Regina Bartlett - author, motivational speaker, Membership Director at Arcadia YMCA Branch, Licensed POUND Trainer, and Wellness Influencer. Wow!!!!! It was a pleasure to listen to Regina this past Monday evening. Her message was of self-value and faith. She spoke about how she had equated food with comfort until she weighed more than 400 lbs. Regina was a featured speaker at the March 2018 TEDxNewport. Her new book (Food, Sweat & Fears) tells about her thirty years of failed diets and quick fixes that was changed by RNY Gastric Bypass Surgery and the accompanying nutrition meetings. The surgery program took about a year, including orientation, testing, meetings. She lost 250 lbs and accomplished her goal to run and finish the NYC Marathon. Currently, Regina teaches a fitness class at the Y along with her other work there. "Food, Sweat & Fears" is available at Savoy Bookshop & Cafe. She has also written a mini-cookbook, "Healthy Fare: Bariatric Friendly Recipes".
