e-Regional March 2010

In This Issue

• National Nutrition

Month

• RCBS News

• Nutrition Bingo

• Journaling the

Journey

Contact Us

710 N. Elm Street

High Point, NC 27265

(336) 878-6340

Regionalbariatrics.com

Special

Announcements:

Seminar will be

held on Mondays at 6pm. We hope

you will join us and share your story with those

beginning their journey. Please

contact the office for the schedule.

A special Support Group for all bariatric patients will be held

Tuesday, March 23 6-8pm. Look

for your invitation soon or call the

office for details. 336-878-6340

Spring Forward to Good Nutrition! March is National Nutrition Month so while the spring cleaning has you cleaning out the closets and the garage, clean out the cupboards and the pantry and restock them with good nutrition choices for a healthy, active life.

Shop your local Farmer’s Market – Becoming a regular at your local farmer’s market has many advantages:

You can get to know and support local growers who will be happy to answer your questions and may even share a few recipes

Once you know the layout and the locations of your favorite vendors, continue to walk the entire complex and get a workout while you shop

Know the basics of the Nutrition Facts Panel – When read properly nutrition labels are an important tool in building and maintaining healthy habits:

Look at both the serving size and number of servings per package. Compare your portion size to the serving size and calculate accordingly

Daily Values are average levels of nutrients for a person eating 2,000 calories a day. Percent Daily Values are for the entire day, not just one meal or snack. Remember to aim for low percent daily values of fat, cholesterol, and sodium

And no matter where you shop, remember…

Fruits and vegetables from the produce aisles

Whole grains from the bakery

Low-fat milk products from the dairy case

Lean proteins from the meat/fish/poultry department

RCBS News RCBS is pleased to announce the addition of Lori Love, RN to the bariatric staff. As a nurse, Lori will take an active role in your follow up care, from taking your questions by phone to working with Beth Talent, PA during your in-office visits. Lori will also work with Registered Dietician Susan Steelman and the rest of the bariatric staff to further develop fun and meaningful support groups as well as other resources for your continued care and success. We believe she will be a valuable addition to our team. Please join us in welcoming Lori to the RCBS staff.

Remember:

Registered

Dietician

Susan

Steelman

is available by

appointment for nutrition

counseling.

Please call the

office at 336-

878-6340 for details.

Take advantage of the resources

available at

The Fitness

Center

located at

Carolina Regional

Heart Center

at High Point

Regional Health System.

Call 336-878-6221

for more

information.

NUTRITION BINGO

Print this page for a fun and nutritious game of bingo. Make nutrition fun for the whole family – give each family member their own board, place on the refrigerator using magnets for board pieces.

TIP OF THE

MONTH Don’t wait until you are at your goal weight to begin enjoying those activities you have always dreamed of doing once you lost weight. Start now and it will be easier to stick to the diet because you are already enjoying yourself more.

Journaling the Journey Brittney Campbell began her journey before the date engraved on the back of the heart shaped locket she received from her mother. Two months of seminars and doctors appointments, lab work and tests prepared her for the adjustable gastric band surgery she had December 15, 2009. And while those two months were important steps toward the first day of the rest of her life, it has been and will be every day since that will determine her course. Attending support group and periodic seminars, meeting with Registered Dietician Susan Steelman, and keeping a food journal are some of the tools Brittney uses to maintain her focus and motivation. And so she chronicles her journey with trusty pen in hand and a silver locket close to her heart – a locket which one day will hold the pictures of where she’s going and where she’s been and which reads “A New Beginning- 12/15/09”.

Celebrating 35 lbs lost playing in the snow!!

Dreams of warmer

weather …

and a new (out)look for the future!