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A Home Fit for Weight Loss Surgery

When it comes to sticking with healthy habits after weight loss surgery, your environment can have a big influence. Though we may not always notice it, our environment plays a big role in our behavior. After weight loss surgery, having a sanctuary that takes the stress out of choosing healthy options can be a great[...]
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Tapping the Well of Weight Loss Goals

How much weight do you hope to lose with Lap Band in Jacksonville? This is an important question and was likely addressed during your initial consultation with Dr. Cywes. Your goal weight is the finish line, the final destination that every step of your weight loss journey is leading towards.
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Building an Army of Support

Lap Band surgery prompts immediate lifestyle and dietary changes that force you to change the way you think about your health. Too much change all at once is hard to handle on your own. By building an army of support, you can create a network of friends, family members and others that will have your[...]
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Handling the Anticipation of Weight Loss

To the few people out there who have been bestowed with impeccable patience, congratulations! You are able to go through life calmly awaiting the good and bad in front of you without anxiety. For the rest of us, patience is a real problem. We get so caught up in the anticipation of a looming event[...]
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Stimulating Happiness

There are plenty of opportunities to increase your happiness after getting weight loss surgery like Lap Band. Florida is home to the happiest place on earth, and while Mickey and Minnie might be a few hours from Jacksonville there are plenty of opportunities right here to add more happiness to your life.
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Failure by Any Other Name: Success.

When asked about his failed attempts at creating a light bulb, Thomas Edison replied “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” This now famous quote is so insightful to the weight loss process. You’ve dieted, you’ve worked out, you’ve tried the latest fads and miracle products—none of them work. That[...]
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Three Reasons to Exercise Outside

After you’ve recovered from band surgery and are ready to start your weight loss exercise routine, you have an important decision to make: inside or outside? Though the stifling temperatures of July in Jacksonville can make it a hard choice, the sunshine and bright blue skies of summer still beckon us outdoors. We flock to[...]
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Unlocking your Inner Artist

Art has been a part of every major culture since the dawn of man, used as a means of expressing our deepest, most inexpressible feelings. From primitive cave paintings to elegant Renaissance perfection and the contemporary works of today, art has provided us with a way to convey that which cannot be put into words[...]
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You are Who You Hang With

Have you ever wondered if your body weight is in any way influenced by the people you surround yourself with? New research shows a person’s circle of friends can potentially influence his or her body weight. Specifically, the study revealed students were more likely to gain weight if they had friends who were heavier than[...]
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Keep Cool this Summer When Exercising in the Heat

Summer is almost here and the temperatures in Jacksonville are already beginning to reach record-breaking numbers. Exercising on a regular basis helps bariatric surgery patients stay in shape and on track with weight loss efforts. Unfortunately, exercising in the Florida heat can really make your workouts uncomfortable and ultimately inhibit your performance. Though many people[...]
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