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Bariatric Retreat Sessions
Ask Us Anything: Bariatric Surgeon Panel
Saturday May 7th | 2:15-3:00 Do you have questions about revisions, resetting your “set-point,” or anything else related to your weight loss surgery? This is your chance to ask any and all questions to our panel of expert Bariatric Surgeons. Submit your questions...
Remembering Your Reason
Friday May 6th | 9:30-10:30 The decision to get bariatric surgery is one of the most radical medical steps a person can take to reclaim their health. That kind of change is both impressive and brave – and typically has an origin story rooted in the bigger...
Building the Routine: How to Make Exercise a Daily Habit (Instead of a Chore)
Saturday May 7th | 2:15-3:00 Every day we get out of bed, dress ourselves, and brush our teeth (hopefully). Often without a second thought. But when it comes to exercise, we are not as automatic. We consider whether we feel like doing it, we make excuses if we don’t,...
Honoring Your “Before” Self
Saturday May 7th | 1:30-2:00 The entire Bariatric Surgery process often happens so fast. We lose hundreds of pounds and do not have time to process what is happening. So many of us give zero credit to that morbidly obese person in the "before" photos. In this session...
Dance Fitness
Friday May 6th | 7:00-7:45 Join Monique for a body-positive dance fitness class with easy-to-follow movements. Come ready to dance, twerk, and have a fun workout. It doesn’t matter if you go left and I go right, child that’s alright – this is about movement,...
Changing the Script on Triggered Eating
Friday May 6th | 1:30-2:15 Many disordered eating behaviors stem from turning to food as a surrogate for what you needed most, but didn’t get relationally. These patterns often begin in early relationships with your primary caregivers and carry over into present day...
Meal Prepping & Planning: How to Create a Balanced Bariatric Diet
Saturday May 7th | 11:15-12:00 This session focuses on meal planning and prepping as a bariatric patient for all stages and lifestyles. Planning ahead is key to bariatric success and unique to the individual. We'll discuss multiple different ways that you can...
Are Gut Bugs Making You Fat?
Friday May 6th | 10:45-11:30 Have you ever wondered about your gut microbiome? What it is or how it works? Your gut biome is critical when it comes to weight gain/loss and overall health. In this session we will: Discuss the "Calories IN vs Calories OUT" theory...
Understanding Relapse and Regain on the Bariatric Journey
Saturday May 7th | 3:15-4:00 Obesity is a chronic disease with no cure. Although bariatric surgery patients have chosen the best tool to treat their disease of obesity, it is normal that they will experience a relapse of symptoms at some point on their journey. In...
Losing More than Weight: Understanding the Waves of Grief and Loss on the Bariatric Journey
Friday May 6th | 10:45-11:30 In this workshop, patients will learn that the bariatric journey brings normal waves of grief and loss. Besides losing weight, patients often report losing their former relationship with food, relationship loss and body image loss along...