Thursday, May 26, 2011

Queen Anne Medical Weight Loss Donates 600 Pounds of Food!

Today, Brian Grev and I went to the Ballard Food Bank to deliver our Program's contribution of 600 pounds of food: cannned vegetables, cereal, soups, and other staples.

We started our Food Drive several months ago. We got the idea from one of our members who had lost over 100 pounds. She had a party in honor of her victory, and asked her neighbors to bring food for the food bank.

So, we invited our members to bring a pound of food for every pound they had lost through the program. Our goal was 600 pounds of food donations - to celebrate the first 600 pounds we'd lost.

It felt good to contribute to the community - especially since food banks tend to get fewer contributions at this time of year.

Read more about Queen Anne Medical Weight Loss' contribution:
http://www.ballardnewstribune.com/2011/05/26/news/local-weight-loss-clinic-donates-600-pounds-balla

Our plan is to continue the drive - that way, we'll continue to remind ourselves of our victories and help our community at the same time!

We're all in this together.
Linda Gromko, MD

Saturday, May 7, 2011

A Sunny Day for Queen Anne Medical Weight Loss Rowing Experience!

With Seattle weather being so unpredictable lately, we felt extemely fortunate to have had a sunny day for our "Experience Rowing" event, held at Lake Washington Rowing Club May 1.

Under the guidance of Lake Washington Rowing Club's Mike Rucier and Andy Rees, and the assistance of Kim Biggs, six members of our Queen Anne Medical Weight Loss program set out to tour Lake Union - on the water.

We started with a brief didactic session to learn rowing terminology. Then, we moved to the "Ergs" for practice with on-land rowing machines.

The last half of our three-hour session was spent rowing around Lake Union. It was spectacular!

Even better, we all found that we all could do it! Nobody fell in; we got back to the dock intact!

Our boat had lost over 300 pounds total on OPTIFAST before this event - enough weight for two additional rowers!

Better yet, several members said they would want to pursue rowing as a fitness event; one committed to starting a rowing class with her husband.

Stay tuned for next month's activity: Kayaking at Northwest Outdoor Center on Sunday, June 12.

Members interested in the Kayak Event are urged to contact Brian Grev, Program Director for further details; refer to Home Page for Contact Information.

We're all in this together!
Linda Gromko, MD