The ObesityHelp ™ Regional Conference

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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 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, Alfaro knew she was on a dangerous path with her

health. After failing at numerous diets, 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 ’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

. 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. 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 ,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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