Tag: Bariatric Surgery Lifestyle
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Getting Active One Day at a Time
Next to adopting a new diet, the second biggest change you’ll make after Lap Band surgery is engaging in daily exercise. If you were not regularly active prior to Lap Band surgery, it’s important to remain realistic. Starting a new workout routine can be mentally and physically challenging—it’s easier to cope with this big change…
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When You Need a Helping Hand
Even on the peaks of the highest mountains and the floors of the deepest oceans, few of us are ever alone. Though many of us pride ourselves on our individuality and self-reliance, we humans are inherently social creatures—regardless of our confidence, competence or resolve, we all occasionally need a helping hand.
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A Weight Loss Walk on the Wild Side
After Lap Band surgery, one of the very best exercises you can engage in is walking. Easy on the joints and perfect for slowly building up aerobic stamina, walking is one activity that can be done by just about anyone, anywhere, at any time.
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A Healthy Way of Thinking
After Lap Band surgery, it’s up to you to change what and how you eat, as well as the way you think about eating. Transitioning from what may have been an anything-goes attitude towards diet into a strict mindset regarding food after gastric band surgery is challenging. One of the first steps you’ll take along…
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Adding People to Your Support System
Once you’ve started to incorporate family and friends as a support system you may start to feel more confident that you can tackle the challenges posed by your weight loss journey. This can be a great feeling, but wouldn’t it feel even better to keep building on that support system; to create a weight loss…
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Tips to Stay Mindful as you Lose Weight
People choose to undergo weight loss surgery for many reasons, but the primary factor is almost always health-related. Though slimming down has other benefits, your weight loss surgeon in Macon has likely explained to you that a bigger waist size greatly increases your risk of developing troubling conditions like hypertension, type-2 diabetes and heart disease.
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Silencing Your Inner Critic for Weight Loss
When you face the abuse of your inner critic, it can be easy to forget that it is a part of you and, as such, can be controlled.
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Write It Down: How a food journal can help you lose weight
Exercise equipment, support groups, a carefully-planned menu—these can all be invaluable tools in every Macon Lap Band patient’s quest to lose weight. However, many weight loss patients may not be taking advantage of two other useful items that can be found in just about any home in America: pen and paper.
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Lap Band Healthy Habits on the Road
The closer you stick to your healthy diet and fitness routine while on vacation, the easier it will be for you to transition back into the swing of things once you return home.
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Tips to Ease into Exercise after LAP-BAND Surgery
Your weight loss surgery was only the first step in what will be an exciting and healthy journey to a more energetic and confident you. Part of creating a healthier mind and body for yourself after LAP-BAND surgery in Macon is engaging and maintaining a consistent exercise routine.