Posted by Dr. Rachael Keilin a Texas based weight loss physician. In the heart of every weight loss surgeon lurks a special dream. We want all of our patients to lose weight, be healthier and be happy. Luckily our patients, by and large, have the same dream. But somewhere between the dreaming and the reality [...]
Written by Dr. Ron Hekier Texas LapBand surgeon As the parent of two wonderful daughters, ages 9 and 7 years old, I can tell you that much of my life is spent thinking about how to ensure they grow up under the best circumstances possible to ensure their health, happiness, and success. Being a weight [...]
Written by Dr. Ron Hekier Texas LapBand surgeon Being in the weight loss field for most of my professional career has taught me several things. One of the most important is that success with weight loss comes with changes in food intake. (I hate the word ‘diet’.) This requires adding healthy foods that can substitute [...]
Written by Dr. Ron Hekier Texas Weight Loss surgeon Let’s face it. Essentially all diets fail. There has never been a diet program that has been shown to be effective for a majority of its participants in getting those who are seriously overweight to successfully lose their weight, and to keep it off. There are [...]
Written by Dr. Ron Hekier Texas Weight Loss surgeon You know the phrase, you are what you eat? Well, many of us aren’t aware of what we eat. Yesterday, on our Facebook page, LapBand Doctors, we posted a question: What are the two foods you eat most often? We got a variety of responses and [...]
Posted by Dr. Ron Hekier Texas Weight Loss surgeon On our Facebook page : Facebook Lap Band Doctors we recently posted a question. Here is an example of a frozen dinner meal, this one by Healthy Choice. We wrote that we think this type of meal can sabotage weight loss and we included the nutritional [...]
Question: My doctor says I need to eat more protein, but I’m a vegetarian and I won’t eat meat. What are good sources of protein besides meat? Brooklyn, NY Answer from Dr. Rachael Keilin, LapBand doctor in Texas: That’s an excellent question, especially since many lap band patients have trouble with dry meats, like chicken [...]
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