A Path to A New BeginningGetting started on anything new and life changing is challenging. A lot of fear may surface when we want to make important changes in our lives. Will we fail? Can we follow through? Will we be able to make it to goal? Once you start walking the path I can promise you this…you will never, EVER want to turn back. Put […]
Do you eat your breakfast while navigating morning traffic, snack in front of the T.V. or desktop dine in front of your computer? Most of us would have to plead guilty to at least one of the above. A study released in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that distracted eating could increase the amount you eat by an average of 10%. It may also make you eat up to 25% more at your next meal. You’re eating but you’re not reaping the benefits of satiety as you would after eating a meal mindfully.
Every fitness activity, such as walking or jogging, burns calories, but some burn more per minute than others. And the more intense the pace, regardless of the activity, the faster you’ll burn those calories. Finally, your burn rate is affected by your weight — the more you weigh, the more you’ll burn in the same amount of time. Here are popular fitness activity choices and the average amount of time it takes a person weighing 150 pounds to burn 150 calories.
Your body after Lap Band Surgery and eating a low carb. diet is like a well-oiled machine. The weight starts falling off and your body is running like a sports car—but what happens if that car stalls? For some reason, every once in awhile your weight loss seems to slow or stall. And that is frustrating, especially if your weight loss goal is closer than it has ever been, but now you have hit your very first plateau?
Staying motivated can be tough under the best circumstances. So what happens to your healthy eating and exercise goals when the chips are down? Often, they get pushed aside and bad habits sneak back into the daily routine. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 27, 2014
We have received reports recently from many of our Canadian patients that the Government may be willing to reimburse the cost of Lap Band Surgery for those patients on a 3 to 4 year waiting list in Canada. Often for Canadian patients seeking Lap Band Surgery, the wait can be even longer (Please See Estimated Waiting Time by Province). […]
It’s no secret that taking a months-long hiatus from the gym or indulging in dessert night after night can cause pounds to creep on. But many other less obvious things — from what time you go to sleep to how often you multitask — can impact your weight too. New science says that your bedtime, your work agenda, and even the temperature of your house may be to blame. You may be thinking you are doing everything right for weight loss, but habits that you’ve never even thought of may be unwittingly sabotaging your efforts. Pay attention to these shockingly sneaky weight-loss saboteurs.
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:
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