We enjoyed an impressive turnout at the NW Women's Show, March 4-6. The event is attended by some 23,000 people, and features a range of topics of interest to women - and everyone, actually.
Our booth was flanked by the Microsoft Research Group and a bra-fitting booth ("Stop Your Sagging; Start Your Bragging").
Our booth was staffed by Program Director Brian Grev and myself - plus three wonderful volunteers who shared their before and after pictures to show our vistors that OPTIFAST brings real results.
We gave out dozens of samples of OPTIFAST Meal Replacement bars, and plenty of brochures. We also offered one free week of OPTIFAST food upon enrollment in one of our Programs - either a full 18-week program, or a 7-week Kick-Start. (We'll honor that offer for anyone who mentions this blog post through the end of April 2011, by the way!)
It was gratifying to hear from many of our visitors that they had used the Program themselves, and found it very helpful.
We all understand that word-of-mouth advertising is the best there is.
After all, we're all in this together.
Linda Gromko, MD
Monday, March 14, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Queen Anne Medical Weight Loss Goes to the Northwest Women's Show!
Queen Anne Medical Weight Loss will be participating in the 23rd Northwest Women's Show coming up Friday-Sunday, March 4-6!
The event features all sorts of exhibits of interest to women - actually, of interest to everybody. Free samples are abundant, and there are numerous stage presentations. Check out the show's website, http://www.nwwomenshow.com/ for details.
You are bound to find something of interest to you, provided that you have a pulse(!).
Located in the Qwest Field Exhibition Center, the NW Women's Show is open the following hours:
Friday 10-5
Saturday 10-6
Sunday 10-5
Admission is $15 at the door, but check http://www.nwwomenshow.com/ for information about discounted and online ticket availability. Children under 6 are admitted free.
Queen Anne Medical Weight Loss is offering a Northwest Women's Show special: one week of OPTIFAST Meal Replacements FREE upon enrollment in a Queen Anne Medical Weight Loss Program!
Come and see us at the Show. We'll have several of our Program Participants ready and willing to share their stories and answer questions.
Remember, we're all in this together!
Linda Gromko, MD
The event features all sorts of exhibits of interest to women - actually, of interest to everybody. Free samples are abundant, and there are numerous stage presentations. Check out the show's website, http://www.nwwomenshow.com/ for details.
You are bound to find something of interest to you, provided that you have a pulse(!).
Located in the Qwest Field Exhibition Center, the NW Women's Show is open the following hours:
Friday 10-5
Saturday 10-6
Sunday 10-5
Admission is $15 at the door, but check http://www.nwwomenshow.com/ for information about discounted and online ticket availability. Children under 6 are admitted free.
Queen Anne Medical Weight Loss is offering a Northwest Women's Show special: one week of OPTIFAST Meal Replacements FREE upon enrollment in a Queen Anne Medical Weight Loss Program!
Come and see us at the Show. We'll have several of our Program Participants ready and willing to share their stories and answer questions.
Remember, we're all in this together!
Linda Gromko, MD
Monday, February 14, 2011
Creating our own Happy Valentine's Day
Does Valentine's Day bring challenges for you? Have you had it up to HERE with flower bouquets, cards, jewelry advertisements - the whole Madison Avenue message that if we were only beautiful enough, thin enough, tall enough, smart enough, and - dare I say it, BLONDE enough - that that knight in shining armour would be arriving - well, by midnight at least?
How many of us have purchased Valentine's Day candy, even half-priced the day after, just for the sake of having it?
How many of us have comforted ourselves - for whatever troubles we are suffering - by eating out of one of those heart-shaped boxes, or unwrapping calorie dense candies from red foil wrappers?
Let's put the brakes on! Take a breath. Valentine's Day is a day of sadness for many people! Just as with the Christmas season, Valentine's Day announces to the world when we are without partners, when we don't "qualify" to have a partner, etc.
