Welcome to your Metabolic & Bariatric Accredited Surgery Center E-Newsletter!  
We are happy to provide another way to keep you connected to the latest news and information during your experience of Reshaping Your Life.

Support Group Schedule:

 November & December    

 

                We are here for you! 

  

 Inspiration,  Education,    

Motivation & Fellowship   

 

Fitness Fun: Support Group meetings begin with 15 minutes of light stretching, so plan to bring comfortable shoes.          

  
NOVEMBER

DATE: Tuesday, November 4, 2014

TIME:
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: St. Elizabeth Rose Room
TOPIC: "The Exercise and Life Journey Following Weight Loss Surgery"

PRESENTER:
Linda, post-op patient, will share her exercise and life experiences following weight loss surgery.



       DECEMBER
  
DATE: December 2, 2014
TIME:6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
 
LOCATION: St. Elizabeth Rose Room 
TOPIC: Annual Holiday Celebration
Bring a favorite dish to share for our Holiday Buffet.

Please consider donating an unwrapped new toy for a child in Pediatrics for Christmas.

All patients, family members and support persons are welcome to attend. If you are preparing for your surgery, please join us as well!

PLEASE NOTE: Room location subject to change:
  • Room Roster is located outside of Rose/Franciscan meeting rooms
  • Hospital Front Desk has location of classes
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Trick or Treat?
That is the Question

Halloween is coming around the corner and, like most of us, there will be an invasion of bags full of candy entering our homes!

We often get the question: what candy is healthier than the rest?  I think most of us already know the answer: None. Candies by recipe, a high calorie, high fat, high sugar food source with no nutritional value.

As far as chocolate candy (Mars, etc.) verses sugar candy (Skittles, etc.), the calories are about the same. The chocolate having high fat, and sugar candies having mostly sugar.

And that, my friends, is the bottom line. We do not eat candy for nutritional value, we eat them because they are a TREAT!  Embrace that fact.  

The TRICK is to acknowledge the fact that we must make choices, take responsibility, accept the fact that candy is a 'pleasure food', and eat in a responsible way.

And what is a responsible way: 
1. Sort candies into assorted freezer baggies.
2. Store excess candy in the freezer.  
3. Teach your children and family to select one treat a day, or occasionally. 
4.  Accept the truth that candies (and other 'fun foods') are a fact of life, and our best response is to manage our eating.

Food is more than just something to eat - it is part of our life.

Happy Halloween!

Marilyn Wadum, RD, LMNT
Bariatric Dietitian  

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Creative Cooking

Recipe of the Month

Mashed Sweet Potatoes   

  
by Chef Dave
 
 
Recipes serves eight (8)
   

Ingredients:   

  • 4 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 cup skim milk
  • 1 teaspoon allspice
  • 2/3 cup Splenda
Directions:
  1. Boil potatoes until soft
  2. Remove potatoes from pan, and place in a bowl.
  3. Mash potatoes with potato masher or mixer.
  4. Add butter and milk; stir.
  5. Add Splenda and allspice; stir.

Nutrition Analysis for one serving:

Calories: 93    

Fat: 3 grams  

Protein: 1 gram 

Carbohydrate: 16 grams 

 

 
If you have a healthy recipe you would like to share, please email to [email protected]. If available, please include nutritional information.

  

Recipes must be original family recipes. If using another source, you must send us copyright permission. 
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If you know someone that is interested in weight-loss surgery, please share information on upcoming Reshape Your Life
classes. 

The class dates can be viewed online.


Class Schedule
  

Dr. Raymond Taddeucci

shares how weight-loss surgery helps improve medical conditions.

    

More Life for Dennis - St. Elizabeth Metabolic & Bariatric Accredited Surgery Center
More Life for Dennis
St. Elizabeth Metabolic & Bariatric Accredited Surgery Center

 

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Contact Us

The St. Elizabeth Metabolic & Bariatric Accredited Surgery Center team is here to help you take steps towards a healthier you. We appreciate your feedback and comments.

  

If you have any suggestions for support group topics,education or would like to contribute information to this newsletter please contact Danette Larkins, Metabolic & Bariatric Program Coordinator at 402-219-7638 or

   

You can read previous newsletters on the St. Elizabeth Metabolic & Bariatric Accredited Surgery Center website.

  

 

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