{"id":232,"date":"2021-04-28T16:53:55","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T16:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alabariatrics.com\/?page_id=232"},"modified":"2023-11-13T17:25:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T17:25:34","slug":"strategies-for-dieting-success","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alabariatrics.com\/strategies-for-dieting-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategies For Dieting Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y4o-kAQsmGs\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\t<h1><strong>The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Dieting<\/strong><\/h1>\n\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"The Orbera Diet\" src=\"https:\/\/alabariatrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Orbera_Gastric_Balloon_4-1-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Orbera Diet\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\">1. Fresh fruits and veggies<\/p>\nNo processed or canned vegetables, or casseroles<br>\nUnlimited quantities, don&#8217;t worry about calories<br>\nNuts and seeds are not considered fresh fruits or veggies<br>\n2. No fried, greasy, or oily foods\nChips, fries, fried chicken and fish, fried burgers, donuts, etc, are off limits<br>\nWatch the oily and high fat salad dressings<br>\nOrbera Gastric Balloon 43. No processed foods\nNo snack foods<br>\nNo TV dinners, microwave meals, etc<br>\n4. Whole grains and complex carbs are good\nAvoid simple sugars and simple carbs, like anything with potatoes, corn meal\/sugar, and added sugar. That includes sweets and desserts<br>\nChoose whole grain pasta<br>\nCarefully select stone ground, whole wheat breads<br>\nChoose grains such as buckwheat, barley, quinoa, etc<br>\n5. Dairy, cheese and eggs are good for you\nYes, you can eat an egg<br>\nWatch the fat content in cheese and milk<br>\nFull fat yogurt is good for you<br>\nThere&#8217;s no such thing as diet ice cream<br>\n6. Fats are ok\nMake sure it&#8217;s not the foundation of your diet, however<br>\nLean meats are generally better, but you can have beef, pork, chicken, fish, etc<br>\nCertain oils, like olive oil, are healthier than others<br>\n7. Occasional &#8220;naughty&#8221; treats are ok\nAvoid sugary beverages, as they can contribute quite a bit of calories to your diet<br>\nOccasional desserts are ok, but it should be a treat, not a part of every meal<br>\nAlcohol in moderation, including beer and wine, are ok\u2026in moderation<br>\nYou can have bread with a meal. Just don&#8217;t make it the whole meal\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PrUzTpcLTYs\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Exercise after Orbera\" src=\"https:\/\/alabariatrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Orbera_Gastric_Balloon_6-220x300.jpg\" alt=\"Exercise after Orbera\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\">1. Eat and cook at home<\/p>\nAvoid eating out. Most restaurants have very limited healthy eating options<br>\nFoods at restaurants almost always have much higher fat, carbs, sugar, salt and calories than the equivalent food that you would cook at home<br>\nDon&#8217;t know how to cook? It&#8217;s actually fun!<br>\n2. Don&#8217;t keep the &#8220;bad stuff&#8221; in the house\nEven though it may be there for the kids, I guarantee eventually you&#8217;ll get into it<br>\nKeep fresh fruit sitting out on the counter to snack on instead<br>\n3. Keep engaged, active, busy\nBoredom leads to mindless snacking<br>\n4. Read nutritional labels\nThe packaging and ads can be deceptive<br>\nOrbera Gastric Balloon 65. Artificial sweeteners are okay if they aid in compliance and reduce cheating\nThere are often GI side effects of artificial sweeteners<br>\nUse of artificial sweeteners may not enable you in kicking the sugar addiction<br>\n6. Stop eating when you start to feel full\nMany people have the habit of stuffing themselves, especially at holidays<br>\n7. You don&#8217;t have to buy more expensive &#8220;organic,&#8221; or gluten-free foods\nEating healthier can be more expensive, but you don&#8217;t have to shop at an expensive specialty store to get healthy food<br>\nYou&#8217;ll save money by preparing your own food and eating at home<br>\n8. Don&#8217;t fill up on chips!\nYou&#8217;ve probably tried just about every food available in America by now<br>\nAt a meal, choose the foods you really want to eat; don&#8217;t mindlessly eat the chips and bread set before you<br>\nChoose high quality, tasty foods that you really want to eat. You don&#8217;t have to eat everything available to you at one meal<br>\n9. Eat 3 meals a day\nDon&#8217;t try to starve yourself or skip meals. You&#8217;ll end up stuffing yourself with unhealthy snack foods<br>\n10. Snacks are ok\nSnack on unlimited amounts of fresh fruits and veggies<br>\nA few nuts are also okay as snacks<br>\nKeep plenty of peeled fruits sitting on the countertop for snacks. Most people will go for the fruit if it&#8217;s sitting right in front of them, ready to be eaten\n\t<p><strong>Smart Phone Apps<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My Fitness Pal<\/li>\n<li>Lose it<\/li>\n<li>Baritastic<\/li>\n<li>Spark People<\/li>\n<li>MyPlate Calorie Tracker<\/li>\n<li>Fooducate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<p><strong>Online Diet Trackers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.fitday.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calorieking.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.calorieking.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparkpeople.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.sparkpeople.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailyplate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.thedailyplate.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfitnesspal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.myfitnesspal.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<p><strong>Strategies for Dieting Success<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p><strong>Our Patients<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alabariatrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Strategies_for_Dieting_Success1.jpg\" alt=\"Strategies for Dieting Success - PreOp\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"803\" width=\"602\" title=\"Strategies for Dieting Success - PreOp\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\n\t<p><strong>Pre-Op<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alabariatrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Strategies_for_Dieting_Success2.jpg\" alt=\"Strategies for Dieting Success - 6 months post op\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"810\" width=\"607\" title=\"Strategies for Dieting Success - 6 months post op\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\n\t<p><strong>6 months Post<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alabariatrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Strategies_for_Dieting_Success3.jpg\" alt=\"Strategies for Dieting Success - 1 year post op\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"799\" width=\"569\" title=\"Strategies for Dieting Success - 1 year post op\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\n\t<p><strong>1 year Post!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alabariatrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Laparoscopic_Adjustable_Gastric_Band_before_2.jpg\" alt=\"Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band preop\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"868\" width=\"651\" title=\"Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band preop\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\n\t<p><strong>Pre-Op<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alabariatrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Laparoscopic_Adjustable_Gastric_Band_after_2.jpg\" alt=\"Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band 1 year post op\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"839\" width=\"629\" title=\"Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band 1 year post op\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\n\t<p><strong>1 Year Post!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Dieting 1. Fresh fruits and veggies No processed or canned vegetables, or casseroles Unlimited quantities, don&#8217;t worry about calories Nuts and seeds are not considered fresh fruits or veggies 2. No fried, greasy, or oily foods Chips, fries, fried chicken and fish, fried burgers, donuts, etc, are off limits [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"plain-container","ast-site-content-layout":"normal-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"disabled","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alabariatrics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/232"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alabariatrics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alabariatrics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alabariatrics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alabariatrics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/alabariatrics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1234,"href":"https:\/\/alabariatrics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/232\/revisions\/1234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alabariatrics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}