The expectations can be staggering. What if you do have a partner and he/she doesn't acknowledge Valentine's Day at all? How should you acknowledge the day?
We recommend that you take a page from our Holiday Program advice: buy your own Valentine - the one you really want. (Provided it's not damaging food, and provided that your kids are taken care of!)
Find a non-food reward to celebrate the meaning of Valentine's Day as a day of love, including love of yourself! (If you have no ideas, think "spa.") Humph.
Be alert to the invitations for sabotage that swirl around us in this season. Take a breath, and thank yourself for the outstanding efforts you extend on your own behalf.
Happy Valentine's Day.
We're all in this together.
Linda Gromko, MD
How many of us have purchased Valentine's Day candy, even half-priced the day after, just for the sake of having it?
How many of us have comforted ourselves - for whatever troubles we are suffering - by eating out of one of those heart-shaped boxes, or unwrapping calorie dense candies from red foil wrappers?
Let's put the brakes on! Take a breath. Valentine's Day is a day of sadness for many people! Just as with the Christmas season, Valentine's Day announces to the world when we are without partners, when we don't "qualify" to have a partner, etc.
The expectations can be staggering. What if you do have a partner and he/she doesn't acknowledge Valentine's Day at all? How should you acknowledge the day?
We recommend that you take a page from our Holiday Program advice: buy your own Valentine - the one you really want. (Provided it's not damaging food, and provided that your kids are taken care of!)
Find a non-food reward to celebrate the meaning of Valentine's Day as a day of love, including love of yourself! (If you have no ideas, think "spa.") Humph.
Be alert to the invitations for sabotage that swirl around us in this season. Take a breath, and thank yourself for the outstanding efforts you extend on your own behalf.
Happy Valentine's Day.
We're all in this together.
Linda Gromko, MD
Monday, January 31, 2011
Announcing our February "Pound-for-Pound" Food Drive
One of our members has lost approximately one hundred pounds! She's planning to celebrate by having a neighborhood party where guests bring food donations - the goal being to collect one hundred pounds of food for the food bank.
What a wonderful way to celebrate! Not only did our Superstar lose her weight, but she's passing that benefit on to her community.
We thought the idea was so great, we decided to launch our own project: the February "Pound-for-Pound" Food Drive! Our goal is to collect 600 cans of food in honor of the 600 pounds of weight lost by our Program Participants.
We'll invite our other patients to participate also - and we'll sweeten the pot with a few Gift Card drawings just to keep it interesting.
What a wonderful way to celebrate! Not only did our Superstar lose her weight, but she's passing that benefit on to her community.
We thought the idea was so great, we decided to launch our own project: the February "Pound-for-Pound" Food Drive! Our goal is to collect 600 cans of food in honor of the 600 pounds of weight lost by our Program Participants.
We'll invite our other patients to participate also - and we'll sweeten the pot with a few Gift Card drawings just to keep it interesting.
What a special group of people we have! We realize that any weight loss program is challenging, but we are delighted by our progress. Lives are changing at Queen Anne Medical Weight Loss! And this group is sharing its victories with our larger community.
After all, we're all in this together!
Linda Gromko, MD
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Clothing Give-and-Take
As we are shrinking, we are emptying our closets of our old standby garments - and making room for new, smaller things.
We've invited our members to bring their old, but well-loved items to our Clothing Give-and-Take Bin. As other members shrink into new, smaller sizes, they're welcome to help themselves.
After about a month, if unclaimed by our OPTIFAST Group members, these items will be given to the ICU Family Liason Office at Harborview Medical Center. In the midst of crises, families come with their loved ones to stay at the bedside for weeks on end. Many arrive in pajamas in the chaos of trauma.
These family members often need clothing - jeans, sweaters, etc. - as they often arrive with no personal items at all!
What a pleasure it is to know that our "cast-offs" can help not only our members, but families in crisis. The Director mentioned that clothing in "S-M-L" sizes are easier to come by than larger sizes, so our donations can be of great benefit.
