LAP-BAND | Jacksonville Weight Loss Center

Help Yourself Say No

Posted: Jan 25 in Weight Loss Tips by

Visiting your lap band surgeons in Jacksonville and having weight loss surgery can be the first step toward turning into the person you want to become. However, keep in mind that not only a change in your weight but also a change in your attitude may be necessary. Many overweight individuals develop coping methods, such as being very aggressive, being a doormat or making jokes about their weight.

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Losing Weight Can Fight Gum Disease

Posted: Jan 11 in Weight Loss Tips by

Being overweight or obese can cause a wide variety of health conditions, many of which one may not automatically connect to their excess weight. However, undergoing bariatric surgery such as the Lap Band procedure in Jacksonville can help relieve many of these health burdens, including gum disease.

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Tips for Decluttering your Life

Posted: Jan 04 in Weight Loss Tips by

If you are considering band surgery in Jacksonville, then chances are you are ready to make long-term lifestyle changes for the better. Decluttering your life can literally change your life for better in more than one way. Many people that are pursuing weight loss goals will actually start to remove the clutter because being more organized helps them gain more control over their lives as well as their weight. Take control of every area of your life by following these simple tips to declutter your life as you lose weight.

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George: LAP-BAND Success

Posted: Dec 30 in Success Stories by

I have battled with my weight all my life, and in March 2010 I reached an all-time high of 335 pounds. I had heard about gastric surgery and explored my options. An RN in Gainesville referred me to Dr. Cywes and I attended a seminar. I signed up for the process and my lap-band was installed in July 2010. Since then I have lost 105 pounds and my goal of 195 pounds is in sight.

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Karen: LAP-BAND Success

Posted: Dec 06 in Success Stories by

I can truly say that I have, or should I say that I did have a weight problem all of my life. I can remember being teased as a child about being bigger than the other children, this continued through high school and throughout college. During my college years, I was introduced to prescription weight loss drugs that helped me to lose a large amount of weight. Needless to say, the weight returned. After marriage and three sons my weight ballooned to 355.5 pounds. I tried everything, every weight loss program I could find, only to lose no more than 50 pounds. You name it I’ve tried it.

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Francis: LAP-BAND Success

Posted: Nov 01 in Success Stories by

I’m a married mother of three that has battled with her weight for over 19 years. As a teenager I was fit and trim. When I got pregnant with my first child I gained 85lbs with that pregnancy and the weight never seemed to come off after that. With every new pregnancy I gained more weight and by baby number 3 my weight just kept climbing.

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Judy: LAP-BAND Success

Posted: Sep 30 in Success Stories by

In August 2010 I looked at myself and said I want to live! I have not been over weight all my life, only for about 18 years or so. I’m an Air Force Veteran but after I got out I started to gain weight. It was a slow process I guess. At first I was over 200 lbs…then 250…then, due to my volume eating and eating the wrong things, I got to 344—my all-time heaviest. I didn’t really see myself as that large and heavy and life went on for a while. Then things changed, my life was going by and I wanted to be in my life!

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Gail – Miss September: LAP-BAND Success

Posted: Sep 07 in Success Stories by

My journey begins May of 2009. I work as a Police Dispatcher and got really sick at work one night. I could not breathe. It scared some of my colleagues. They took me over to Fire Station 16 to get checked out by the paramedics. Long story short, my parents came to pick me up, and we ended up at the ER. Tests were done, but they could not seem to find a problem. They sent me home with an inhaler.

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Mike Huckabee on Obesity Surgery and the Lap-Band Procedure

Posted: Aug 22 in Weight Loss Tips by

Former Presidential candidate and Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee spoke recently on the issues of obesity at an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery reception. Huckabee opened his speech taking about the state of healthcare in this country. He claims the country is in a health crisis, citing obesity as an issue.

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Lap Band Will Pay for Itself!

Posted: Jul 27 in Weight Loss Tips by

One of the factors that must be considered when investigating weight loss surgery is its cost. The lap band procedure can cost as much as $16,000 or more. How much of this cost is out of pocket will depend on insurance coverage and other factors. But, the good news is that lap band surgery can pay for itself in as little as two years.

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