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Healthiest Barbeque Recipe of the Season

June 22, 2011

Summer brings us many exciting and fun activities, but it also offers challenges in form of enticing high-calorie foods. That’s when motivation and focus on a healthy regimen are instrumental in maintaining and enhancing weight loss after bariatric surgery. Here at Griffin Bariatrics, we want to make sure that our Connecticut bariatric patients stay faithful to their goal and maintain an optimal low-calorie nutritional program. One of the favorite summer pastimes is gathering with friends and family over sizzling barbeque. But did you know that high-fat meats top the list of the unhealthiest foods of the summertime? In fact, let’s take a look at this list: High-fat meats, sausages and hot dogs (one steak can pack up to 1,500 calories/120 grams of fat!) Daiquiri, pina colada and other cocktails (up to 800 calories) Smoothies and slurpees alike (over 700 calories) Ice cream (over 600 calories for a treat in a cone) Salads with mayonnaise (up to 180 calories per serving) These are some of the most preferred items on many dining tables, and we understand that it can be easy... Read More

Are You On Track? Griffin Bariatrics Programs Can Help

June 2, 2011

Weight loss specialists have noticed that occasionally bariatric patients regain some of the weight they had lost after surgery. If you are dealing with this kind of challenge, you know how overwhelming it can be at times. But now we have good news for you: our team at Griffin Bariatrics has created the “On Track” program, a comprehensive support program that will help maximize and maintain your weight loss results. And that’s not all – the On Track program also provides education and teaches skills that help reshape your whole lifestyle and boost your confidence. This program, available at Griffin Hospital in Derby, CT, focuses on three crucial aspects of weight loss: nutrition, exercise and emotional needs. We have created the On Track program to help you in several different ways, depending on your schedule and needs: Monthly comprehensive On Track workshops (Saturday morning, 9:00am to 12:00pm) Monthly On Track support groups (Wednesday night, 6:30pm to 8:00pm) Bariatric exercise classes and programs (mornings and evenings throughout the week) The On Track workshops run once a month on Saturdays, and are... Read More

Welcome to the New Griffin Bariatrics Blog!

April 22, 2011

Griffin Bariatrics is pleased to announce our new blog – an online communication channel that will allow us to provide our patients and visitors with frequent weight loss surgery news, Griffin Hospital bariatric program updates, nutrition recommendations and recipes, exercise tips, and articles about other weight loss surgery support topics. If you are not familiar with us, Griffin Bariatrics is part of Griffin Hospital, a leader in quality and patient satisfaction in Connecticut. Griffin Hospital’s innovative Planetree model of care puts patients' needs first and is at the heart of all our hospital services. At Griffin Bariatrics, we place our primary focus on meeting your needs as a patient by offering not only the highest quality clinical care, but spiritual support, healing environments, and a comprehensive program of ongoing patient education and empowerment for your weight loss journey. The support team at Griffin Hospital Bariatrics is here to help guide you through the entire process before, during and after your weight loss surgery. Our experienced specialists are dedicated to bariatric medicine, bariatric nutrition, bariatric exercise, and psychological and emotional support,... Read More

Griffin Bariatrics Featured on Connecticut Style

June 22, 2010

The bariatric surgery program at Griffin Hospital was recently recognized on Connecticut Style, a morning program on WTHN.  The director of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery at Griffin Hospital, Timothy Ehrlich, MD, FACS and LAP-BAND patient Rosie Navarro spoke with the host about the benefits of minimally invasive weight loss surgery.  Dr. Ehrlich also explained the differences between gastric banding procedures, such as the LAP-BAND and gastric bypass surgery.

Health Fair at Griffin Hospital a Great Success

June 8, 2010

Griffin Hospital held its first ever Weight Loss Surgry Heath Fair on April 29, 2010. The fair was presented by Dr. Ehrlich and featured Khaliah Ali, author of the book “Fighting Weight” and daughter of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali. In the book, Ms. Ali describes her fight with obesity and her experiences with laparoscopic gastric banding (“lap-band”) surgery; she was to be the keynote speaker at the event.

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