We're all in this together,
Linda Gromko, MD
We've invited our members to bring their old, but well-loved items to our Clothing Give-and-Take Bin. As other members shrink into new, smaller sizes, they're welcome to help themselves.
After about a month, if unclaimed by our OPTIFAST Group members, these items will be given to the ICU Family Liason Office at Harborview Medical Center. In the midst of crises, families come with their loved ones to stay at the bedside for weeks on end. Many arrive in pajamas in the chaos of trauma.
These family members often need clothing - jeans, sweaters, etc. - as they often arrive with no personal items at all!
What a pleasure it is to know that our "cast-offs" can help not only our members, but families in crisis. The Director mentioned that clothing in "S-M-L" sizes are easier to come by than larger sizes, so our donations can be of great benefit.
We're all in this together,
Linda Gromko, MD
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
New Year Brings New Group Schedule
I guess it's predictable. The holidays have passed, and it's time to get serious about fitness and weight management. The health clubs are full, with new members making good on their New Year's resolutions.
And for many people struggling with weight management, New Year's is the time to start - or start again.
To that end, our membership is up, and we now have instituted two Group Sessions per week. You may come to one or both. The curriculum content will be repeated. But with any group, the same content can change dramatically given the dynamics of the specific grorup.
Group times are as follows:
Mondays 12 noon - l pm
Wednesdays 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Groups are held in the Second Floor Conference Room at 200 W. Mercer, just upstairs from our office at Queen Anne Medical Weight Loss.
So welcome. If you haven't tried the Groups, give them a try. We know that weight loss is maximal in folks who attend Groups regularly.
We promise never to "call you out." You can particiate as vocally or as quietly as you wish.
Plus, you might learn even one small thing that makes a difference in your own Program, in your own life.
See you in Group!
We're all in this together.
Linda Gromko, MD
And for many people struggling with weight management, New Year's is the time to start - or start again.
To that end, our membership is up, and we now have instituted two Group Sessions per week. You may come to one or both. The curriculum content will be repeated. But with any group, the same content can change dramatically given the dynamics of the specific grorup.
Group times are as follows:
Mondays 12 noon - l pm
Wednesdays 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Groups are held in the Second Floor Conference Room at 200 W. Mercer, just upstairs from our office at Queen Anne Medical Weight Loss.
So welcome. If you haven't tried the Groups, give them a try. We know that weight loss is maximal in folks who attend Groups regularly.
We promise never to "call you out." You can particiate as vocally or as quietly as you wish.
Plus, you might learn even one small thing that makes a difference in your own Program, in your own life.
See you in Group!
We're all in this together.
Linda Gromko, MD
Monday, December 13, 2010
Join Our Google Group!
We are happy to announce that we have started a Google Group for more intimate on-line support. Please contact Program Director Brian Grev for more information (brian@queenannemedicalweightloss.com).
Even though we have only recently started our program, our members have lost a total of over FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS!
Our members are working very hard, exploring tough issues such as stress management, personal responsibility, and time management. We are all learning....
"It's not just about the weight!"
Our members consistently report that they feel better and have more energy. They are able to do more physical activity than they were able to do before joining the Program. We're able to reduce medications for blood pressure control and diabetes. And they are getting wonderful validation by following their improving lab tests.
For our members, we are forecasting a brighter 2011.
Remember, we're all in this together.
Linda Gromko, MD
Even though we have only recently started our program, our members have lost a total of over FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS!
Our members are working very hard, exploring tough issues such as stress management, personal responsibility, and time management. We are all learning....
"It's not just about the weight!"
Our members consistently report that they feel better and have more energy. They are able to do more physical activity than they were able to do before joining the Program. We're able to reduce medications for blood pressure control and diabetes. And they are getting wonderful validation by following their improving lab tests.
For our members, we are forecasting a brighter 2011.
Remember, we're all in this together.
Linda Gromko, MD
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