A newsletter from the Center for Bariatric Surgery
May 2019
HOT TOPICS AT UPCOMING MEETINGS Monday May 6, 2019 10:00 – 11:00 am Patient Panel Meeting Tuesday May 28, 2019 5:30 – 6:30 pm Kickoff for Farmer’s Market Monday June 3, 2019 10:00 – 11:00 am Healthy Habits On the Go/Traveling/Vacation
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tuesday June 25, 2019 5:30 – 6:30 pm Emotional Eating
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Monday July 1, 2019 10:00 – 11:00 am Food Demo Tuesday July 23, 2019 5:30 – 6:30 pm Patient Panel Meeting
The next Men’s Support Group will be meeting on Tuesday May 7, 2019 from 6:007:00 pm in the Hurvitz 2 conference room. All men are welcome!
Please visit https://www.lifespan.org/centers-services/center-bariatric-surgery as well as the Facebook Weight Loss Striders group page, for important program announcements such as changes or cancellations to support group meetings
UPCOMING SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS 1st Monday Morning
1st Tuesday Evening
“Weight Loss Striders Keys to Success”
2nd Wednesday Morning
3rd Monday Evening
“Men’s Support Group”
“Life After WLS”
“Living Well After WLS”
May 6, 2019 June 3, 2019 July 1, 2019
May 7, 2019 August 7, 2019
May 8, 2019 June 12, 2019 July 10, 2017
10 – 11 a.m. Hurvitz 1 Conf. Room 1st floor The Miriam Hospital
6 – 7 p.m. Hurvitz 2 Conf. Room 1st floor The Miriam Hospital
ALL PATIENTS, FAMILY & FRIENDS WELCOME! (Counts toward presurgery requirements)
ALL MEN WELCOME (Does not count toward pre-surgery requirement)
(QUARTERLY)
Cada Tercer Miercoles del Mes Comensamos
4th Tuesday Evening
"Grupo En Español"
“Weight Loss Striders Keys To Success”
May 20, 2019 June 17, 2019 July 15, 2017
Mayo 15, 2019 Junio 19, 2019 Julio 17, 2019
May 28, 2019 June 25, 2019 July 23, 2019
10 – 11 a.m. Hurvitz 2 Conf. Room 1st floor The Miriam Hospital
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. 146 West River Street Providence, RI 1st floor, Miriam Center for Weight & Wellness Group Room A
5:30-6:30 p.m. Ubicacion Huritz 2 En la Sala de Conferencias El Hospital de Miriam
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Sopkin Auditorium 1st floor The Miriam Hospital
POST-OP PATIENTS ONLY
POST-OP PATIENTS ONLY WHO ARE 6+ MONTHS OUT FROM SURGERY
ABIERTO A TODOS LOS PACIENTES PREOPERATORIA Y POSTOPERATORIO
ALL PATIENTS, FAMILY & FRIENDS WELCOME! (Counts toward presurgery requirements)
Less weight. More health. For more information on weight loss surgery, call 401-793-3922.
A newsletter from the Center for Bariatric Surgery THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FULLNESS AND SATISFACTION Although satisfaction is often confused with fullness, there are important differences between the two phenomena. Feeling and acknowledging your fullness after meals is an important component of developing a healthy relationship with food and managing a healthy weight. However, fullness is not the only signal that stops you from eating. This is where satisfaction comes in. Fullness can be described as the physical sensation of satiety while satisfaction is the mental sensation of satiety. If you aren’t satisfied with your meals, it’s hard to stop eating when you are full. When planning your meals, consider what foods will keep you comfortably full but most importantly consider the foods that bring you pleasure and satisfaction. Here are 3 tips to achieving satiety: 1. Avoid mindless eating - Take time to savor the food you are eating. Pay attention to how it looks, smells, feels and tastes. Eat slowly and with intention. Take 20 minutes to eat a meal; it takes approximately 20 minutes for fullness signals to be sent from the stomach to the hypothalamus in the brain. Lastly, avoid the urge to “clean your plate”. Instead, stop when you are comfortably full. 2. Build a satisfying meal– It’s possible to be full without being satisfied. Make a list of the foods you enjoy eating. Consider taste, texture, temperature, and smell of foods when building your meals. 3. Include carbohydrate, protein and fat - You can have fullness without satisfaction or vice versa. Including a healthy balance of these three nutrients in snacks and meals will help you feel more satisfied and full, while releasing hungersuppressing hormones.
CENTER FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY BOOK SHARE! We’re pleased to offer patients the ability to stop by The Miriam Hospital to take a look at and/or make copies from some top bariatric cookbooks. You’ll be able to snap pictures of the recipe pages with your phone or request to make copies of recipes as you choose…you just won’t be able to take any book home with you. To request a drop-in “book share visit” Monday-Friday during the hours of 8 a.m. to 4p.m., please feel free to email us at CBStmh@lifespan.org. _________________________________________________ Want to speak to a weight loss surgery mentor for additional support throughout your journey? Already had weight loss surgery and want to “pay it forward” by becoming a mentor? If so, please send a request to our CBS email at CBStmh@lifespan.org
FEATURED RECIPE OF THE MONTH Chicken Lettuce Wraps Ingredients Needed: By Julie Casino, Dietetic Intern • 1 tablespoon olive oil • 1 pound ground chicken • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 1 onion, diced • 1/4 cup hoisin sauce • 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce • 1 teaspoon sesame oil • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar • 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger • 2 green onions, thinly sliced • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste • 1 lime, cut into wedges • 1 head butter lettuce • 1 cup carrots, shredded • 1 cup purple cabbage, shredded • 1 bunch cilantro, rough chopped Instructions: 1. Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium high heat. Add ground chicken and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the chicken as it cooks; drain excess fat. Season with salt and pepper to taste. 2. Stir in garlic, onion, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, ginger and sesame oil until onions have become translucent, about 1-2 minutes. 3. Combine shredded carrots and cabbage in a small bowl. 4. To serve, spoon several tablespoons of the chicken mixture into the center of a lettuce leaf. Top with carrot and cabbage mixture, cilantro and green onions. Finish with a fresh squeeze of lime.
COME BACK TO VISIT YOUR CARE TEAM! All post-op patients are welcome to come back to visit the staff that cared for them while they were at The Miriam Hospital having surgery. The surgical and nursing team would love to see how you are doing! Visits can be scheduled Monday-Friday during the hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. To coordinate your visit, please call Kellie Armstrong at 401-793-3922.
FACEBOOK Facebook Weight Loss Surgery Striders Group: Friend request Kellie Fredette Armstrong and request access to the group page. Please note that this group is patient-run and is not operated by the Center for Bariatric Surgery.
PINTEREST Recipes posted here! Follow dietitian Sara Stiles’ Pinterest page LifeStiles to explore pins that nourish the mind, body and soul. Visit www.pinterest.com/LifeStiles .
Less weight. More health. For more information on weight loss surgery, call 401-793-3922.