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I have looked at my self and I like the person
that my work has been creating.
Now I want more so I will work more on me.
I have no time to worry and think about what
others will do or will think of me.
I am working on me and it is OK.
Gang Stay Focused And Stay Successful.
Jose G. Osuna
www.lapbandformen.com Instagram.com/LapBand4Men
Share the love gang.
We must love ourselves enough to take the time
to take care of ourselves and those we care about.
We can show and share love with the meals we cook.
In order to take care of others we must take care of
ourselves. In order to accomplish our hopes and dreams
we must take care of our bodies first.
A meal might not seem so important, but those of us
working on losing the weight, regaining our health,
it is very important. It is center in our day-to-day.
Weight loss is never easy so we must take every single
opportunity that presents itself to make a difference,
even a small difference is important.
Do not forget: Every meal counts. Every calorie counts.
Jose G. Osuna
www.lapbandformen.com Instagram.com/LapBand4Men
Choices., We all have choices
and it is up to us to choose wisely.
Don’t know you personally but I
hope you and I can commit to
better choices from now on.
Stay focus remain successful.
Jose G. Osuna
If you are on a calorie restricted diet Sorry.
If you are on a low carb diet You Are Welcome.
This folks is why I love my diet.
Low Carb, Low Fat, Low Sodium, High Flavor.
I love it. I just thought I would mess with us all.
Have a great day and try not think of this
meat-loaf the rest of your day. I will but
then again this will be my dinner tonight.
Jose G. Osuna
Yes I know, I know, I know, but
I still want it.
Hey gang let me share with you
something…. If You Ever
want to have the best fried chicken
in the world the place to find it is
Restaurant Magnolias in historic
Charleston South Carolina.
Anyway back to my Leg Day at the gym.
Jose G. Osuna
Maybe working out for 10 minutes
truly is not enough.
Maybe walking from the livingroom to the
kitchen is just not enough.
Maybe thinking that your Cheetos are low carb
is not a reality.
Shit!!!! Stop fooling yourself and make a commitment,
Try at least to do the right things.
Dieting and working out works!!! Got it??
Gang Please, Please stay focus so that you can
remain successful.
Jose G. Osuna
Twitter.com/LapBand4Men #lapbandformen
#lap band for men Instagram.com/LapBand4Men
Sometime ago while still active in the Work Force
I was Executive Chef for Banner Health Systems.
During that time I had a chance to work with some
great talent but I also had a chance to see the amazing
difference between a real and an implied chef.
I worked with J. Mazza a then young, inspired and very
creative chef. I also worked with some amazing cooks.
And the passion that this guys had was so amazing that
quieted down the negative noise and bad JUJU that we all
had to deal with from our Director. It was an inspiration
that stayed with me. We knew that we were making an
impact on every single patient in that hospital.
I have also worked with lazy ass cooks that all they can
do is talk about how somewhere in the past they “used”
to do this or the other and go on and on about mother
sauces. Or the implied chef that best they can do is buy
a bag of cubed cheese or pre-made pastries and present
it as Haute Cousine.
Let us honor some real true culinarians.
Joe Mazza Banner health. Matt Williams Iasis Health.
Lilly Mae Hanes Gerald Champion Memorial.
Adelina Castaneda Carondelet Health.
Darryl Dunn and Hung Lee form Iasis Health Care.
Health Care cooking is hardest because of the pre-conceived
idea that institutional food is bad. Let me tell you
you would be lucky to eat food prepared by this gang
of culinary misfits.
Gang we might be on a diet or trying to lose weight but
that does not mean that we should not enjoy our food.
In large it is me wanting to enjoy food while simultaneously
wanting to lose weight that pushed me towards the Atkins
Diet. I love bacon. I am not quitting bacon so here I am.
Find a new restaurant. Go to the heart hospital if you are
in the Phoenix area and have one of their award-winning
burritos. Yes they are that good. Gang find something to
enjoy. Go eat something new something exciting.
Stay focus stay successful.
Jose G. Osuna
http://www.lapbandformen.com Twitter: @LapBand4Man
Please share with someone you think
needs to know this or maybe just
be reminded of this.
