{"id":653,"date":"2011-12-06T23:29:38","date_gmt":"2011-12-06T23:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.njbariatriccenter.com\/?p=653"},"modified":"2011-12-06T23:29:38","modified_gmt":"2011-12-06T23:29:38","slug":"new-jersey-bariatric-center-patients-take-the-walk-of-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.njbariatriccenter.com\/new-jersey-bariatric-center-patients-take-the-walk-of-success\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey Bariatric Center\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong> Patients Take the \u201cWalk of Success\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UNION, New Jersey (12\/6\/11) \u2013 Weight loss surgery patients from New Jersey got to show off their new bodies, better health and increased confidence last week as they took the \u201cWalk of Success\u201d at the New Jersey Bariatric Center\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong>\u2019s annual Sweet Success Holiday Gala.<\/p>\n

The Walk of Success is an annual tradition started by New Jersey Bariatric Center\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong> founder Dr. Ajay Goyal and has grown in popularity each year since the first event, held in 2006. This year, 34 patients strutted down the red carpet to the cheering of a room of more than 200 patients and their guests. The combined total weight loss of the patients who took the \u201cwalk\u201d was an astonishing 3,000 pounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe patients who walked the red carpet tonight represent some of the most successful of our bariatric surgery patients,\u201d said Dr. Goyal, director of Bariatric Surgery at Overlook Medical Center. \u201cBut all the patients who came tonight have their own success story to tell. For some, it\u2019s losing 100 pounds or being able to get off their diabetes medications. For others, it\u2019s something as simple as being able to fully wrap a towel around their body when they get out of the shower.\u201d<\/p>\n

The party-goers were all patients of the New Jersey Bariatric Center\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong>\u2019s weight loss surgery program and had one of three different types of bariatric surgeries: gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy (also known as gastric sleeve) or gastric band (known by the brand names LAP-BAND\u00ae or REALIZE\u00ae band).<\/p>\n

Weight loss surgery alters the digestive tract to aid severely obese patients in losing weight. It is considered the most effective means of controlling weight and resolving co-morbid conditions in the obese patient, according to the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.<\/p>\n

New Jersey Bariatric Center\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong> surgeons point out that surgery is only a tool. \u201cWhether you\u2019ve had LAP-BAND, gastric bypass or gastric sleeve, the ultimate success of the bariatric surgery patient is in that patient\u2019s hands,\u201d says NJBC surgeon Dr. Glenn Forrester, also Director of Bariatric Surgery at Trinitas Regional Medical Center. \u201cThe patients here tonight did not take an easy way out. In order to be successful they made the lifestyle changes that every healthy adult must make: they eat a healthy diet, avoid high-fat, high calorie foods and get plenty of exercise.\u201d<\/p>\n

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About New Jersey Bariatric Center\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

The New Jersey Bariatric Center\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong>, a medical & surgical weight loss center with offices in Union and Hoboken, New Jersey, helps patients achieve long-term weight loss success through the most advanced bariatric surgery procedures, including gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, LAP-BAND\u00a0 and REALIZE Band procedures. Led by the team of Drs. Ajay Goyal, Glenn Forrester, Angela Jack Glasnapp and Leigh Montes, the New Jersey Bariatric Center\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong>\u2019s approach to patient care has resulted in zero mortalities and a complication rate that is lower than the national average. For more information about bariatric surgery, visit\u00a0 www.NJBariatricCenter.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LAP-BAND, Gastric Bypass, Gastric Sleeve patients who lost a combined total of almost 3,000 pounds gather together to celebrate their weight loss achievements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nNew Jersey Bariatric Center Patients Take the \u201cWalk Of Success\u201d<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Weight loss surgery patients from New Jersey got to show off their new bodies, better health and increased confidence last week as they took the \u201cWalk of...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.njbariatriccenter.com\/new-jersey-bariatric-center-patients-take-the-walk-of-success\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta 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