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Lap-Band Newsletter, September 2007 |
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My Top Ten List for Favorite Things about Losing Weight:
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1. Being able to buy clothes off the rack at any shop.
2. Fitting in a plane seat with room to spare.
3. Going dancing again.
4. Being able to paint my toenails again.
5. Friends not recognizing me after 100 lbs of weight loss
6. Being able to go up a flight of stairs without shortness of breath
7. Having to prove to others that I really did have a weight problem!
8. Being described as "petite or tiny".
9. No more foot or knee pain.
10. My ring size changing from a 7.5 to a 4.5.
-Natalie Cook, Patient Advocate and Former Lap-Band Patient
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Stories of Current Patients' Success
A Mother and Daughter’s Journey
Two months ago, Phoenix residents Marlene Zytcer, 57, and her daughter Aimee, 31, traveled to the University of California, San Diego Medical Center for a minimally invasive surgery to lose weight.
“My mother is diabetic and going blind. If I did not go to UC San Diego Medical Center, this would be my future too,” said Marlene, a retired kindergarten teacher who was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 40. “Aimee was headed in the same direction. By working side-by-side to lose weight, we are turning the tide against a family history of disease. We have strength in numbers, even if the number is two.”
“The surgery has been a godsend,” she added. “I no longer have to take diabetes or cholesterol medication, and my blood pressure is down. My stamina is back and I feel great.” Read More
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From Jill Jarrett, UCSD Medical Center, LAP-BAND Dietitian |
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SUNSHINE SALAD
5 cups spinach leaves
½ red onion, sliced thin
½ red pepper, sliced
1 whole cucumber, sliced
2 oranges, peeled and chopped into bite-size pieces
½ cup lite vinaigrette dressing
DIRECTIONS
Toss all ingredients together in a large bowl. Add dressing and toss again. Serve immediately.
NUTRITION INFORMATION
Recipe yields 5 servings
(high in fiber 8g per serving)
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BAKED SALMON DIJON
1 cup fat-free sour cream
2 tsp dried dill
3 Tbsp scallions, finely chopped
2 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
2 Tbsp Lemon juice
1 ½ lbs salmon fillet with skin
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp black pepper
Pam cooking spray as needed
DIRECTIONS
Whisk sour cream, dill, onion, mustard and lemon juice in a small bowl until blended. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly spray baking sheet with cooking spray. Place salmon, skin side down, on cooking sheet. Sprinkle with garlic powder and pepper, then spread with sauce. Bake salmon until just opaque in center, about 20 minutes.
NUTRITION INFORMATION
Recipe yields 6 servings (4 oz each)
Calories: 196
Total Fat: 7 g
Protein: 27g
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Walking for Fun and Fitness
Getting additional exercise can be fun if you plan an enjoyable activity with a friend like taking a walk around the many parks and trails found in San Diego (or in your own local neighborhood). Here are a few recommended locations that allow for great scenery or people watching:
• Mission Beach Boardwalk (See if you can walk to Pacific Beach and back)
• The Strand, Coronado to Imperial Beach (This is also a great bike path)
• Balboa Park
• Harbor Island Park to San Diego Bay
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Have you attended a seminar yet? See below for upcoming dates:
• Wednesday, September 12 at 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, September 19at 6 p.m.
• More dates 
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