Springfield Clinic Bariatrics

Happy Doctors’ Day! 🎉 Today we celebrate and thank Dr. Icaza and Dr. Umana for their exceptional dedication, compassion, and commitment to patient care. Our community is stronger and healthier because of you. Thank you for all that you do! 👏💙

Very powerful and so very true.

I think what gets me isn’t even the word anymore.

It’s the weight people put on it.

Like being “fat” is supposed to cancel everything else out about a person. Their character. Their life. Their heart. Their impact.

I just don’t see it that way.

My body might carry fat.
Cool. That’s one detail.

But that’s not my identity.

My identity is how I show up for my life every day.
How I love.
How I care.
How I keep going, even when it’s hard.
How I’m building something for myself and actually living my life.

There are so many worse things a person could be.
And somehow, this is the one people cling to?

If all you see when you look at someone is their body…
you’re missing everything that actually matters.

Springfield Clinic Bariatrics is thrilled to be a research study site for multiple upcoming medications. Dr. Umana reviews the benefits for patients as participants in these trials. Click below to hear more!

Wellness Wednesday: Research Trials Open For Bariatrics Wellness Wednesday: Research Trials Open For Bariatrics

A research trial is currently being offered at Springfield Clinic Bariatrics. Would you like to learn more? Tune in to Wellness Wednesday this week to hear from Dr. Umana!! Springfield Clinic

www.kaineticstudies.com

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🌟 Support Group Reflection: New Year, New Intentions 🌟

During our 1st support group of the year, we talked all things New Year — dreaming of the year ahead ✨, reflecting on the year that’s passed 💭, and establishing measurable ways to reach or continue our goals 🎯.

Some examples:

📔 “I’ll journal three times a week to track my emotional growth.”
💰 “I’ll save $25 each month toward my travel fund.”
🤝 “I’ll attend one support group every month to stay accountable.”
🍽️ “I’ll hand wash the largest pot I cook my dinner in each night I cook at home to stay on top of my dishes.”
🚶‍♀️ “I’ll walk 1–1.5 miles three days a week at 7:30 a.m. (the best time in my schedule) to work my way up to my 2-mile goal.”
We also wrote letters to ourselves 💌 — a way to capture our hopes, goals, and reflections in our own words. If you didn’t get a chance to attend, we encourage you to write yourself a letter! It can include specific goals, kind reminders, or reflections on what you’ve already accomplished 🌱.

Bring your letter in or email it to [email protected], and we’ll hold onto it for you. In six months, we’ll send it back so you can reflect in June 🌞:
🔍 How did this goal work for me?
💪 What’s working for me now?
🔄 Do I want to re-establish routines I fell out of, or adjust my goals to better fit where I am now?
It’s all about progress, reflection, and giving yourself grace along the way 💖.
Borrowed from Edie at Springfield Clinic Bariatrics Peoria 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Santa brings Christmas joy to children of all ages all around the world. Who fills Santa's stocking? I'm sure it's Mrs. Claus!

Just like Santa, many patients do “everything right” and still struggle. That’s not failure—that’s physiology.

This is where evidence-based care matters. medications have helped so many of our patients, maybe they'll help Santa too.

Just when Santa starts walking, stretching, and thinking about vegetables…
💚 BOOM. The Grinch appears.

“Oh Santa… one cookie won’t hurt.”
“Oh Santa… you’re too busy to focus on yourself.”
“Oh Santa… diet starts January.”

Sound familiar? 😏

Weight loss isn’t just about willpower—
It’s about biology, hormones, history, and temptations that don’t play fair.

The Grinch LOVES that part.