e-Regional December 2010

In This Issue Fearless Living

Winter Recipe

Happy Holidays

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We hope you will join us for a seminar and share your story with those beginning their journey. Please contact the office for the schedule.

Support Group will return to normal schedule in January.

Fearless Living after Bariatric Surgery Who of us hasn’t tried something in our lives and failed? And all of us are afraid of

failing again. This is certainly true when it comes to weight loss, even after bariatric surgery. We compare ourselves to an extreme ideal of perfection. And especially now that we’ve had surgery we should be able to manage our weight. However, setbacks are inevitable.

Frequent setbacks can add up to a weight gain over time, but if taken individually can have less meaning in terms of your weight management. This is especially true if you take each setback and use it as a learning tool to continually develop your weight management strategies. Getting an “F” in school was never good unless it became a catalyst to refocus and recommit. So when you might get an “F” in meeting your exercise goals or in eating at a holiday party buffet, you can use that as a learning tool if you admit to the setback.

From the time we were in school we were programmed to avoid failure, but in life, failing and admitting to failure are actually good for us. In business failures are learning opportunities. With each unsuccessful attempt you take that works and discard what does not until you eventually have something that works successfully. The same is true for weight management even after bariatric surgery. Whether band, gastrectomy, or bypass, the surgery is merely a tool to help you reach your goals, while at the same time making lifestyle changes toward successful long term weight loss. So then, how do you use setbacks as a strategy to weight management?

1. Fail. We are not perfect. We will skip our vitamins, eat a cookie, or skip our exercise class.

2. Admit it. Tell someone. Post it on a forum, call someone in your support group, or call a friend or relative. Just admit it.

3. Analyze your setback and learn from it. If you are skipping your exercise class because you lost your exercise partner find a new one. If you snack when you shouldn’t, think about what may cause that and eliminate those triggers.

4. Fail again. And repeat steps 2 and 3. It’s all in your perspective. By reframing the way you see your setbacks you can turn them into a powerful tool for success. Think about this…Thomas Edison was asked to leave school because teachers considered him to be scatterbrained. Later in life he was criticized for having failed over a thousand times before creating his version of the electric light bulb…and then he founded General Electric. Content taken from National Association for Weight Loss Surgery: www.nawls.com

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.

“SHARI APPROVED RECIPE” Cider-Glazed Pork Chops 1 pound lean boneless pork chops 1 cup apple cider Brown sugar substitute (1 teaspoon equivalent) 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1/2 cup fat-free, low-sodium chicken broth 2 Tablespoons cider vinegar Cooking spray

1. In a medium nonstick skillet, heat cooking spray until hot but not smoking. Sauté pork chops for 2 minutes on each side, then remove chops and keep warm.

2. Stir together cider and brown-sugar substitute and add to skillet. Simmer, uncovered for 1 minute; then add mustard, broth, and vinegar, stirring to scrape up any brown bits. Simmer for 5 minutes until sauce is slightly thickened.

3. Return chops to pan with any meat juices that have accumulated and turn chops in sauce to coat. Simmer for 2 more minutes, then serve.

Makes 4 servings

Calories: 257.40, Protein: 26.04g, Fat: 13.55g, Carbohydrates: 8.20g, Cholesterol: 0.03mg, Fiber: 0.02g, Sodium: 82.42mg

Serving Guidelines: For Band and Bypass: Weeks 2-4: Puree 2 ounces cooked pork with 2 tablespoons sauce until smooth. Weeks 5-8: Chop 2 ounces cooked pork and top sauce. Weeks 9+: Serve 2-4 ounces cooked pork with sauce. From Eating Well after Weight Loss Surgery by Patt Levine and Michele Bontempo-Saray

TIP OF THE MONTH

When choosing lean cuts of meat look for ‘round’ or ‘loin’ in beef and ‘loin’ or ‘leg’ in pork or lamb.

Thanks to you 2010 has been a wonderful year!!!

The physicians, staff, and supporting members of RCBS wish you and yours the happiest and healthiest of holidays and all the possibilities the New Year can bring!