For those with serious weight problems, shedding the pounds may feel impossible. However, there are clever, low-risk procedures that can help you shed weight and keep it off with steady, gradual losses. Lap-Bands are a surgically applied weight-loss tool that regulates the amount of food that enters your stomach. Lap-Bands are saline-filled balloons placed around
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Losing a significant amount of weight is a great achievement. But now that you’ve lost the weight, you need to shift your strategy to make it last. Maintaining weight loss requires a different approach than losing weight because the food is no longer the main focus. Here are a few things you can do to
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You probably know that the number of obese children and teens has risen in the United States over the past two decades. Obesity in children and youth can lead to heart disease caused by high cholesterol or high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, asthma and sleep apnea. In addition, obese adolescents are often targets of
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If you’ve just undergone a medical weight loss surgery, then you probably know that the hard work is just beginning. After medical weight loss, it is crucial for you to make serious lifestyle changes in order to stay healthy, maintain the weight loss and promote further weight loss. Here is a list of essential tips
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As you take steps towards a healthy lifestyle after medical weight loss, protein will become your best friend. It burns calories, satiates the appetite and reduces cravings. Here are six examples of healthy protein you should add to your diet after weight loss surgery: Whole eggs are high in proteins, healthy fats and can make
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Americans have a sugar problem. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that on average, people in some western countries consume over 500 calories of sugar per day. Many of us struggle with a sugar addiction because sugar is added to so many of our foods in The United States, even those that are marketed
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With tears in her eyes, she said to me, “I just can’t do it. I can’t fail again.” It’s natural to believe that after we have been successful in losing weight, but have put the weight back on again, that we have failed. This is not the case. Weight maintenance is far more difficult than
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