Remember a couple of months ago when I sent you some before-and-after pictures via Facebook? You said you’d like to use those for the Kuri website if I was willing and I said I’d be delighted, but allow me to knock off a few more. I’ve lost about ten more (averaging about a pound a week). I’m ready to make good on my word if you’d […]
I was banded on Nov.13th 2013 by Dr.Kuri. Two weeks after returning from Mexico I found out I was pregnant so my concentration on my weight loss was at a halt. I was concentrating on healing and just staying healthy. January 10th I unfortunately had a miscarriage but I had dropped 16lbs up to that point. My mind still was not on my weight loss for […]
It may seem that your final 10 pounds are taking especially long to shed as you develop dieter's impatience. But by sticking to your plan to lose weight, plus using a few extra tips, you will succeed.
Mindful eating can help you see food in a new way. When food is no longer the enemy, you can observe your thoughts, feelings, actions and results without judgement, guilt or shame. This is a list of 40 Mindful Eating Mantras. Mantras are statements that you repeat to yourself to keep your mind pointed in a helpful direction.
One of the advantages of the Lap Band is the ability to adjust the band as weight loss continues or circumstances in our life changes. The ability to know when an adjustment is needed is a skill that can take some trial and error to master. Keeping a band too tight can reduce the effectiveness of the band and may lead to complications and possible loss of your Lap Band. We recommend that patients do a quarterly self assessment to make sure their band is adjusted properly.
a healthy diet does wonders for our mind and body. It should be simple, right? All you need to do is eat some vegetables and fruit, maybe throw in some greens and voilà, you’re a healthy human being. Not quite. The problem typically comes from our tendency to deviate from our healthy diets and downward spiral into fast food oblivion. Oftentimes, our healthy weekly meal plans go by the wayside as the week progresses. This can happen for a number of reasons, but you shouldn’t quit because you’ve cheated or lost momentum. Your old habits of junk food and convenience food may not disappear immediately, but with some tenacity and clever planning you’ll be able to re-route your meals into the proper direction. Here are some good tips to help you along the way:
A visual reminder can be a powerful tool...
Believe You Can Do It And You Will When you believe you can you're half way there. The voice in your head that says you can't do it is a liar. You've got to say, "if I keep working at this, and want it badly enough, I can have it. That is Perseverance.
I was banded on March 03, 2006. My weight was 225, the highest I had ever been. I had struggled with my weight for over 20 years. I was so terrified that I would just keep gaining and gaining. If I had not had the […]
A food-lover's guide to ordering smarter at your favorite restaurant.
Are you guilty of one (or several) of these sneaky weight loss culprits? Learn how to break these common bad eating habits – for good, and establish healthy ones to take their place.
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