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Crispy Fish with Lemon-Dill Sauce

Posted on February 17, 2012 by admin

For sustainability reasons, be sure to choose Alaskan cod, or substitute halibut or even tilapia.

Photo by: Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Melanie J. Clarke

YIELD: 4 servings (serving size: 1 fillet and about 2 tablespoons sauce)
PREP TIME:30 Minutes
COURSE: Main Dishes

Ingredients

2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
1 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
1/2 teaspoon paprika
3/4 teaspoon onion powder
3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
4 (6-ounce) skinless cod fillets
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
Cooking spray
1/4 cup canola mayonnaise
2 tablespoons finely chopped dill pickle
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill
Lemon wedges

Preparation

1. Preheat broiler.

2. Place egg whites in a shallow dish. Combine panko, paprika, onion powder, and garlic powder in a shallow dish. Sprinkle fish evenly with pepper and salt. Dip each fillet in egg white, then dredge in panko mixture; place on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Broil 4 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness.

3. Combine mayonnaise, pickle, lemon juice, and dill. Serve with fish and lemon wedges.

Wine note: This dish requires a wine with acidity to cut through the breading and also to act like a final spritz of lemon. Waterbrook 2008 Pinot Gris from Washington state’s Columbia Valley ($12) does all that with a touch of fruit. —Sara Schneider

Nutritional Information

Amount per serving

Calories: 245
Fat: 5.2g
Saturated fat: 0.2g
Monounsaturated fat: 2.7g
Polyunsaturated fat: 1.4g
Protein: 34.5g
Carbohydrate: 11.5g
Fiber: 0.8g
Cholesterol: 63mg
Iron: 0.7mg
Sodium: 654mg
Calcium: 18mg

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What’s the Best Breakfast for Weight Loss?

Posted on February 16, 2012 by admin

You may have heard that when it comes to the battle of the bulge, it’s best to start your day with a big breakfast. That way, you’ll have all day to burn off the calories. And, by filling yourself up first thing, you’ll be less likely to splurge on a mid-morning snack or gargantuan lunch.

Well, scratch that theory from your list of dieting to-dos. A new study published in the Nutrition Journal suggests that a big breakfast leads to eating more calories throughout the day, not less. The researchers asked 380 people to write down everything they ate for up to two weeks. When subjects indulged in a heartier breakfast than usual, they did not compensate by eating less later, as originally suspected. Instead, they ate the same amount of calories as usual. Eating a large breakfast, they found, increases the number of calories consumed and thus contributes to weight gain.

Of course, that’s not to say you should skip breakfast to lose weight. Instead, an easy way to cut calories and inches would be to eat a light and sensible breakfast, concludes the study’s lead author, Dr. Volker Schusdziarra, from the Else-Kröner-Fresenius Center of Nutritional Medicine in Munich.

Foods that were responsible for hiking up morning-meal calories included such lumberjack specials as sausage, eggs, yogurt, bread, breakfast cakes, butter, cheese and jam. That doesn’t mean you have to avoid these foods if you’re on a diet – though we don’t ever recommend eating sausage, breakfast cakes or butter — only that you should be conscious of how quickly the calories can stack up when you do consume them. A bagel with low-fat cream cheese, for instance, will cost you nearly 500 calories. High in refined carbohydrates, it’s guaranteed to spike your blood sugar and leave you ravenous before lunchtime.

The best diet-friendly breakfast is one that has enough fiber and protein to fill you up and keep you full until your next meal, without a lot of sugar or saturated fat to weigh you down. Good choices include whole-wheat toast with a dab of peanut butter or an egg, low-sugar whole-grain cereal with fruit and low-fat milk, plain yogurt with flaxseed and fruit or egg whites scrambled with vegetables. Past research has found that people who eat eggs for breakfast lose 65 percent more weight than those who eat bagels for breakfast. Opt for egg whites if you’re watching your cholesterol.

If you do find yourself craving something before lunch, try a low-sodium vegetable juice, like V-8. It’s an easy way to add more veggies to your diet, and according to one study, it may even accelerate your weight loss.

A healthy breakfast is a good start but get the latest information on weight loss surgery from Dr. Frank Felts Weight Loss Solutions. Dr. Felts can provide you with the best information on bariatric surgery in the Dallas area. Call today to get more information.

