A personal statement to Physicians from Sheryl Williams of Life Change Consultation Services:

Thank you in advance for your time and consideration. My heart is in helping to serve the gastric bypass individual in the area of patient support. Should you find this of interest and if I could be of service to you and your patients, I would welcome the opportunity to speak with you personally to answer any questions.

I am a Gastric Bypass individual, over 12 years out. I consult with those individuals who are wanting to meet their pre-operative requirements of a nutritional consultation as well as those individuals who are post-operative and wanting additional information on nutrition and fitness. I speak to your patients as someone who's walking in the shoes they're about to put on or maybe even wearing right now.

My college degree is in Biology/Pre-medicine and I received my Nutrition and Fitness education after having gastric bypass surgery. I started as a personal trainer but that direction has shifted to overall patient support consulting after being a guest speaker for various gastric bypass support groups throughout the Valley. I have been accepted to the graduate department at California State University-Fresno and am working towards my Master's Degree in nutrition.

Because my initial one-to-one consultations have been so well received, I have now developed the same personal consultation for the classroom still presented in the same relaxed forum where participants can feel free to ask questions. I present the practical application side of what to expect before, during, and after gastric bypass surgery. A second post-operative exercise workshop has also been developed. It is designed to promote positive lifestyle changes by embracing exercise as the key to a healthy Life-Change. The physicians who refer their patients to me for consultation find these patients do better at managing their "surgical tool" and are more enthusiastic and positive about their overall surgical experience.

Please contact me for my informational color brochures describing in detail the specific course outlines and costs of hosting these workshops. And as always, if I can be for further assistance to you and your patients please do not hesitate to ask.

Thank you once again for your time and consideration.

Sheryl Williams, RD
Nutritionist/Fitness Specialist and
Bariatric Patient Support Consultant