Weight Loss Support Groups

Weight Loss Surgery Support for

Your Journey

We are enhancing our support groups to provide a more comprehensive and multi-disciplinary approach. We encourage you to submit recommendations on ways we can improve the groups to better fit your needs. Please email your comments

to marcela@nybariatric.com

Our Live Online Support Group Meetings and Forums are fun, informative and are only a couple of clicks away 24/7. Thousands of members will make you feel like you’re with family. If you have not yet registered with us, you will be asked to sign up before you can join the online group. It only takes about 2 minutes to complete the process and it well worth it. Click Here to Register

The New York Bariatric Support Group is free to those who have had their surgery at New York Bariatric. We average 20-30 participants each month and we would love to have you join.

Bariatric Support Group Meetings.
(Gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy, Lapband)

Benefits of Bariatric Support Group

• Education about the Bariatric Surgery Process
• to maintain a healthy weight
• Proper use of Nutritional Supplements
• Support of those going through the same life change
• Support groups are designed to give you the opportunity to network with other patients, motivate you to stay on track and provide you with important information and tools to keep you on your journey to the new and healthier you. Our forums address nutritional, social and the medical ramifications of weight loss surgery.

Involvement in support groups can dramatically increase your chances of success. Support group meetings will be held at the De Matteis Center on 101 Northern Blvd in Greenvale.  Support Group Meetings are every 2nd Thursday of each month from 7:3O —8:30 PM. Manhattan Area Support Group meeting to be announced. Online support roups are also available.  Please register for the online support group meetings.

Mentorship Program

Many patients feel that they wish they had someone who went through the surgery to talk to, when struggling with lifestyle change issues after the surgery especially in the first severally weeks and months. The < a href="http://stopobesityforlife.com/bariatric_program/mentorship-program/">mentorship program pairs a patient with a previous patient volunteer to provide that resource.

Personal Coaching

Working with a select group of area fitness experts with an extensive background catering to the needs of bariatric patients in metamorphosis; The New York Bariatric Group is able to offer in select areas of Long Island and New York personal fitness and life coach services.  If you are interested in learning more about this program please let any one of our patient counselors know of your interest.*

* Fee applies