York Region/GTA Support Group Meeting Sunday 3/18

Hi guys,

Our next York Region/GTA Support Group meeting will be held on Sunday March 18 at 2:00 pm. It's located Upstairs at Loblaws, 301 High Tech Road in Richmond Hill.

There is a $5 cost to cover the room rental & an optional 50-50 draw. We'll also have a clothing exchange and our topic will be "Food Addiction - Changing Behaviour".

I know I say this every month, but support is truly important - throughout the entire WLS process. It's important while we're struggling to get approved for surgery, during & after surgery, while we're losing weight & most importantly, after we've gotten to our lowest weight & are struggling to keep our weight there. I know that we've been busy since the holidays & this may not be top of mind, but please make an effort to make these meetings part of your monthly schedule. It'll really make a difference.

Take care,

Andrea

I always encourage people to visit or start their own support group. You'll do better with support than without it!

Results: Patients who attended more than 5 support meetings within the first year lost 55.5% of their excess weight. Patients who attended less than 5 meetings lost 47.1%. So by attending meetings, they lost an additional 8.4% of their excess weight.

Zirui Song, et al published an article in the ASMBS publication Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD) in 2006 entitled: "Association between support group attendance and weight loss after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass."

Oh!! Sorry Andrea! I posted from my iPhone and didn't see your post before posting the same thing lol. My old eyes can't take the small OH fonts I guess!!