What Is NAWLS?
The National Association for Weight Loss Surgery (NAWLS) is a safe, loving, and non-judgmental community of bariatric surgery patients who struggle with weight maintenance and regain, sugar and carbohydrate sensitivity, transfer addictions, emotional eating, eating disorders, and more.
NAWLS was founded in 2005 by Katie Jay, MSW, to help weight loss surgery patients achieve long-term weight loss and maintenance. The association provides comprehensive and personal support including:
Members and non-members alike participate in this interactive community of obesity survivors.
Mission
Our mission is to inspire bariatric surgery patients around the world to pursue lives of wellness, health, joy and self-fulfillment after surgery. We pledge to offer a community that encourages the shedding of self-destructive thoughts and behaviors that attribute to obesity, overeating, shame, and, often, forms of addiction.
Vision
Our vision is to be the leading provider in the world of bariatric surgery support after the "honeymoon" is over.
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