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A Look at What Foods I Eat on My Lap Band Diet

A lot of us who have had weight problems over the years have a love/hate relationship with food. We love all kinds of delicious foods, but we hate what eating too much of it does to us. When I got the Lap Band nine years ago, I was sick of what the food I enjoyed (too much) was doing to my health, and I was tired of constantly trying to lose the weight, keep it off…and failing.

Putting More Movement into Every Day with the Lap Band

Being active when you’re trying to lose weight doesn’t have to mean running a marathon, pumping iron or taking aerobics every day. Although, now that you are taking off the pounds with the Lap Band, it’s certainly possible those things may be in your future. But to get started, put on your fuzzy slippers.

What You Need to Know About Hypertension & Weight Loss Surgery

If you’re struggling with your weight, there’s a good chance you are at risk for or experiencing high blood pressure. One out of three American adults have hypertension, and more than two-thirds of adults in our country are overweight or obese. Think there might be some pretty big overlap in that group? You’d be right.

An Insider’s Look at Adjusting to Life with the Lap Band

If you’ve read my blog entries here at TrueResults.com before, then you know I lost 90 pounds with the Lap Band nine years ago. So I can tell you that it works. But I can also tell you something even better: what it’s really like.

Questions To Ask When Selecting a Doctor for Your Gastric Band Surgery

With so many Lap Band surgeons out there to choose from, it can be hard to select the right doctor for your gastric band surgery. You want someone qualified and experienced, but also someone who you like and feel confident about. But how do you narrow down your choices?

A Guide in 10 Simple Steps

If you’ve never exercised or it’s been a long time since you got up and moving, it can be really intimidating. And if you’re starting out significantly overweight, it can be even more challenging. You may get out of breath easily and find it hard to move around.

Intimidated? Scared?

There’s an old saying: “The first step is the hardest.”

So true, so true. And your Lap Band weight loss journey is no different.

It’s easy to decide to do something good for yourself. You can say it in your head: “I’m going to lose the weight.” See, wasn’t that easy? But actually doing it is a whole other matter. The desire may be there, but you may feel overwhelmed, unsure or even scared.

Or all of the above.

At True Results, we’ve seen thousands of individuals put an end to their weight loss struggle with the Lap Band. Now, the FDA has endorsed the Lap Band as a safe and effective way for millions of more people struggling with obesity to take the weight off – and keep it off.

If you’re thinking about having Lap Band surgery for weight loss, you’re bound to have a lot of questions. How does it work? How will it affect my life? How much does it cost?  These and many other questions are important to ask, and I encourage you to learn more. But for today’s purposes let’s get straight to the question that is foremost in everyone’s minds:

If you’re considering weight loss surgery, there are a lot of different types out there to sort through. You’ve probably heard of many of them -- Gastric Bypass, the Gastric Sleeve, the Sleeve Gastrectomy, the Gastric Band, Stomach Stapling, the Lap Band, Biliopancreatic Diversion and even the very French and very mysterious sounding Roux-en-Y.

How on earth do you sort all these out and figure out which one – if any – is right for you?