new to oahu are we alone?

hello there hawaii!!! i am from dallas texas born and raised and have moved here to the island with hubby and 3 kids per he is in the military. i was so thrilled to see a forum for hawaii. i have just printed up the pages for the confrnce in nov and plan to attend and meet friends. i sware..no one here seems to know what your going through. i need a support group yet not sure if they have them. it doesnt look like to many people post on the board for hawaii but we are on an island!!i am 7 months post opp and down 145 lbs. i have neglected my profile and hope to work on it soon.i hope for someone or many to respond. i live in wahiawa on schofield barracks on post. the weight has fell off and now i am now 35 lbs from goal and stuck for a 3 weeks at a platue. i know i need to exercise but i need the motivation. talk to you all soon and nice to meet you. 320/174/140

Hello!! Welcome to Hawaii I live there (in Honolulu) with my husband and son....he's military too!! I am in NH for the summer and coming back at the end of August. It sounds like you have done awesome with your weight loss--congrats! The Hawaii forum doesn't get a whole lot of action but the people are so wonderful Good Luck with the move and all.

Hi, I usually don't post just kinda look around but I couldn't resist when I saw that you were from Texas. I'm from Texas also born in Fort Worth and lived in Denton for a long time. My husband is stationed at Schofield Barracks also, but we live at AMR. He's deploying with all the other guys in Aug. I have lived in Hawaii for 4 years and will be here for 3 more. My surgery is on Tuesday so i'm really excited about that, but very nervious also, I haven't had any type of surgery before so I really don't know what to expect. I had all my pre-op stuff today with admissions and getting meds so i'm set, I don't have to be at the hospital untill noon though. It's going to be a long day on Tuesday. Amy

girl!! im here for you. where are you having the surgery. your in my prayers. now i am new to the army. what is amr? where is that. let me know when ur going..if you need help..support..im here for you. lost 144 lbs in 7 mnths. 3 kids and lovng life. 34 lbs away from goal of 140. statrted at 320. best descion of my life. let me know if i can do anything. good luck and i will cont to pray for you. i live on schofield. my hubby is in infantry wolfhounds..cco 1-27. and urs? write or email if you dont want to post. email:: [email protected]. im also here for 3 years. only been here for 3 mnths!! so ill be here for you on ur journey. and beleive me you will need support and asst through this entire ordeal. write back soon. would love to meet. any kids? talk to you soon.

Hey Ms. Teresa... Sorry about the delayed response...lol...just getting around to checking the board. I live in Kunia...right near you (since you're in Wahiawa)! My hubby is a department of defense worker at Pearl Harbor. The board is a lil slow...but I stop in and read all the posts all the time. There's some really great people that I've been in contact with through the board. I was thinking about attending the conference, but I haven't decided. Congrats on the weight loss! That's so freekin good to hear that kind of news since I'm pre-op. I have my first consult on August 8th. Can't wait! As for support groups...I'm not too sure if there's a "formal" one that gets together that isn't affiliated with a particular surgeon. I know there are some with Dr. Cirangle and I think it's for both pre-ops and post-ops, but I have't been to one of them. I also know that some of the doctors in Hawaii have comprehensive programs that do support groups but I'm not too sure of the details. Anyways, there I go blabbering on and on. Welcome to Hawaii and the Hawaii board...hope you have a great time with both! Dana

Teresa! Congrats on you weightloss and welcome to the island. I'm a Georgia Peach borned and bread. I 'm military was well and have been on the island for a little over 5 months. My husband is a submariner in the Navy. We live in Mililani, so I usually come to the Schofield base rather than Pearl Harbor's. I too need to get back into the exercise mode. I was coming over to the gym at Schofield, but when my younger daughter got out for summer break that put a halt to that. I guess I want have any excuses the first of August. Until then we take walks around Mililani. Well I just wanted to introduce myself and let you know that you're not the only newbie to the island. Aloha, Anitra

Welcome to the Hawaii board!!! Your weight loss is phenomenal and so inspiring!! Esp since I started so close (315) and goal is about the same. I'm on Kauai, so no real clue about the support groups over there, but it's nice to meet you and know that you can always come to this board for support!! It can get rather slow, but like you said, there are far fewer of us here. I'm hoping to add a handful more over the next few months as I get a support group up and going on Kauai. Aloha! Tin K

ohh and as far as support groups..we are it!!!!! there is a convention in nov ..which i hope to see you at...and that will do us all good. ut faces with names ect. i hope your doing well. talk to you soon sweets.