Obesity Statistics, Alarming and Worrisome

American citizens are not healthy.

Translating those statistics into dollars and cents, $1 out of $5 spent on healthcare is spent caring for someone with diagnosed diabetes, a figure that has increased 32% since 2002, according to the American Diabetes Association. Source

Obesity in Child has increased 3-fold. Childhood Obesity Statistics

Pre-Bash Seminar: Will you stage a comeback?

It's a bit silly, but with a serious point. What's really in my heart is that we are just so beaten down by the disease of obesity -- and after surgery, as we lose weight, we may not really know how we are going to achieve lasting success.
Most of us desperately want to recover from obesity for good, but eventually, the honeymoon ends.

And then what?

Like many of you, I'm at the "then what?" stage. That's why I am so excited to be speaking at the Seattle Bash, because I have some really useful information to share. Stuff you can start using immediately to begin to get a handle on your WLS challenges.

My events are different from what you usually find in a WLS-related seminar.
Courtney Holbrook, Ph.D., a bariatric psychologist, says, "It is clear how much Katie believes in what she is doing. She offers hope, motivation and inspiration to weight loss surgery patients but doesn't deny the reality of the likely difficult journey they are on. She helps patients examine themselves in order to gain insight and make positive changes, but not in a way that results in harsh judgments or self-recriminations. Perhaps this is because she is willing to stand before other weight loss surgery patients and admit her own difficulties but show that she overcame them in her own weight loss journey."

I've done a lot of research, coached hundreds of patients, and have also walked the WLS walk myself. I've identified 12 stages of WLS transformation that are critical to long-term weight loss -– and I will be sharing these stages as part of my talk, among many other things!

If you'd like to attend my pre-bash event, there are still a few spots left. You can sign up for it from the Bash's web site. Or, click on the link to my web site here...

http://www.nawls.com/products/item42.cfm

This won't be a lecture! It will be an experience. So, go for it. For the cost of one evening out to dinner with the family, you can get information that could change the course of your WLS journey forever -- if you show up and let it!

See you soon.

Katie Jay, MSW
Director, National Association for Weight Loss Surgery Because WLS Isn't Magic!
www.nawls.com

Weight Loss Surgery Channel Features Seattle Bash Weight Loss Surgery Conference

Weight Loss Surgery Channel on Seattle Bash Weight Loss Surgery Conference:

Weight Loss Surgery Conference Focuses on Education, Renewal

Coming up March 11, 2010, hundreds of pre- and post-operative bariatric patients, doctors, and other medical professionals will descend on the Sea-Tac Marriott in Seattle, Washington for the annual Seattle Bash and Weight Loss Surgery Conference. Now in its seventh year, the conference provides opportunities for education, inspiration and rejuvenation to participants from across the country. Run by dedicated weight loss surgery patients, the conference will focus on weight loss surgery helps resolve diabetes and new surgery opportunities in gastric banding and latest options in revision weight loss surgery. Visit Seattle Bash Weight Loss Surgery Conference for more information.

Fill & Fluoro Package Offer at Seattle Bash

Puget Sound Surgical Center is pleased to offer Seattle Bash attendees only an exclusive fill and fluoro special for $225.00 at their medical office in Edmonds (north of Seattle ). Fills and fluoros will be available from 1:00pm to 5:00pm on Wednesday, March 10th.

To take advantage of this special offer, patients must complete the following:
- Provide information on your Lap Band surgery (date of surgery, place of surgery, type of band, date of last fill and fluoro (if applicable))
- Complete PSSC medical history form by March 5th (www.pugetsoundsurgicalcenter.com)
- Provide proof of conference registration

For more information, please call our office at 425-778-2220.

Dr. Peter Billing and Dr. Matthew Crouthamel

At the Seattle Bash, Dr. Billing will speak about revision surgery to those patients who may have had weight loss surgery in the past, but have either never lost weight or regained the weight back. Dr. Crouthamel will share Puget Sound Surgical Center’s terrific results with the sleeve gastrectomy in his talk entitled Sleeve Gastrectomy—What’s this all about?

“It’s not about being thinner, it’s about helping patients achieve a brand new start at life. Most of our patients’ obesity-related diseases, such as Type II Diabetes, are significantly improved, if not completely resolved after surgery. It’s incredible,” said Dr. Crouthamel of his upcoming talk. At the conference, both surgeons will participate in interactive events such as the Speaker’s Luncheon and Surgeons Professional Forum.

Mary Jo Rapini to speak at the Seattle Bash

Mary Jo Rapini, MEd, LPC, is a psychotherapist specializing in intimacy, sex, and relationships. She has her own TV show, is featured on TLC’s hit TV series, "Big Medicine",is a columnist for several newspapers, a contributing expert for Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, First, New York Daily News, and Seventeen magazines and recently authored a new book, "Is God Pink? Dying to Heal." Mary Jo's talk will be "Sex and Intimacy after Weight Loss Surgery."

For more information check out http://www.seattlebash.org/ and http://seattlebash.blogspot.com/. Posted by SOURCiS.

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