Weight Loss Tips | Jacksonville Weight Loss Center

Horns are honking all around as cars nudge forward one foot each minute. The rising sun is bright in your eyes as you stress over all the things you need to get done at work today, but the office is still 20 minutes away. Meanwhile, the guy on his cellphone in the next lane over cuts you off without signaling, causing you to miss your exit and spill hot coffee all over your new work pants. [Read more]

With the rise in popularity of tough love reality TV shows like The Biggest Loser, a lot of Lap Band patients have the mantra ‘no pain, no gain’ stuck in their head. There are a number of misperceptions that are stuck in a lot of peoples’ heads when it comes to working out, and this is especially true for women. [Read more]

After having Lap Band surgery, it is important to get in exercise every day. The problem is that for many people a busy schedule doesn’t automatically change after bariatric surgery. Getting creative with your workout plans is one way to fit in time for fitness on days that you would otherwise be left without a workout. [Read more]

Excess weight can have a drastic effect on the body physically, and many people who struggle with obesity are very aware of the different health conditions being overweight put them at risk for. However, many people underestimate the effect obesity has on their mental health. In addition to prompting severe anxiety and depression, obesity can actually cause mental decline. Particularly, obesity can have a negative impact on a person’s cognitive function and memory. [Read more]

For older adults suffering from type-2 diabetes, mobility is often a serious issue. In fact, diabetics are twice as likely to experience problems with mobility, which makes maintaining a healthy weight level as you age extremely difficult, but no less important. A recent study found that losing just one percent of your excess weight and increasing your physical activity level by another one percent can reduce the risk of mobility problems by nearly 10 percent. [Read more]

Having experienced the difficulties associated with being obese, it is important for people who have had a sleeve gastrectomy or gastric band to make sure they are making an extra effort to seek out healthy food stores if they aren’t readily accessible to their neighborhoods. Large cities such as Jacksonville are extremely spread out, leaving some residents in certain communities to travel long distances in order to buy fresh dairy products, meats and vegetables. [Read more]

For a small percentage of people, a first attempt at weight loss surgery is not enough to keep the weight off long-term. Once you begin to gain weight following any weight loss procedure, whether it is a sleeve gastrectomy, or gastric bypass or Lap Band, it is important to get in touch with your weight loss surgeon to develop new strategies that will help you get back on track towards meeting your weight loss goals. [Read more]

Envision a friend that is up for anything. The person that is ready to jump out of a plane at a moment’s notice and always up for ordering the most exotic thing off of any menu while you are out for dinner. What about the friend that is always running five (or twenty-five) minutes late before showing up in a frantic mess, or the friend who is constantly smiling, even when you know something isn’t quite right? [Read more]

There is a lot of talk right now about the impact of sugar on our health. While sugar has previously been recognized as a high-calorie sweetener that can lead to serious health concerns such as obesity and type-2 diabetes, new research has linked sugar to a plethora of other health conditions as well. This is leaving one question on the minds of many people—is sugar addictive? [Read more]

New research is available that is changing the way that people think about diabetes. Diabetes has often been thought of as a disease that can be managed with a healthy diet and lifestyle, but scientists have discovered that weight loss surgeries, such as the sleeve gastrectomy in North Florida, have a large effect on the disease. It appears that there is a strong correlation between weight loss surgeries and a lessening of diabetes within the body. In some instances diabetes has completely disappeared within a few days of having the surgery. [Read more]