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                      THIS IS FROM SUPPORT GROUP MONDAY MY OUTLINE!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

          I.      HOW WILL/DO YOU DEFINE IT?

Ø     TAKE A MOMENT AND WRITE IT DOWN….THEN SHARE

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v     JUST NOTICE…DO NOT JUDGE SELF OR OTHERS

v     HOW MIGHT IT CHANGE OVER TIME?

Ø     REASONABLE, RATIONAL & REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS

v     PERFECTION IS NONE OF THESE

v     100% EXCESS WT LOSS IS NOT EITHER!

v     CAN YOU SEE BEYOND THE SCALE?

ü      BEYOND weight changing ->LIFE CHANGING!

ü      IT IS NOT A RACE (DON’T COMPARE ever really!!!)

v     WILL IT BE A JOURNEY OR A DESTINATION FOR YOU?

ü      REFRAMES: EATING TO LIVE VS. LIVING TO EAT

      II.      ARE YOU PREPARED FOR IT?

Ø     READING, ‘RITING AND RESPONSIBILITY

v     Knowledge is powerful all along the WEIGH!

v     WRITING GAOLS AND JOURNALING CONSIDER IT!

v     Surgery is the EASY part, living the LIFE AFTER SURGERY IS THE CHALLENGE!

v    WHAT ROLE WILL SUPPORT PLAY FOR YOU?

ü      How to be responsible, accountable, consistent & present!

ü      Boundaries and taking care of ourselves!

v    ARE YOU WILLING TO PAY IT FORWARD?

ü      We cannot keep what we do not give away!

  III.      WILL YOU CHOOSE SABOTAGE & FAILURE?

Ø     DURING AND AFTER THE HONEYMOON: ACCEPT WHERE YOU ARE AT ANY MOMENT!

v     WILL YOU CHOOSE FEAR OR FREEDOM?

ü      ADDICTIONS

ü      How letting go, surrendering, and acceptance are keys to success NOT CONTROL!

ü      GRATITUDE WORKS! Everything can be an opportunity/lesson!

v     WHAT WILL/DO YOUR CHOICES AROUNG EATING, EMOTIONS & EXERCISE LOOK LIKE?

ü      Lets discuss the Perfectionism Trap

ü      What about 90/10?

ü      DANGERS: SLIPPERY SLOPES

§         GRAZING

§         JUST THIS ONCE WON’T HURT

§         TERMINAL UNIQUENESS~

v     DO/WILL YOU TRULY BELIEVE IT IS ONLY A TOOL!?

ü      PLATEAUS

ü      REGAIN

v     RECOMMENDED FOCUS BE WILLING TO MAKE LIFESTYLE CHANGES NECESSARY FOR LONG-TERM WEIGHT LOSS SUCCESS/HEALTH:

1.      REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (~E~X~E~R~C~I~S~E~)

2.      GOOD NUTRITION AND APPROPRIATE VITAMIN/MINERAL SUPPLEMENTATION

3.      ASSISTANCE IN IMPROVING EMOTIONAL STATUS

4.      CONTINUED INVOLVEMENT IN A BARIATRIC SUPPORT GROUP AND IN YOUR CLINICAL PROGRAM (LABS/APTS)