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Weight Loss Behavior | Surgical Bariatric Centers

Behavior Changes Promote Weight Loss

Many people that have tried to lose weight on their own manage to shed a few pounds just to gain it back in a few weeks. Yo-yo dieting as this trend is commonly called, frequently leads to frustration. With the advancements in weight loss surgery, procedures such as Lap-Band surgery are becoming an option for many people.

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Is Midlife Weight Gain Inevitable?

As we get older, many of us struggle with gradual weight gain. A lot of adults gain about a pound a year starting in young adulthood. By the age of 40, some people are carrying 10, 15 or 20 pounds over their ideal weight.

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The Right Mindset Before and After Weight Loss Surgery

A key element of achieving success with bariatric surgery is having the right mindset before and after weight loss surgery. You’ll be given recommendations by healthcare professionals and your procedure will even give you physical tools, but the mental work of losing weight is still up to you! Here are a few mental preparations to make before and after weight loss surgery that can help. [Read more]

Gain Control of Emotional Eating

For many people, losing weight is difficult because it’s not just hunger that leads to eating. Many people find themselves eating-and taking in extra calories-as a way to address emotions, including depression, loneliness, boredom, anger, and stress. Learning to get a handle on emotional eating is vital to long-term weight loss. [Read more]

Setting the Right Goals

Setting the right goals for your weight loss journey can dramatically improve your chances of success. As the saying goes, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” [Read more]

Dealing With Holiday Eating Anxieties

The holiday season means family, friends, food, and a brand new set of anxieties for bariatric patients. Most holiday gatherings are centered around food, especially foods that are high in sugar, fat and carbs. It’s not uncommon for bariatric patients to be nervous about attending these seasonal gorge sessions. Will you be able to resist your old favorite holiday foods? Will you get sick? Will everyone be talking about how much you’re not eating?
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Emotional Eating

One of the most common obstacles that people encounter on the path to weight loss is emotional eating.
Emotional eating means that putting food in your mouth has little do with hunger, and more to do with an emotional response to something going on in your life. There are many possible triggers to emotional eating, and no one size fits all solution. However, a common theme among emotional eaters is that they are feeling unhappy because something in their life isn’t going the way they want it to.
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Personal Accountability

Do you tend to put things off or shift blame when something goes wrong? If your answer is yes, you are not alone. Many of us have participated in this type of behavior from time-to-time, but it doesn’t mean that the attitude can’t be changed. [Read more]

Setting Goals For Change

Weight loss surgery is a life changing event for many people. Some of these changes are imposed by the type of surgery that you have and others have to be made as part of a conscious decision to change your lifestyle to become healthier. [Read more]

Setting Realistic Goals After Weight Loss Surgery

It is important that you set goals throughout the course of your post-surgical diet and exercise plan. These goals create mini-milestones that allow you to gauge your progress, feel proud of yourself and recognize the enormity of what you are accomplishing. [Read more]

Bariatric surgeon, Wilfred Aguila MD., performs LAP-BAND weight loss surgery in Tampa, Lakeland, St. Petersburg and Florida West Coast.