Exercise has never been a priority in my life, hence the shape I’m in. Now that I have dropped some weight I’m actually starting to think about it. It is also recommended on our program. We suggest some helpful exercises in our program manual. Many of our patients share their exercise routine with us. Walking, Running, Weight Lifting, Boot Camp and Zumba Classes have all been mentioned. What has been very rewarding is when a patient has dropped a certain amount of their weight and now expresses a desire to participant in a Marathon or 10 K.

Well not exactly. Although it does present itself in the shape of pasta. You can get angel hair, fettuccini, or spaghetti. What I am talking about is the Tofu Shirataki noodle. It comes from the root plant, Amorphophallus Konjac, or a few other closely-related species. Grown in various parts of Asia, and given many names in different places, including Konnyaku potato (or just Konnyaku), Konjac, Konjaku, elephant yam (although as far as I can tell, they are not related to any other plant commonly called “yam”), and others. The fiber is also known as glucomannan.

Of course I’m an expert on weight loss. Not only have I read all the ‘diet books’ out there but I have also been on most of the diet programs. My last costly experience was when Oprah went on the all liquid Optifast diet and lost an incredible amount of weight in 3 months. Well, if she could do it so could I. What’s 3 months, right? My 82 pounds came off quickly and lasted 82 minutes. I had done the physical work but not the mental (Now that will be a whole other topic for another time).

Welcome to our new blog! The Center for Weight Management & Wellness is pleased to present the addition of a blog to our web site. This forum will give the staff of the center the opportunity to offer updates and information that we know will be of interest to our patients and visitors to our site alike. We'll provide helpful tips, nutritional information, the latest from the medical community as it relates to weight-loss and, perhaps most importantly, encouragement and feedback.