Winner of Ironwood Grill Gift Certificate

Congratulations to NT, she was randomly selected and is the winner of the $50 gift certificate to the Ironwood Grill.
Remember living with the Lap Band should be fun and we want you to eat out and enjoy your meals.

Focus on the Lap Band helping you with hunger, don't focus on restriction.
Some tips to our winner NT, and to everyone with the Lap Band when you eat out:

Remember not to drink while you eat. (See the earlier blog Losing weight with the Lap Band surgery.)

Pick healthy foods.

Don't try to eat mushy foods that ball up in your mouth as you chew them such as white bread or soft tortillas.

Recognize the proper portion size. In most cases what you are served will last you for 2 or 3 meals, so box up one half to two-thirds of your meal right away so you won't be tempted to eat too much.

Do you have any tips to share? Leave them in the comments section.
And one last thing, our next contest, to be announced in a few days, will be for a popular exercise book and DVD. Stay tuned!

Reward for healthy eating. $50 for Ironwood Grill

Dr. Keilin and I (Dr. Hekier) are always on the lookout for healthy food choices for eating out. Let's face it, with so much fast food out there, it's hard to find a place to eat that offers plenty of healthy choices so we want to help you make the right choices for you and your Lap Band. Remember, your success with the Lap Band is our success.
We strongly recommend the Ironwood Grill in Texarkana. The Ironwood Grill has plenty of healthy choices, and most importantly it serves a vast variety of fresh food choices including fish, salads, and vegetable dishes.
Check out their menu online at http://www.ironwoodgrill.com/ and you will find many choices and see why we call it the best family restaurant in Texarkana. It's also a good place to have small parties since they have an outdoor patio and large sandbox for the kids to play in, and a private dining area indoors. We've been there a few times with our office and Lap-Band team from the hospital and everyone loved it.
We are giving away a $50 gift certificate to the Ironwood Grill. Just leave a comment with your initials and date of surgery, (so we can identify you) and we will randomly select a winner next Monday.
Good luck!