ObesityHelp Journies to Universal City to Support Pre and Post Op Weight Loss Surgery Patients

The ObesityHelp ™ Regional Conference in Universal City, California, September 9, 2006 at the Hilton Universal City. The Support and Outreach Team travel throughout the United States meeting ObesityHelp.com website members in person, as well as reaching out to all those suffering from obesity.

Irvine, CA (PRWEB) August 29, 2006 -- It is no wonder that Melissa Alfaro will proudly be attending the ObesityHelp ™ Regional Conference in Universal City, California, September 9, 2006 at the Hilton Universal City, 555 Universal Hollywood Drive, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.,since after all it is ObesityHelp http://www.obesityhelp.com that she credits for giving her the resources and support she needed to help her make the decision to undergo weight loss surgery—a decision she credits with changing her life forever.

Weighing 365 pounds, Melissa Alfaro knew she was on a dangerous path with her health. After failing at numerous diets, Melissa began educating herself on weight loss surgery with the assistance of ObesityHelp.com. After undergoing weight loss surgery, which she credits as the tool that helped her lose over 200 pounds, she has become a regular at support group meetings and shares the knowledge she learned on the ObesityHelp website as she has now taken the role of Support Group Facilitator for over 25 members. –

It is stories such as Melissa’s that encourage the ObesityHelp™ Inc. Support and Outreach Team to continue traveling throughout the United States meeting ObesityHelp.com website members in person, as well as reaching out to all those suffering from obesity. The "Making the Journey Together 2006” tour is dedicated to offering support and information about the treatment options for those who are, or have been, 100 pounds or more overweight. The cost is $45 per person to pre-register or $50 at the door.

The event provides the opportunity to listen to motivational speakers, bariatric surgeons, leading medical experts, professionals and, of course, members like Melissa. ObesityHelp™ encourages all those who are fighting the battle of obesity, and who are considering weight loss surgery, to attend this event as their ultimate resource for education and support for weight loss surgery.

The Irvine, California based corporation serves the morbidly obese community with an expansive website that offers free membership and a $25 subscription to the bi-monthly OH Magazine. Members have access to thousands of before and after photos of those who have undergone gastric bypass surgery and to the online personal journals and Blogs of their peers. There are also various educational and supportive forums, message boards, and chat rooms available for members to browse or to interact on topics such as the types of weight loss surgery, nutrition, exercise, emotional eating. plastic surgery and more.

“The events are opportunities for people to learn about weight loss surgery from the professionals who speak at the events, as well as the members who have already undergone the procedure," explained Dr. Monica Ganz, Director of Events and Support Groups for ObesityHelp.com, who has lost 320 pounds through gastric bypass surgery. “They are not only educational but a lot of fun. The participants also enjoy having face-to-face contact with the members, who they have never met but spend hours chatting online with. We hosted our last event in Gering, Nebraska and it was a great success.”
   
ObesityHelp.com™ receives approximately two million page hits a day from the nearly ½ million members. “We have the widest and strongest reach into the obese population in the world,” commented Ganz. “We have the answers to the bottom line questions asked about obesity.”
   
The first Obesityhelp National Event took place in San Antonio,Texas with over 400 attendees as well as surgeons, dieticians, product vendors and other professionals. The journey continued on sea as members gathered for a cruise to Alaska in summer 2005, and will be setting sail to Hawaii in fall 2006. After meeting and offering support in Universal City, the ObesityHelp™ Journey will continue on to Lexington, Kentucky, for the National Convention, October 27 and 28, 2006.

Founded in 1998, ObesityHelp™ Inc. is committed to the education, empowerment, and support of all individuals affected by obesity, along with all others (friends, employers, physicians, etc.) concerned. ObesityHelp™ Inc. aspires to defeat ignorance, isolation, and discrimination against the clinical disease of obesity.
        
For more information on “Making the Journey Together 2006” or ObesityHelp ™ Inc. please contact 1-(866) wls-info ext. 373 or visit our website http://www.ObesityHelp.com.

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