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The top 10 best exercises

Posted on February 8, 2012 by admin

What exercises are best for each part of your body

We all want to make best use of the time we spend exercising – but how can we ensure that the exercises we select are the right ones to meet our fitness goals? Well, here’s the answer: simply read the following real buzz guide and find out the best exercises for 10 of your major body parts.

The body parts covered in this exercise guide include the following:

Chest
Glutes
Abs
Back
Hamstrings
Upper arms
Thighs
Waist
Hips
Shoulders

Best for chest exercise: the push-up exercise

The push-up wins hands down (if you’ll excuse the pun!). While the bench press is a great alternative, most of us don’t lift as much weight in the bench press as we do in the push-up. In one study, researchers found that 66.4 per cent of total body weight is lifted in a full push-up. So if you weigh, say, 65kg, that means you’ll be lifting 43kg, which is probably more than you would normally attempt in a bench press. Also, you will get added challenge for the core stabilizers in the face-down position of a push-up. A quick research fact for you: Truman State University found no difference between dumbbell or barbell chest press efficacy, but recorded less muscle activity in the major chest muscles in a pec fly exercise.

Best alternative exercise: bench press.

Best exercise for glutes: the squat

You are spoilt for choice when it comes to exercises that work the glutes (i.e. your buttocks) – but according to research by the American Council on Exercise, the squat always wins out. The research recorded that the most muscle activity in the gluteus maximus – the main muscle of the glutes – occurred during squats, but only when testers went to 90 degrees or lower. This is because the deeper a squat is, the more muscle fibers it fires in the gluteus maximus. However, when you’re doing squats you should only go as low as you can comfortably – and you should also start with light weights.

Best alternative exercise: The ACE study also found remarkably high muscle activation in the glutes in an aerobics class favourite, the quadruped. This is the exercise where you start on all fours and then raise one leg, keeping the knee bent, so that the lower leg points directly up at the ceiling.

Best exercise for abs: the bicycle maneuver

Those nice folk at ACE got together with San Diego State University to put ab exercises under the spotlight. Their combined study compared an array of popular tummy-trimming moves – including crunches, reverse crunches and the plank – and the results were surprising, given that many exercise classes devote the entire ab section to crunch-type moves. The results showed that the most muscle activity in the obliques and rectus abodminis – i.e. the six-pack and the muscles of the waist – occurred during the bicycle maneuver, in which a person extends each leg alternately and twists the opposite shoulder towards the knee as the leg comes back in.

Best alternative exercise: Crunch on a stability ball. This is far more effective than any floor-based crunch or curl exercise.

Exercising is just part of what you need for healthy weight loss. Get all your weight loss questions answered by a professional. Contact Dr. Frank Felts, Bariatric Surgeon in the Dallas area to get more information on the LAP-BAND^® AP System and the Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Weight Loss – Will It Change Your Relationships?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by admin

Many people who need to lose weight look at their goal weight like it’s the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. As if, when they lose the weight, they’ll have great self-esteem and better relationships, and life’s stresses will magically be solved. Sound familiar?

Reaching a healthy weight is a positive thing. Your well-being, strength and energy will all be improved. What’s more, by dropping excess pounds, you’ll be reducing your risk of a host of chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and type II diabetes.

But weight loss isn’t the solution to all problems. In fact, the process of losing weight can affect relationships in both positive and negative ways.

Actor Seth Rogen slimmed down for his role in “The Green Hornet.” He looks great, but even Rogen said, “I think for chubby guys, I was theirguy so they were like, ‘I can be chubby. Seth Rogen’s chubby, so who cares.’ But now I’m not so chubby anymore. So now they’re like, ‘I have to lose weight.’ I’ve let them down. I’ve blatantly sold out.”
When you’re in the process of losing weight, you’ll probably see a variety of reactions from friends and family. Some will be supportive of your efforts, but others maybe put out and will react in more negative ways. Your significant other, in particular, may have problems with your weight loss efforts.

