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align=center>style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>Are you terrified you'll regain the weight?
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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>Monday, 3:27 p.m.
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>Wilmington, North Carolina
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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>Welcome, Friend!
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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>First of all, congratulations. You had the courage to undergo gastric bypass, duodenal switch, lapband, or some other type of weight loss surgery. No one makes that decision lightly.
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">But months or years after bariatric surgery, are you dogged by fear? Fear that you won't maintain your weight loss? Fear that it was all for nothing? Fear that you'll fail, yet again?
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align=center>style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>Do you think about food all the time?
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align=center>style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>Are you ashamed of your secret eating?
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align=center>style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>Do you worry that you'll never get your cravings under control?
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align=center>style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>Are you afraid to weigh yourself,
align=center>style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>because you don't want to know how much you've gained?
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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>Believe me -- I understand. Because I've been there.
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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">My name is Katie Jay. I'm the director of the Loss Surgery (NAWLS). slimmer woman -- a woman who weighed 331 pounds before my own weight loss surgery in 2004.
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">Like most WLS patients, I had a fabulous "honeymoon" period after surgery. I was gung-ho about my eating plan. The weight was just dropping off (I lost nearly 200 pounds!) And I was getting lots of positive strokes from family and friends.
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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>And then -- real life crept up on me again. And so did the weight.
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align=center>style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>When my post-surgery honeymoon was over, it dawned on me that
align=center>style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>the only thing I had lost was body fat. But I never got rid of
align=center>style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>the real issues that made me fat in the first place.
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>Are you afraid of regaining the weight after WLS? You probably should be, if ...
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- style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3">style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>You didn't lose your style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">obsession with
food.
- style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3">style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>You didn't lose your feelings of style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">self-loathing.
- style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3">style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>You didn't lose the emotional
triggers that lead to binges.
- style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3">style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>You didn't lose your low
self-esteem or poor body image.
- style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3">style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>You didn't lose the un-supportive
behaviors and comments of family and friends.
- style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3">style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>You didn't lose your style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">dysfunctional relationship with
eating.
- style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3">style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>You didn't lose the style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">uncontrollable cravings for refined
carbohydrates.
- style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3">style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>You didn't lose your sedentary
lifestyle.
- style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3">style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>You're not getting weight loss
surgery support.
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>I discovered, when my WLS honeymoon ended, that I couldn't lose the weight -- and keep it off forever -- until I lost the "obesity mindset" that helped drive me to eat and eat and eat in the first place.
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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>I had weight loss surgery because I was desperate. In my mid-40s -- the prime of my life -- I had already developed diabetes and other serious health problems. At 331 pounds, I didn't believe I had any other options. And, style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">like many WLS patients, I believed that WLS would be the "Magic Bullet" that would save me from myself. (In fact, one surgeon I considered actually called WLS a "cure" for obesity.)
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align=center>style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>When the honeymoon was over, I was reminded
align=center>style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>that WLS isn't a magic bullet. It's not a quick fix or a cure for obesity.
align=center>style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>WLS is just a tool -- and it only works if you use it correctly.
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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">The honeymoon was over -- but I wanted to stay married to my weight loss! So instead of becoming increasingly obsessed with food, style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">I threw myself into finding a cure for my own obesity mindset, food obsession, and cravings. And the result is the Surgery
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align=center>style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>"Katie," I said to myself, "You have a Master's degree in
align=center>style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>clinical social work and a life-coaching certification.
align=center>style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>So why not use some of those skills on yourself?"
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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>And that's exactly what I did.
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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>I read the latest research. I interviewed the best minds in the fields of obesity and food addiction. And I worked closely with weight loss surgery patients who were struggling with the same problems I had.
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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>So ... What did I learn? How can you free yourself from the fear and shame of regaining?
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align=center>style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>The answer may surprise you: there is no one answer.
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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>I learned that the obesity mindset is as unique as you are. And the tactics that worked for me may not be right for you&and vice-versa.
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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">That's why I founded the Surgery. safe place where people like you and me can figure out the answers for ourselves. a clearinghouse for information about successful WLS where you can ...
- style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>Learn to love yourself more than you love
food.
- style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>Learn to eat like your life depends on it. (Because it
does!)
- style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">size=3>style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">Get
support
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understand.
- style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>Free yourself from low self-esteem and self-hating
behaviors.
- style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>Finally live at peace with your body -- maybe for the first
time.
- style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>Gain control over food obsessions and binge
eating.
- style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">size=3>style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">Find
hope
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">for your own permanent weight loss.
- style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>Share your success and inspire others who may be
struggling.
- style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">size=3>style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">Forgive
yourself
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style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">I don't know exactly what tools will work for you. But I do know that style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">you deserve a happy, healthy and fulfilling life.
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">I know, it's tough ... especially if you've tried -- and failed -- with a lot of other "magic bullets" like exercise, protein, water, affirmations, different exercise, different protein, more water, different affirmations, Overeaters Anonymous, therapy, WLS support groups and on and on. (Been there, done that.)
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">As I said, I don't know exactly what will work for you ... but together, we can find out. you'll get the tools and techniques that can help you ...
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- style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in">style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>Change your mindset, your unhelpful beliefs, and the way you respond to
your thoughts and feelings about your
situation.
- style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in">style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>Learn how carbohydrate sensitivity may be sabotaging your weight-loss
efforts.
- style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in">style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>Understand what your true challenges are and what your real possibilities
are.
- style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in">style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>Explore what solutions will work for your particular
situation.
- style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in">style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">size=3>Put those solutions to work for you so you can enjoy the peace of mind
you deserve.
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A monthly e-mail member newsletter with essential weight loss surgery information |
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Monthly telephone seminars on vital weight loss surgery topics (valued at $19 each) |
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An easy-to-use vitamin and supplement checklist |
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10% member discount on all classes and events |
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Downloadable library of audio programs -- A treasure trove of information! (valued at $120) |
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Three, private telecoaching sessions with Katie Jay (valued at $375!) |
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Monthly "Goal Tracker" calls with fellow NAWLS members, facillitated by Katie Jay |
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An autographed copy of Katie Jay's book, Dying to Change: My Really Heavy Life Story, How Weight Loss Surgery Gave Me Hope For Living (a $24.95 value) |
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As a member of
NAWLS, you'll learn surprising strategies and tactics to get you moving toward
your goals. You'll be exposed to some pretty exciting new ideas. Most
importantly, you'll become part of a warm and supportive community of
like-minded people who know exactly what you're going through. We'll even
provide accountability if you want it.
With
the support and encouragement you'll receive as a NAWLS member,
you can find lasting freedom from food addiction and obesity. I have found a
system to save myself -- one day at a time -- from a life of fear, and I can
show you how to find your way, too.
Get
started today ... you'll be so glad you did. Just visit our Subscription
Page to
join me on this amazing journey to fulfillment and
freedom.
Sincerely,
Katie
Jay
Director, National Association for Weight Loss
Surgery
P.S.
If you're ready to end your love/hate relationship with food, I hope you'll
give NAWLS membership a
try.
If you're ready to give yourself a second chance, there's no better time to
start than today. If you're ready to start living and enjoying life, you've come
to the right place.
P.P.S. Join NAWLS today. And for literally pennies a day, you can get the know-how,
support and sincere encouragement you need.
P.P.P.S. I'm so proud of you for having the courage to commit to weight loss surgery. I hope you'll have the courage to commit to yourself& ... your health&your future&and your long-term success as a member of NAWLS.