4 Ways to Manage Your Weight Loss Post Lap band Surgery
By PSAuthority on Jan 31, 2009 in Health and Fitness
Since you have completed Adjustable Gastric Lap-Band Surgery you need to manage weight loss the best way you can. By incorporating a few important features into your eating habits, you can achieve your desired weight and maintain that weight as long as you believe you can.
Immediately Following the Surgery
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One. For about a week following the surgery you will be on a liquid diet of clear juice, gelatin and broth.
Two. The next couple of weeks you will only have pureed food and protein based shakes. This will give your system time to adjust to the change and it eliminates the potential of band slippage that could cause additional surgery.
And Third… Incorporate a new exercise routine like water therapy or spinning.
One Month and Two Weeks after Surgery Then start to add meats like ground turkey chicken and veal. Avoid things such as steak, hamburgers, or pork chops as they are not easy to process.
Two. Shredding vegetables and salads in a food processor is what should be the consistency of your diet. You can consume any vegetable with the exception of those with a lot of starch or seeds.
And Third… Avoid breads and potatoes.
Number Four. At this time protein is very important, and you should be getting 50-60 grams of it per day.
5. Take small bites and eat slowly. The capacity of your stomach is only around 4 to 6 ounces per meal, this must be remembered.
6. Keep on your plan for exercising and increase the amount of time that your workout.
Two to Three Months After Surgery and Beyond
1. Begin to think about food differently. Eat to live not live to eat.
Two. Allow for half an hour to 45 minutes per meal. Eat thrice a day. Focus on the taste and savor each bite noticing the flavor, texture and consistency.
And Third… You should chew properly and count the number of chews every bite.
Number Four. When you get a full feeling or you feel pressure in your abdomen you need to stop eating.
5. Only take solid foods at your three meals.
6. Drink four to six cups of liquids per day between meals and drink slowly.
Where is the paragraph? Cutting down on drinks with high caloric content such as milk shakes, alcoholic beverages, and carbonated liquids.
8 Workout on routine basis. It should be done for 45 minutes a day, for a total of 3 or 4 days a week.
Lifetime Daily Eating Routine
1. You must be sure to include all of the basic food groups in those meals.
Two. If you are interested in keeping a healthy level of protein to refresh body cells try eating foods like skim milk, cheese, and yogurt.
And Third… To ward off the risk of infection, be sure that your diet contains enough iron and protein such as is found in fish, chicken and lean meat.
Number Four. If you want to gain vitamins and minerals for the purpose of keeping your body regular, fruits and vegetables along with their juice will help.
5. Add carbohydrates, vitamin B and other minerals that are found in grains such as rice, corn cereal, rice noodles and macaroni to your diet.
6. Continue to exercise. It’s just like eating, you need to do it.
Keeping an impartial eating habit which comprises these food groups with an exercise plan will uphold your weight and will reduce some of the strain and worry that is a routine matter. Moderation in eating and understanding what your body is capable of after Lap-Band Surgery, are important tools in managing your weight. You can do it, if you believe you can.
