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HEALTHY WEIGHT

SummerSHAPE UP FOR KEEPING TABS

If you have a body mass index (BMI) between 30 and Weight-loss procedures like ReShape aren’t
38, you may not qualify for weight-loss surgery, but magical fixes. To keep weight off long term, you’ll
Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Navicent Health has have to embrace healthy habits for life. Keeping
an option for you. a diary of what you eat can help you spot dietary
kryptonite and make healthy changes easier.
A NEW MINIMALLY invasive weight-loss procedure called ReShape is a
temporary, reversible tool for people who are interested in slimming down but Is emotional eating a common problem for
aren’t candidates for bariatric surgery. you? Write down all of your emotion-induced
food cravings, then find healthy ways to deal with
“ReShape is a balloon we put in the stomach to take up space, those emotions that don’t involve snacking.
so you can’t eat as much,” says Danny Vaughn, MD, bariatric
surgeon with Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Navicent Health. “We If you catch yourself eating mindlessly while
put the balloon in place through the mouth, so there isn’t an incision. watching television or grabbing fast food on the
It’s there for six months, and then it’s removed.” go, write it down. It’s a great way to recognize
patterns and record solutions you’ve found.
TRUST THE PROCESS
Keep tabs on your successes, too. Set fitness
“The ReShape procedure is outpatient, meaning you come to the office to have it goals and write about how you feel after you
and go home when we’re done—there’s no long hospital stay,” says Michelle F. exercise. It may help you realize what activities you
Rowell, NP, CBN, nurse practitioner and bariatric program coordinator at like best.
Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Navicent Health. “Then, you make simple
lifestyle changes and lose weight. It’s safe, simple and successful.” SUMMER 2018 | navicenthealth.org 11

Patients who choose the ReShape balloon meet with a Navicent Health
dietitian for the six months the balloon is in and for six months after it is
removed. Healthy and consistent lifestyle changes are key to keeping weight off,
and seeing a dietitian helps.

“People don’t have to drive to Atlanta for weight-loss surgery anymore,”
Dr. Vaughn says. “We can help them meet their weight-loss goals right
here in town.”

While the ReShape procedure is not yet covered by insurance,
it is a safe and successful alternative to weight-loss surgery.
Talk with your doctor about the right weight-loss approach
for you.

INTERESTED IN EXPLORING YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS
OPTIONS? CALL BARIATRIC AND METABOLIC
INSTITUTE, NAVICENT HEALTH AT 478-633-5200.