SARATOGA WLS SUPPORT GROUP 10/6 6-8pm~Glens Falls 10/8 6-730p(Back on track!)

Reminder about our group we will be discussion Chapter 10 in the Food & Feelings Workbook on confusion/emotional eating..Hope to see you in the Saratoga Hospital Boardroom!<br />
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This is a heads up also a special topic discussion Wed 10/8 in Glens Falls I will be talking about Getting Back On Track: Overcoming Obstacles on the Road to a Healthy Body & Mind. This is 6-730pm and i have developed a powerpoint presentation for this.<br />
http://www.glensfallshospital.org/nutrition_support_groups.htm <br />
WHO: Bariatric Surgery Support Group<br />
For people who've undergone gastric bypass surgery or considering it and want to discuss the associated lifestyle changes. <br />
WHERE: Glens Falls Hospital Community Learning Center Side B <br />
WHEN: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 and Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, 6 to 7:30 p.m. <br />
CONTACT: (518) 926-2615 <br />
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES<br />
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1) KNOW YOUR TOOL<br />
WHAT CAN YOUR TOOL DO? <br />
GASTRIC BYPASS (Open or LAP) RNY<br />
ADJUSTABLY GASTRIC BANDING (Lap band, Realize band)<br />
VERTICAL SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY (VSG)/BPD-DS<br />
VERTICLE BANDED GASTROPLASTY (VBG)<br />
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2) REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES<br />
WHERE ARE YOU AT?<br />
ARE YOU BEING REALISTIC?<br />
WHAT CAN YOUR TOOL DO?<br />
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?<br />
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3) DEFINING THE WLS LIFESTYLE?<br />
ARE YOU LIVING IT?<br />
FOOD CHOICES<br />
PURPOSEFUL, DAILY MOVEMENT AKA EXERCISE<br />
EMOTIONAL REGULATION OR DYSREGULATION<br />
SUPPORT OR SABOTAGE<br />
IF NOT HOW CAN YOU GET ON TRACK?<br />
S.M.A.R.T. GOALSETTING<br />