We are not an island so let us
keep in mind that we can and should
be of assistance to others.
Gang Stay Focus Stay Successful.
We are entering to the highest calorie consumption part of the year.
Every single decision we make matters event he little ones and having a plan always helps.
This list is by no means all-inclusive but it is a great place to start.
Keep this items in mind as you go trough the land fill of temptations that will for sure pop up.
This is a good time to go back to basics like: Drink plenty of water, have six small meals,
if you have the lap band increase your protein consumption, have healthy snacks available
at home, work, the car, park away from the entrance, take the stairs, etc,.
It is a daily battle so do not lose focus.
All the best to you all.
Jose G. Osuna
http://www.josegosuna.com Twitter: @LapBand4Men
If you are on a low carb diet
This is a kick in the ass.
Still it is a Beautiful Kick in the ass.
I just thought I would torture you guys
as it is not fair that I should suffer alone.
Gang Stay focus stay successful.
Jose G. Osuna
http://www.lapbandformen.com Twitter: @LapBand4Men
Yes it is a joke.
There is no perfect one size fits all.
I call it a dream more than anything.
Anywho… What I wanted to say was
that as a unlikely as this is it is also
imperative for the success of our weight
loss project that we figure out what actually
works for us. The logical and natural way
says that if we consume less calories than
what we eat the gradual lost will happen.
How has that worked for you??
In the past I shared of how I have tried
most diets on the planet and I also shared
that ALL of them work even if only for a
short term. BUT, BUT in looking at my own
personal experience I found that what really
worked for me was the Atkins approach.
That is me and it took a lot of trial and error
to figure this out so do not think that it is
a given that it would work for you. Try, Look
for what works for you because even after I
figured out that low carb worked for me I
used my knowledge, education and experience
to tweak this program to make it mine and
mine alone. In the end my diet is more of a:
Low Carb, Low Fat, High Protein, Low Sodium Diet.
And it works great. FOR ME. Now you have to
figure out what is it that works for you so that
you might be successful in your weight loss
program. It is about more than just weight loss
it has to be about living and enjoying life as well.
Gang be open minded and keep searching for what
will work for you and stay with it.
Stay focus stay successful.
Jose G. Osuna
http://www.lapbandformen.com Twitter: @LapBand4Men
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OK Gang.
While cheating is not a good practice
when it comes to weight loss I will take
any advantage I can get my hands on.
These are foods that are great and they
do help so use them, eat them and enjoy them.
Just one word of caution if you are using statins
of any kind avoid the grapefruit AND,
if you are taking coumadin avoid spinach
and the grapefruit.
Gang keep focus stay successful.
Loose the weight if that is what you are
working on get healthier if that is your
goal but all along make sure you are
enjoying the journey. It is a good one.
Jose G. Osuna
This is statement that all of us who
have had Weight Loss Surgery (WLS)
should have tattooed in our brain.
Having a Lap Band does not mean we
do not worry about what we put on our plate
and in our mouth.
We must always remember to consume
nutrient dense meals and plenty of water.
Truly we must remain vigilant of what
it is that we eat and drink because every
single calorie counts.
Gang remain focused remain successful.
Jose G. Osuna
YES!!!! We found it, the magic pill.
Now we do not have to diet or exercise anymore.
OK., Back To Reality.
There is no magic pill but I will tell you something:
When we know and know that we know where we
are going and what it is that we want to accomplish
the limits vanish and if they don’t, they sure lose some
it’s bite.
It is the certainty of knowing and valuing both the
process and the expectation of results.
We are working on weight loss yes but,
we are also working on better health and
at least for me Longevity. I want to live
forever and I want to continue to enjoy the
same things that I have been enjoying to date.
Having gone through the process of getting
and going through the whole Weight Loss Surgery (WLS)
and getting a Lap Band had helped me accomplish some
of those goals and dreams.
Gang we have made a commitment but we have also
obtained a tool., Let Us Use It. Let Us Do Great.
With clarity let’s stay focused let’s remain successful.
Jose G. Osuna
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