Weight Loss Options at Bronson

Nutrition Exercise Diet Help Personal Trainer* Do you need quick help Work with a personal trainer knowing what to eat for your to help you make an exercise special diet? Talk to a Bronson program. This one-on-one food and diet expert for free. training will help you meet Call (269) 341-8800 or email your goals. They will teach [email protected]. Visit you the best way to exercise. bronsonhealth.com/diethelp Location: for more information. Bronson Athletic Club

Dietitian* Group Exercises* Meet with a dietitian to The Bronson Athletic Club help you make a personal has more than 20 different nutrition plan. kinds of group exercise classes. Locations: Location: Bronson Athletic Club Bronson Athletic Club Bronson Battle Creek Hospital Bronson Methodist Hospital Bronson LakeView Hospital Bronson Vicksburg Outpatient Center

Nutrition Classes* Call the Bronson Athletic Club for more Learn about the foods you information at (269) 544-3200. eat and how they affect your health. *If you are a Bronson employee, this qualifies for Bronson Wellness benefit. For questions, send Location: an email to [email protected]. Bronson Athletic Club

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Combined Programs Surgery Self-Directed Weight Management* Bariatric Pre-Surgery Program* This program is run by you with help from your primary This program helps you prepare for bariatric surgery. care doctor. You choose what you want to do. Your The six-week program includes: doctor will help you make a plan of action. This plan • Meetings with a dietitian and a mental health expert can include parts or all of the following: • Six group education classes • Diet changes • 10 one-on-one meetings with an exercise physiologist • Exercise • 10 unsupervised workouts at the Bronson Athletic Club • Behavior changes Your doctor can help you decide if bariatric surgery is • Mental health right for you. He or she will answer any questions you • Meetings with experts in above areas may have. To learn more or register for an information Tell your doctor what interests you most. He or she meeting, call (269) 341-8900. Call your insurance will answer any questions you may have. Ask your provider to see what they will cover. doctor for a referral to see a dieititian. To schedule an Location: Bronson Methodist Hospital appointment, call (269) 341-6860. Call your insurance provider to see what they will cover. Bariatric Surgery Location: Bronson Methodist Hospital If you are severely overweight, bariatric surgery may be right for you. Attending an information session can LEAF Program: help you decide if surgery is the right choice. Bronson Lifestyle, Exercise, Attitude, Food* follows the National Institute of Health criteria. For This is a program to help change your entire lifestyle. those thinking about surgery, you must meet the The program includes: following: • Individual meeting with a dietitian • Age 18 or older • Eight weekly group education classes taught • BMI must be more than 40 or 35 with comorbidities by a psychologist and dietitian • Previously tried non-surgical weight loss options • Four one-on-one meetings with an exercise physiologist To learn more or register for an information session, go to bronsonhealth.com/bariatric or call (269) 341-7723. • Eight unsupervised workouts at the Bronson Call your insurance provider to see what they will cover. Athletic Club You should also find out if your insurance needs you to To learn more about this program or to register do anything before your surgery. call (269) 341-8900. Location: Bronson Methodist Hospital Location: Bronson Methodist Hospital

* If you are a Bronson employee, this qualifies for Bronson Wellness benefit. For questions, send an email to [email protected].

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