Nurse, candidate for bariatric surgery
53 year old Female, 5′ 4″
Program: 3 months
INITIAL Appointment:
Weight = 165 lbs
Nutrition Status:
- Snacks on sweets and treats during nursing shifts
- Eats large meals at home and at holiday gatherings with her big family
- Eats high fat foods
- Has a hard time resisting foods and snacks that she doesn’t want to eat anymore
Activity:
- Walking and caring for patients at work
LAST Appointment:
LOST 23 lbs – Current Weight = 142 lbs
CHANGES:
- Eats smaller meals
- No longer eats sweets and treats at work
- Eats what is best for her health
- Visits with family during dinners but only brings smaller portions of healthy foods that she wants to eat
- Brings home smaller portions of leftovers after big family dinners