Posted - April 19, 2012

Vacation: The Missing Piece of your Weight Loss Plan

It can be easy to fall into the trap of becoming over worked and chronically stressed, but this is not good for your health. As you wake up every morning and repeat the same routine over and over again your mind may begin to fall into a rut. The beeping of the alarm, horns honking in traffic, the sound of construction trucks restructuring the office building next to yours—the bombardment of sounds alone can be toxic, let alone the stress of responsibilities and social pressures. Learn More
Posted - April 16, 2012

Weight Loss Surgery Benefits Mind As Well As Body

The physical benefits of tackling obesity with surgical procedures like sleeve gastrectomy are obvious, but could weight loss surgery have a positive impact on patients’ cognitive abilities as well? In a recent study, bariatric surgery patients showed significant and continual improvement in their cognition following surgery, demonstrating that weight loss surgery can curb obesity’s mental detriments just as well as its physical ones. Learn More
Posted - April 12, 2012

Tackle Weight Loss as a Team

Team based campaigns are a great way to keep up motivation as you are trying to lose weight after weight loss surgery. Dallas offers a number of resources that you can turn to as you are losing weight following your bariatric procedure. According to a new study, one of the more impactful types of support networks that you can become involved in is a weight loss competition. Learn More
Posted - April 5, 2012

Lacking Nutrition: Living in a Food Desert

Recent attention on the nutrition and well-being of communities has shed light on the prevalence of food deserts in the United States. Many people hear the term food desert and envision a vast space of sand with no water or other means of sustenance. The contemporary use of the term food desert is similar, but most of these areas are filled with concrete instead of sand. Learn More
Posted - March 30, 2012

Finding Hidden Calories

After undergoing surgery for weight loss in Carrollton it is important to begin focusing on eating a healthier diet. Weight loss surgery will help you to feel full after eating fewer calories, but because of this it is important to make sure you are packing the calories that you do eat with crucial nutrients. There are thousands of pesky calories hiding in everyday foods that many people are unaware of, leaving too many of us to overeat without even knowing how many calories we have ingested. Learn More
Posted - March 29, 2012

Refresh your Mind through Spring Cleaning

As the seasons change, flowers bloom and the warm breeze fills your soul making you smile. This is a great time of year to refresh your weight loss motivation after undergoing obesity surgery in Dallas. As you renew your spirit and get on track towards meeting your health and wellness goals, you can complete your renewal process by spring cleaning your home. You can accomplish this in as little as one day, simply by setting the time aside and following easy steps to organize your efforts. Learn More
Posted - March 22, 2012

Quick Fitness Tips: Lunges

After getting gastric band in Plano it is important to begin incorporating more exercise into your daily routine. However, this can be complicated for many people. Between busy work schedules and family obligations, the motive to head to the gym for an hour may be there, but the clock doesn’t always seem to participate. Learn More
Posted - March 14, 2012

Quick and Easy Arm Workout

You are up on your feet all day at work, cooking dinner and cleaning up after the kids go to bed, but despite feeling tired you have not actually gotten to the gym yet. This is a common problem for many people, but after getting a sleeve gastrectomy in Dallas it is important to cut the time out of your day for yourself. On those days when you have trouble setting aside an hour to go to the gym, try taking 15 minutes for yourself and do this simple arm workout. Learn More
Posted - March 8, 2012

Make a Date with Your Future Self and Finally Lose Weight

People set goals because they visualize a future when things will get better for them. But this future can be very vague and difficult to conceptualize, and there is always a side of the dieter that is unsure of whether their long term goals will ever be met. Learn More
Posted - March 8, 2012

Safe Weight Loss Surgery for Kidney Disease Patients

Kidney disease patients who would benefit from weight loss surgery may not need to worry too much about additional complications, according to the results of a recent study. Learn More

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Dr. Al-Kalla will be leaving Weight Loss Specialists of North Texas at the end of July. If you would like continue as his patient, please let us know and we can assist in getting your medical records transferred.

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