Tag: Eating After Bariatric Surgery
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Staying Hydrated for Weight Loss
Whether you live in Macon, Atlanta or Albany, your bariatric surgeon has provided you with lifestyle strategies and healthy habits that can boost your efforts to improve your health. These strategies include exercising regularly and eating smaller portion sizes.
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Cook Quicker after Bariatric Surgery
Time is something we all feel short on, but it can become especially scarce after having bariatric surgery in Albany or Macon. As you work hard to balance your normal responsibilities with the added challenges of your new healthy habits, you may be wondering where you’ll find the time to get everything done. After all,…
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Disaster-Free Dining
Eating out is an inevitable part of most of our lives. Because of this, it’s important to learn how to handle the pressures and temptations of dining out while staying true to your LAP-BAND diet.
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Welcome Fall with Delicious Superfoods
After getting a Lap Band, Macon becomes a challenging place to follow a nutritious diet and resist former treats. This is especially true as the fall season settles in. Cinnamon, pumpkin and all sorts of holiday favorites are beginning to line the aisles at grocery stores, and that can be difficult on someone adjusting to…
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This Summer, Eat Local
Summertime is nearly here, which means your favorite locally-grown summer foods are cropping up as well. Though modern supermarkets make it possible to find just about anything year-round, eating local is one great way to keep focused on a healthier lifestyle after surgery for weight loss. Here are a few reasons why buying local may…
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Lap Band Patients Have to Drink Smart, Too
Drinking beverages that are high in sugar content and calories with little nutritional value will only diminish your rate of weight loss. To stay on track with your weight loss efforts, there are certain beverages you should steer clear of.
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Beware of Deceptive Labeling
As a Lap Band patient you understand how hard it can be to navigate a healthy diet. The rules are complicated enough without someone throwing curve balls at you. While food companies may not be maliciously trying to destroy your dieting efforts, they are hoping that you will crack just enough to buy their box…
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The Vegan Debate
Protein is crucial after bariatric surgery, which makes a vegan diet plan difficult for Lap Band patients. While you can get protein through plants, you will need to eat more if it in order to get the right amount which can be difficult after Lap Band surgery.
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Gross Things Found in Processed Foods
Wood pulp, Castoreum and Ammonium Sulfate—do you know what all three of these have in common, besides sounding like common household cleaning agents? These three ingredients aren’t going to be found in your garage or even your cleaning supply cabinet, but are more likely to show up in your pantry or refrigerator. That’s right, these…
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Ten Tips for surrounding yourself with a Healthy Food Environment
It is our responsibility to foster a healthy nutritional environment in the home, especially after having weight reduction surgeries in Columbus.