Lap band too tight?

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(This is a guest post by Dr. Rachael Keilin a Lap Band surgeon in Texarkana, TX.)
There are a great many memorable quotes from that great paragon of southern female friendship, “Steel Magnolias”. But my favorite was said by Clairee, when viewing the mayor’s wife in her new dress from the back: “It looks like [...]

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Getting pregnant with the Lap Band

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(This is a guest post by Dr. Rachael Keilin, a Texarkana, TX Lap Band doctor .)
Today was a particularly fun day in my office. A patient who is 3 years out from having her band came in with her two week old son to get an adjustment. The baby had tons of hair [...]

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Changing your eating habits with the Lap Band

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Every Lap Band surgeon will tell you that to best lose weight after your Lap Band surgery, you need to change your eating habits.
You’ve developed habits over the course of your life that have led to poor eating behavior and the gastric band procedure will help you change those habits, but you have to make [...]

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How your Lap Band slows down solid food

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It is important to think about your Lap Band and visualize what it is doing as you are eating your meals. A great piece of advice is to think about your Lap Band as being like an hourglass.
Just like an hourglass slows down what goes through it, the gastric band slows down the food [...]

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Peanut butter and weight loss

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Many bariatric physicians are surprised to find how many of their patients eat a lot of peanut butter and say that they do it for “protein.” It is true that peanut butter has protein however that is not the whole story. Tastes fabulous, makes great cookies, but as a protein source? So-so [...]

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When do I stop eating?

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There are so many important tips and techniques to help people who have had Lap Band surgery achieve their ideal weight loss. But one item that comes to mind over and over again, is the issue of portion control.
We see too many patients expect the Lap Band to stop them from eating. They [...]

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Is my Lap Band too tight or too loose?

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Many of my patients are confused about their Lap Band adjustment. They come in for their routine checkup and just aren’t sure where they stand. They don’t know if they are too tight, too loose, or just right. For me, one key thing to check, is to see if they are struggling. [...]

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