastric Bypass has long been considered the “gold standard” for obesity surgery; all other procedures are compared to this when establishing their effectiveness. It is primarily a “restrictive” procedure with some, minimal, malabsorption of digested food. This … Continue reading
Weight Loss Procedures- Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding
LAPAROSCOPIC ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING (LAP-BAND® AND REALIZE ® BAND): Gastric Banding is a variation on the banded gastroplasty, in which the stomach is neither opened nor stapled—a band is placed around the outside of the upper stomach, and creates an … Continue reading
Crunchy Roasted Chickpeas
A crunchy, golden snack, brought to us by BE’s Michelle Rojo, that is filled with fiber-goodness and can be flavored any way YOU like it. Garlic powder, Jerk seasonings, Susan Maria’s Cancun Chili Mix…maybe even Splenda and cinnamon – you’re … Continue reading