Weight Loss Success Striders September 2020
A newsletter from the Center for Bariatric Surgery
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Please note that all in-person support group meetings have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Please join us on our private Facebook Center for Bariatric Surgery group page for our virtual monthly support group meetings. From all of us here at the Center of Bariatric Surgery, stay safe and stay healthy!
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We are carefully monitoring news about the Coronavirus (COVID -19) pandemic in the United States and locally. As a proactive step, the Center for Bariatric Surgery has canceled in-person support groups.
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Please visit www.lifespan.org/centers-services/center-bariatric-surgery as well as the Facebook Center for Bariatric Surgery group page, for important program announcements such as changes or cancellations to support group meetings.
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Due to COVID-19 pandemic, we have temporarily transitioned to telemedicine appointments. Please note that all nutrition appointments will be scheduled as video or telephone visits.
UPCOMING SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS 1st Monday Morning
1st Tuesday Evening
2nd Wednesday Morning
3rd Wednesday Evening
“Weight Loss Striders Keys to Success”
“Men’s Support Group”
“Life After WLS”
“Living Well After WLS”
CANCELED
CANCELED
CANCELED
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)
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Cada Tercer Miercoles del Mes Comensamos
4th Tuesday Evening
"Grupo En Español"
“Weight Loss Striders Keys To Success”
CANCELED
CANCELED
CANCELED
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
5:00-5:45 p.m. Auditorio Sopkin primer piso 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
Less weight. More health. For more information on weight loss surgery, call 401-793-3922.
ABIERTO A TODOS LOS PACIENTES PREOPERATORIA Y POSTOPERATORIO
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A newsletter from the Center for Bariatric Surgery COVID-19: Stay at Home, Stay Healthy & Exercise Regular exercise can help to decrease feelings of stress and anxiety, support the immune system, and build muscle. It also improves your mood, helps you sleep better, and protects your memory as well. Physical activity is important for every age, every body type, and every level of fitness. The recommended guidelines for Americans is 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise per week. That can be broken down into five 30-minute sessions per week, or even into smaller chunks of time. Here are some practical ways to infuse physical activity into your daily routine, both during quarantine and under normal circumstances. Schedule it in your day like you would a meeting or an important appointment If you sit at a computer or in front of the TV for long periods of time, aim to get up for 5 minutes every hour and move Go on a morning or evening prayer walk around the block Garden, mow the lawn and do yard work Put on some music and dance around the living room Get outside and play as a family; run around, ride a bike, play tag or shoot basketball. Start off your day with a quick yoga or stretching routine Find a strength training workout video on YouTube to complete 2-3 times a week. Facetime with a friend while doing a workout together If you are new to exercising, always check with your doctor first. Then, start slow
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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
Whatever the case, find a way to move, daily! Just because gyms, parks and hiking trails are closed and many of us are staying home doesn’t mean that physical activity is impossible! If you start to dread exercise, stop to remind yourself of why you began in the first place.
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Turkey Sweet Potato Sliders from www.starinfinitefood.com
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.
Ingredients/Tools Needed: ▪ 1 lb lean ground turkey ▪ 1 cup onion, minced ▪ 1 teaspoon chipotle seasoning mix (salt free) ▪ ½ teaspoon cumin ▪ ½ teaspoon lime zest ▪ 1 Tbsp lime juice ▪ ½ tsp salt ▪ 2 teaspoons olive oil Instructions: 1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees 2. Mix together all ingredients in a medium sized bowl 3. Form mini sliders (about 2 inches wide) and place on baking sheet 4. Bake for 25 minutes or until cooked through
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 .
Special Notes: ▪ For a healthier twist on the traditional slider, serve on roasted sweet potato rounds for extra fiber and nutrients. Top with leafy greens, shredded purple cabbage, avocado and tomato. ▪
To enjoy a plant-based slider, replace the ground turkey with a mixture of black beans (mashed) and quinoa.
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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.
Less weight. More health. For more information on weight loss surgery, call 401-793-3922.