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Ways To Get Motivated For Fitness After Weight Loss Surgery

Your surgeon told you that you need to start an exercise regimen after weight loss surgery. You know that exercising regularly will help you see weight loss results more quickly. You’ve heard that working out is a great way to boost your mood. So why do you still have a hard time getting motivated to exercise every day?

Obesity Increases Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in People Over 50

The importance of maintaining a healthy weight continues to be important even as we age. In fact, obesity in adults age 50 or older may be even more likely to cause type 2 diabetes. However, recent research indicates that there may be a point when this risk begins to decline.

Why You Want to Snack Even After Weight Loss Surgery

Will you have to battle hunger and cravings for sweets even after weight loss surgery? Possibly. But understanding what causes these desires to eat when you should be physically full can help you stay on track with your weight loss goals.

How Much Does Your Parents’ Weight Affect Yours?

Is obesity passed on from parent to child? Research shows that having overweight parents can dramatically increase your risk of becoming overweight. But are you doomed by your genes? Not exactly.

Health Risks For Obese Children

It’s well known that obesity can lead to health complications in adults, but it can also have negative consequences for younger generations. Recent studies show that obese children are more likely to suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) than children who are not overweight or obese.

Are you at risk for obesity-related health problems?

Although most of the marketing material for diet programs is focused on the cosmetic benefits of losing weight, one of the most important reasons to lose weight may be improving your health. Being overweight or obese can significantly increase your risk for serious health problems.

Jen: LAP-BAND Surgery

Jen lost 172 pounds in three years with the Lap Band. She talks with Dr. Erbella about her LAP-BAND and some of the changes it has made in her life.

Tips For Long-Term Weight Loss

When you have weight loss surgery, you aren’t looking to lose weight for a little while. If you make the commitment to have LAP-BAND surgery, you’re probably ready to lose weight and—most importantly—keep the weight off permanently. These tips can help you achieve long-term weight loss success.

5 Minutes of Biking Daily Can Prevent Weight Gain

Whether you’re obese, overweight, or of a healthy weight, you can avoid gaining weight with minimal increases in your daily physical activity, specifially biking or walking briskly. A new study found that even as little as five minutes more of biking each day helped women of any weight to maintain and control their weight. Walking briskly, at a pace of at least 3 mph, was equally as effective.

Build Your Diet For Weight Loss Success

One of the reasons that diets fail so frequently is because the dieter focuses completely on foods that he or she does not enjoy, making it easier to backslide or cheat. However, by trying healthier alternatives to the foods you love, you’ll experience more long-term diet success and improve your chances of achieving your weight loss goal.

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Bariatric surgeons, Jose Erbella MD. and Gary M. Bunch, MD., perform LAP-Band weight loss surgery and GERD related surgeries in Bradenton, Tampa, St Petersburg, Sarasota, Naples and Florida Gulf Coast