COOL DETROIT OH CONFERENCE

THE CONFERENCE WAS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME.  THE SPEAKERS WERE GREAT!!!  I ABSOLUTELY LOVED LAURA!!!!   IT WAS SO FUN TO SHARE WITH OTHERS ABOUT THEIR JOURNEY!!!!  THANKS OH FOR HAVING THIS, I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND MORE IN THE FUTURE!!! CAROLINE

Caroline, Glad to hear that you had such a great time.  I was thinking about you throughout the day yesterday and wondering if you were enjoying yourself.  Was there something new that you learned or heard that you want to share with the rest of us?

The surgeon that talked about plasticsurgery was very informative.  He basically went thru the boob job, upper body lift, lower body lift, thigh lift, what kind of results can be expected; different for everyone; recovery time is quite long, usually 6 months.  He had lots of before and after pics, very cool to see.   It was also cool just to talk to others who have had surgey, and to see what they are experiencing.  I got to try some protein snacks by "kays naturals", I would definitely recomment the honey almond cereal it was delicious!!!  There was one lady, Laura Preston, who talked openly about her surgery journey, she is 3 months out, how here life totally changed etc.  Lifetime Fitness gym was there with a cool heart rate monitor, showing how they can figure out your resting metabolic rate, and help you get more out of your workouts so that you burn fat not sugar!!  That part was really cool.   We were given samples of Kays naturals, some protein bullets, some protein bars; a few old issues of OH magazine.  I think I would recommed going to one to anyone here.

I am glad to hear it was great.  I think there is an OH conference coming to MN in August or July I have to look at it again.  I would like to go, but I didn't know if it would be worth it.....please share a little info with us. Jennfier

This one I went to was free.  There was a plastic surgeon who spoke about all of the procedures available after significant wt loss.  There was a bariatric surgeon who spoke about surgical procedures.  The best speaker was Laura Preston, a young lady who shared her story of deciding to have WLS and the change in her life she went thru.  There was an addiction specialist who spoke about food addictions, and caring for yourself.  Lifetime fitness club spoke about there club and the difference in burning sugar verses fat.  Lunch was provided, and we got a "goody" bag, that had OH magazines in it, protein drink, protein bars, kays naturals snacks, (which were delicious!!!) It was also fun to talk to others who have had the surgery and where they are at on there journey.  Everyone was very friendly!!!   All in all it was a very good program; and I would recommend it to anyone!!

Thanks! Jennifer

Thanks for the information.  It sounds like it was pretty informative.  If it's free I might check it out when it comes to MN!