I asked Dr. Jana Klauer, a New York-based physician and weight loss expert about the issue. Dr. Klauer said, “To witness change in a partner can be disrupting — even if the change is necessary. Schedules can be disrupted if the person is getting up early to exercise. The partner not losing weight may think that the other is being a pain and high maintenance because they specify foods be prepared a certain way in restaurants.”

Dr. Klauer continues, “There are some good parts of (weight loss) like being more attractive and having more energy for the partner — but overall, I think it stresses the relationship.”

If you’re trying to lose weight and you’ve noticed friends, family members or your significant other responding in less than positive ways, try these tips:

Express your needs. Tell your friends and loved ones what you need from them. You can’t expect them to support you in the ways you need without clearly expressing those needs. Be sure to be specific, stating your wishes like, “Please don’t criticize or question the foods I’m eating, but I would appreciate it if you serve some diet-friendly foods when I visit.”
Involve them in your new healthy habits. Dr. Klauer said, “I would urge exercising together, cooking together, taking a healthy vacation together — making the new healthy lifestyle a joint effort.”
Be patient. Just by nature, we all fill roles in the lives of our loved ones. As your habits, appearance and attitude change, your friends and family members may feel a bit threatened or worried. Go out of your way to spend quality time with those who are important to you and give them time to adjust.

Most of all, keep in mind the reasons why you want to lose weight. Ultimately, weight loss is a personal goal. You’re taking strides to improve your health and well-being and that’s worth all the effort. For many people, especially those who are severely overweight, weight loss isn’t simply about calories. There’s an emotional side to weight loss, too. It requires a hard and honest look at your relationship with food, and it requires dealing with underlying emotions or insecurities that may be hindering your quest for a healthy weight.

It stands to reason that your relationships might stumble a bit while you’re making changes to your body and spirit. But don’t chalk your relationships up as lost. Put in the effort to work through your changing relationships. Dr. Klauer says, “With work, (weight loss) can be a positive experience.” And it can be. For you, your body and the connections you have with others.

Get information today on weight loss surgery and the procedure that’s right for you by calling Dr. Frank Felts Weight Loss Solutions in Dallas.

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Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS), Dallas

Posted on January 27, 2012 by admin

Recent advances in laparoscopic techniques now make it possible for Dr. Felts to complete a bariatric surgery with a single incision, a procedure referred to as Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery, or SILS. Rather than the traditional five to six small incisions, a single small incision is used at the entry point and all surgical instruments are placed through this small incision. Always at the forefront of his industry, Dr. Felts is happy to offer this minimally invasive SILS option to his Dallas patients. Call today to schedule a free consultation and find out if SILS Dallas is right for you.

In some cases the incision can be placed within the belly button making it almost impossible to see once it has healed. If the belly button (umbilical) incision is not possible because of the patient’s weight or other medical factors, the single incision is placed just below the bottom of the rib cage either at the center or toward the left side of the abdomen. The incision itself is between three and five centimeters and, while not completely invisible, offers a small, easily concealed scar once healed.

Single Incision Laparoscopic surgery incision placement The single incision is used by Dr. Felts to introduce a special tube into the abdomen. All of the instruments and the tiny video camera used to guide the instruments are passed through the tube during surgery. Although performing surgery through a single incision is more technically challenging than using the multiple small incisions of traditional laparoscopic surgery, Dr. Felts believes the benefits of the procedure make the additional difficulty worthwhile.

Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) Benefits:

Less risk of infection: With only one incision through the abdominal wall, infection risk is reduced.
Faster recovery: Laparoscopic surgery in general has allowed many bariatric surgery patients to go home the same day as the procedure. Single incision surgery makes recovery even shorter.
Better cosmetic results: An umbilical scar is virtually invisible and a single abdominal scar generally provides a more cosmetically pleasing result for patients.
Less post-procedure discomfort: Although there are no studies available that show less post-operative discomfort, a single incision may offer less discomfort during healing than would be experienced with multiple incisions.

Single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS), Dallas is becoming the technique of choice for many abdominal surgeries, including bariatric surgery. Higher-weight patients or those with previous abdominal surgeries may not be suitable candidates for a SILS procedure, in which case a traditional laparoscopic technique will be used.

Call Dr. Frank Felts Surgical Weight Loss Solutions and get more information on all the weight loss procedures available to you.

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