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  • Ten Ways to "Sneak" Exercise Into Your Daily Routine
    After accounting for work and all of our daily chores and commitments, it can often feel that there is hardly any time to relax – let alone exercise However, amongst all of these daily activities lay opportunities for simple movements that burn calories and greatly assist weight loss
  • Walking For Weight Loss:Tips and Tricks to Burn More Calories
    After weight-loss surgery, your long-term success will be determined by your commitment to exercise and healthy eating While your diet will incorporate a wide variety of foods, nearly all of your exercise – regardless of your health – will begin with one simple activity: walking
  • Dispelling the Myths of LAP-BAND Surgery
    As LAP-BAND surgery represents a relatively new procedure in comparison to gastric bypass which has been performed for more than 30 years, there are some misconceptions about the safety and success rates of this surgery While the LAP-BAND procedure will not be right for all patients, the surgery can provide its patients a remarkable number of benefits
  • Establishing New Lifelong Eating Habits After LAP-BAND Surgery
    While LAP-BAND surgery is the first step on the journey towards weight loss and healthy living, there are many dietary guidelines that patients need to follow to ensure long-term success During the first few weeks after surgery, patients will be limited to clear liquids and soft foods
  • Healthy Cooking Tips
    More and more, Americans are avoiding the kitchen and relying on the convenient yet fattening fare offered at fast food restaurants and other national chains While most people are aware that cooking at home is an effective way to save money, many of us ignore the fact that preparing our own meals can be beneficial to our health, as well
  • How Keeping a Food Diary Can Help on the Weight Loss Journey
    Keeping track of the calories in everything we eat – not to mention how those calories affect our health – can be incredibly difficult One of the easiest ways to make sense of eating habits and promote long-term weight loss is through the development of a consistent – and honest – food diary
  • What Causes Obesity?
    In the simplest sense, weight gain and obesity result from an imbalance of calories and energy over time However, there are many more factors that contribute to obesity than simply consuming more calories than are burned
  • Are You A Candidate For Weight-Loss Surgery?
    In recent years, weight-loss surgery has emerged as an incredibly effective tool in helping patients manage obesity and make healthy lifestyle choices However, weight-loss surgery is not for everyone, so you should understand the key factors used to determine if you are a good candidate for weight-loss surgery, like the LAP-BAND System
  • Good Fat vs. Bad Fat
    Many people believe that all fats and cholesterols should always be avoided However, studies have shown that there are fats and cholesterols that can reduce your risk of heart disease and potentially improve your overall health
  • Common Health Risks Associated With Obesity
    Obesity is not only a dangerous health condition - it creates and complicates many additional health problems for its sufferers As a result, obese individuals (those with a body mass index above 30) have a 50-100% greater risk of premature death compared to individuals with a healthy body weight
  • How Effective Is Weight Loss Surgery?
    For severely overweight individuals that have failed to see results from diet and exercise alone, weight-loss surgery has become the safest and most effective means of achieving significant weight loss In fact, studies have shown that with diet and exercise alone, nearly 95% of obese patients will gain all the lost weight back within 5 years
  • Will Insurance Pay For Weight Loss Surgery?
    If you are considering weight-loss surgery, you have probably spent some time wondering if your insurance will cover the procedure Generally speaking, most insurance companies have come to understand the importance of fighting obesity
  • How To Make The Most Out Of Low-impact Exercise
    By adding physical activity to your daily routine, low-impact exercise can be one of the most effective ways to begin a long-term weight loss commitment The benefit of low-impact exercise lies in the fact that you don’t need to engage in overly stressful activities to experience the benefits of regular exercise
  • What Is The Difference Between Lap-Band Surgery And Gastric Bypass?
    In the last decade, a number of medical advancements have made the surgical treatment of obesity safer and less invasive One of the most exciting developments in 1993 was the introduction of the LAP-BAND System, an inflatable ring implanted around the stomach that reduces one’s appetite and facilitates weight loss by eating less food
  • Tips To Control Portion Size
    One of the biggest challenges for those trying to eat healthy and lose weight is the ability to control potion sizes While you should certainly try to eat healthy foods when trying to lose weight, the amount of food you eat and the way it is consumed typically plays a greater role in weight loss than the food itself
  • Holiday Survival Guide: Eating Healthy Amid The Festivities
    As exciting as the holiday season is, there are many factors that can cause stress for those hoping to lose weight or maintain healthy eating habits As a LAP-BAND patient, you need to practice the same healthy eating during the holiday season that you’ve included in your daily routine
  • What To Look For In An Outpatient Bariatric Surgery Center
    If you are trying to lose weight, there are many factors that can affect the completion of your goals Specific diets, different exercise regimens and the ability to remain committed to lifestyle changes all play a role in your weight loss success
  • Mind Over Matter: How Your Attitude May Affect Your Weight Loss
    Though diet and exercise are certainly important factors in any weight loss plan, a positive attitude is what makes such lifestyle changes possible As evidence that one’s mental state is just as important as physical activity when trying to lose weight, many people have already found that it is much harder to make the lifestyle changes required for weight loss if you don’t believe those changes can happen
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