The Center for Bariatric Surgery Rhode Island Hospital & The Miriam Hospital
SUPPORT GROUP NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2017 MONTHLY ANNOUNCEMENTS • • •
There will be no support group on Monday, January 2, 2017 due to the holiday being observed on that day. If you are a pre-op patient, please plan your upcoming support group attendances wisely to ensure that you complete your required minimum two support group meetings prior to having your surgery. Starting in 2017, the Men’s Support Group will meet once each quarter (total 4 visits per calendar year). The meeting schedule for 2017 will be Tuesdays February 7th , May 2nd , August 1st & November 7th . The hour-long meetings will still start at 6:00 pm and will be located in the Hurvitz 2 conference room (1st floor of The Miriam Hospital). All email notices to and from the Center for Bariatric Surgery will be through the new email address CBStmh@lifespan.org. If you currently do not receive the monthly email notices, please email your request to be placed on our monthly email updates.
FEATURED RECIPE OF THE MONTH Slow Cooker Lemon Rosemary Lentil Soup
HOT TOPICS AT UPCOMING MEETINGS
Author: Melanie Bauer at www.melaniemakes.com Serves: 6-8 Ingredients/Materials Needed 6 quart slow cooker 6 carrots, diced 1 large yellow onion, diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 yellow pepper, chopped ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper 3 cups dry red lentils 4 cups chicken broth 2 cups + 3/4 cup water 1 ½ teaspoons salt 1 lemon, zest and juice 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, chopped Instructions 1) In a six quart slow cooker, add all ingredients EXCEPT lemon zest, lemon juice and rosemary. Cook on LOW for 6 hours. 2) When done cooking, stir in the lemon zest, lemon juice and rosemary. 3) Season with additional salt and pepper to taste. 4) Garnish with additional chopped rosemary if desired.
Tuesday January 24, 2017 5:30 -6:30 pm “Getting & Staying Motivated” Monday February 6, 2017 10:00 – 11:00 am “Patient Panel Support Group” Tuesday February 28, 2017 5:30 – 6:30 pm “Relationship Changes After Weight Loss” with guest speaker Dr. Kalin Clark Monday March 6, 2017 10:00 – 11:00 am “Successful Grocery Shopping & Meal Planning” Tuesday March 28, 2017 5:30 – 6:30 pm “Under Pressure: Tips for Stress Reduction”