1# Rule of banding – just because you can – doesn’t mean you should.
There is no band tight enough to keep ice cream or chips from going down. A Lapband controls the quantity – you still must control the quality. Actually – there isn’t a weight loss surgery that is infallible – all have good points and bad points. The Lapband and Sleeve are purely restrictive procedures, they will restrict the volume of your stomach and you are supposed to eat reasonably healthy. When I say reasonably – no one is perfect – we all have good days and bad days, the goal is to strive for 95% of your days to be good days. When you have a bad day don’t beat yourself up – just make a conscious choice to try harder the next day.
Eating healthy – there is no reason to have certain foods in your house -just as if you were an alcoholic or drug abuser you wouldn’t stock vodka or pot in case a family member wanted them – you simply wouldn’t allow them in the house. The same holds true for foods! Pringles are one of my trigger foods – they are not allowed in my house regardless of circumstances. If my sons want to OD on Pringles they need to do it in their homes, in their cars or at work and not in front of me because I will fall off my wagon. I don’t allow things like Cakesters, HoHos, Ding Dongs, crap that my grandkids would love but will give them the same weight issues I have – I am opting for better choices for them. Snacks of fresh berries, yogurt and granola, raw vegetables or lean meats.
How many of you have OD’d on carrots, celery, pineapple, spinach salad, broccoli, tuna, chicken? These are the foods that should be in your fridge and your chances of eating too many carrots or apples are slim at best, you will hork before you can eat so many that you will gain weight. Just like drugs – say NO to ice cream in your freezer, pizza, or foods that you know are trigger foods for you. Keep that white board on the side of your fridge and change the listing daily of what is available in there for you for snacks so when you are hungry or stressed – good choice ideas are right in front of you. For me, bad choices happen when I am hungry, tired or feeling vulnerable. I NEED this reminder of what is acceptable to grab and eat.
Learn your triggers, find your weak points and craft a plan to avoid being in circumstances that might allow you to make bad choices. Planning is so essential to effective weight control, success isn’t just luck – it is great planning, good execution of your plan and being able to examine your mistakes when you deviate from your plan and using creative thinking to keep yourself on track.
Success with weight loss surgery doesn’t just automatically happen, and it isn’t the easy way out. Success is the result of examining your life and habits without demeaning yourself and creating, crafting and executing a plan for success that you can live with.
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