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The unhealthy desire to eat more than you need for nutrition is a mental challenge that must be met either with or without a Lap-Band. The advice I offer to Lap-Band and non-lap-band clients is to first re-establish control over your food habits and then explore healthier thoughts about yourself. Stress seems to be one of the major causes of most overeating. Stress also comes in many forms; present day stress and stress associated with unresolved past experiences. The good news is just like with alcoholism or drug addiction, excessive food urges can also be tamed with a little time and shifting your approach to the problem. After working with many overweight clients over the years, the success stories are the ones that accept excessive eating as a mental and physical problem. They also embark on a different approach to solving their weight problem by realizing that excess weight is just a symptom. If you can view your weight as a symptom of other imbalances in your life and not the problem itself, you are well on your way to a lasting solution. More to come...

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