Lap Band Doctors Advice

Losing weight “on your own.”

Today in clinic I saw a woman who was an interesting story. She started off weighing around 400 pounds. She lost about 80 pounds within her first year, but then got to the point where her LapBand was too tight. She stopped coming to her scheduled appointments in our clinic, and we didn’t see her [...]

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Do you have a plan for 2013?

Here we are in 2013. This time of year we always see a tremendous increase in resolutions. Many of our weight loss patients come in and say “It’s a New Year. I’m going to do better this year.” But like that saying taken from the Star Wars movies uttered by Yoda: [...]

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Boring weight loss is sustainable weight loss.

We live in an age of instant gratification. I did a Google search for the word “diet” just to see what ads would come up. Atkins Diet – Free Offer Lose up to 15 pounds in 2 weeks Sensa – Weight loss Diet Want to lose 30 lbs? Try [...]

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Holiday weight gain

As a weight loss surgeon this is my least favorite part of the year. Starting right after Thanksgiving, I see countless patients in the office who have stayed the same or gained weight since their last visit. And the reasoning is always the same: it’s too cold to go outside and exercise and there [...]

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Spicing up bland foods

What image do you see when you picture the word “diet”? Is it a giant bowl of icky tasting rabbit food or maybe a dry rice cracker? What if I told you that you could eat tasty, appetizing food that would help you lose weight without eating cardboard? Sometimes I’ll hear from [...]

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You have to be stupid to lose weight with the LapBand.

Here come’s the most politically incorrect post I have ever written. I’ve come to the conclusion that in order to lose weight with the Lap Band, you have to be stupid. What do I mean? You have to be stupid, suspend your beliefs and biases, and follow the plan your doctor gives [...]

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What is considered good weight loss for LapBand patients?

We recently ran a poll on our Facebook page in which we asked people to select a good range for weight loss for each month after LapBand surgery. We wrote that one should assume that a person starts off around 270 pounds, which is a typical pre-op weight. Here are the answers: [...]

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