Think hard before agreeing to gastric surgery!!

Thinking about gastric surgery or Lap Band? Drastic move....and remember these important facts: Though gastric surgery or other such invasive surgical techniques DO work in terms of helping you to lose weight QUICKLY, after a short period of time, your appetite returns, you start putting weight back on and you are in the same spot you were before the surgery. Learning to control your behavior through Thought Behavior Modification™ and stress management is KEY to success - with or without surgery. Ask me more about my Thought Behavior Modification™ theory.

Allow yourself to enjoy not being "stuffed"

Always plan ahead and eat 5 small, healthy, low fat, low calorie meals per day.  Keep those engines burning -  don't allow yourself to go long periods of time without eating.  Once the hunger monster comes alive, its too late.  When eating 5 small, healthy, low fat, low calorie meals per day, you should never feel "stuffed" and you may experience some feelings of emptiness in your stomach.  You may even hear your stomach growl -  THAT'S OK......let it growl !  Imagine your body is a lion searching for food (calories) when it is growling...and know that all the calories that your body finds are being used up and this means weight management !!  Allow yourself some "un-stuffed" feelings, revel in them and know that you are one step closer to your ideal body weight.