BariAftercare is the comprehensive program your weight loss center and your patients have been waiting for!
Many bariatric centers have a full program utilizing a multidisciplinary team of professionals that assist patients through the surgical process or the medical weight loss program. Aftercare for patients, however, is often limited to weight checks, blood monitoring, and medical exams. Patients want and need assistance in maintaining weight loss. Research is clear that patients do better when they are involved in a program where there are avenues in place for accountability. Once a person leaves a program, the odds of their regaining weight are dramatically increased.
BariAftercare has been developed by, is run by, and maintained by Dr. Stapleton and her staff. BariAftercare is a result of Dr. Stapleton’s two decades of experience with thousands of bariatric patients whose struggles with weight loss, weight regain, and food addiction have been observed, both before and after their weight loss (whether through surgical or medical programs).
BariAftercare is designed to address the behavioral components and emotional issues associated with patients continued struggles with their weight, with body image and with an obsession on a “diet mentality” after significant weight loss. In addition, BariAftercare incorporates information about nutrition, cooking, exercise, yoga, meditation, and tips for support persons. For many bariatric patients, struggles in these areas remain problematic after weight loss. In spite of having been educated by a team of bariatric professionals throughout the weight loss process about the disease of obesity, the biological aspects of weight loss and regain, and the behavior modification tools necessary to lose weight and then to remain at a healthy weight, maintaining weight loss is difficult for many.
Please note: the information and contents of each component of the BariAftercare program are applicable to both surgical and medical weight loss patients
MindPrep Videos
Five Pre-Op and Post-Op videos available online to all of your patients 24/7
Fair & Firm Retreat
All patients from your bariatric center will receive a 20% discount to any of Dr. Stapleton’s patient retreats. For more information about upcoming retreats, go to fairandfirmretreats.com.
BariAftercare Videos
A BariAftercare Welcome video and a BariAftercare Myth Buster video by Dr. Stapleton for all of your program’s patients.
Weekly videos by Dr. Stapleton on emotional/psychological topics.
Monthly videos by RD’s specializing in bariatric surgery, a licensed marriage and family therapist who is also a certified health coach specializing in bariatric medicine (and a post-op patient herself), exercise and movement videos, yoga classes, and cooking demonstrations by a bariatric chef.
Gotta Do ‘Ems© and My Day© Forms
Forms (linked on our website) for all patients to use on a daily basis
BariAftercare Banter LIVE Support Groups each month
Monthly live support groups hosted by a different person each month: Dr. Stapleton, a Registered (bariatric) Dietician, a males only group facilitated by a male post-op and a group facilitated by a female post-op.
Family, Friends & Relationships after WLS
Monthly discussions between Dr. Stapleton and Tabitha Johnson, LMFT, Certified Bariatric Health Coach and successful post-op. These discussions focus on issues related to support people in the patients’ lives and how these relationships change following bariatric surgery. Tips for successfully navigating these changes, skills for developing healthy boundaries with people, and for improving communication are shared each month.
Motivational Posts and Affirmations
Posted on a daily basis on a closed Facebook page for the BariAftercare program participants as an additional effort to help them follow through with the healthy behaviors necessary to remain at a healthy weight
For your program’s individualized BariAftercare program:
Dr. Stapleton is available to present virtually or in person for your program’s support group.
GAIN While You LOSE (GWYL) 10-week online course
Additional discounted books by Connie Stapleton, Ph.D.
Professional Bariatric Program Consulting and CEUs for your staff
Live Patient Presentations
Regain/Revision Course
Read more about the BariAftercare components and Dr. Stapleton’s other offerings for bariatric patients here.
