Im Back !!!

Hi all, ive been missing in action from the boards but plan to be here and be more active more often. I finally did do an update on my profile, feel free to read. To make it short, my honey moon period is almost over. So im really tryin to work at it and lose my last 20 lbs to reach goal. Full details are in my profile update. I miss you all and now youll get to see more of me

Hey Robert! Did you ever find a new job? I am in the process of trying to get a 2nd job myself. Employment Specialists have a few temp to full time positions open in Campbell Industrial park. You may want to go register with them and test if you have not found a job yet. I sooo need money right now to pay for my school! I will be interviewing for a position with a real estate company this week which could really compliment my other job as a Mortgage Loan Officer. I am gonna go now and check out your photos. When Jessica gets back from surgery she and I are gonna start support meetings maybe twice a month. If other people want to come then they can but someone has to be proactive and just do it and not talk about it. I hope to see you there. We will keep it something like a coffee at Starbucks. Nothing you have to plan your whole day around and family friendly. I will be sure to post and let you know when it is. I really want to meet you in person. You seem like so much fun! Are you planning to take the OH cruise in November leaving from Honolulu on NCL? I am planning on going! I hope finances permit! We need to get more Hawaii folks amped up to do things. Steffie

And ok I soo should have read your profile before I posted. You got a job now so that is great! And you are going to support group meetings? Where are they?!?!? I want to go but didn't know about them. I am not Kaiser but does that matter? Can I still attend the meetings you go to? I would love to meet some more WLS patients! And there is NOTHING wrong with being cautious about gaining. That is what this surgery was supposed to do,..make us more conscientious of our choices. I am also a night time snacker, but since I am still pretty early out I just snack on teriyaki beef jerky which totally satisfies my craving for sweet/salty and something to chew on...and because of the protien and low fat, it is practically guilt free. Carbs was my weakness before surgery, so that is a battle that I INTEND TO WIN! Staying as far away from carbs as I can. I am down about 35 lbs or so. I just got out of my first stall and am at 176 now from 213. Starting to feel sexy again so I'm jazzed. Ok done rambling. Hope to meet you soon! Steffie

Ohhh...someone told me before that the Kaiser support group is just for kaiser patients...which I think is a bunch of crap---for many reasons.....LOL...maybe Robert can sneak us in!!!!! Yeah we definitely need to set up some informal type of support system for each other---I think it's something a lot of us need...even if it's just once a month...to make sure we're all on track and everything!!!!

Hey Steffie you are doin awesome, i used to snack on jerkey when i got my cravings but stoped cuz jerkey is expensive here hehehehe. Im tryin to drink a hot drink now when i get a craving to eat before bed, it seems to help so far heheheh, and ya sorry but the meetings i go to is for the kaisers patients only. Ive found one site where they are holding meeting i think lemme find it and ill post it here or email you. take care

Hello!!! Glad you're back!!! I read the addition to your profile too...that's great you got a job (who cares where it is--it's money right?!!) now you can spoil yourself with new clothes and whatever, and maybe that'll be the incentive to not snack at night!! I can't talk much, I'm a night eater big time. LOL...maybe you gotta come on OH at night and it'll keep you from snacking and just go to bed after!!!!!!!!!

Hey there Jessica, ya i guess a job is a job, my hopes are set soooo high that i feel like a loser i guess workin at a place like that, but i believe everything happens for a reason so its just not time yet i guess ???? Like i mentioned above whenver im gettin the urger to eat at nite i just drink a hot beverage and it seems to help so far. take care