Its the Friday Train and LOVE IN FRIDAY

GOOODDD MOOOOORRNNINGG TEXAS TMB!! Hold on to your hats Meggie is driving the train and she is on a roll this morning!!

Last week I declared that Fridays were going to be Love In Fridays. Choose a person here or in your community that has helped you in your WLS journey. Shout out the love to them! and let us know  how they have helped, encouraged, inspired, held your had whatever. Share the love!

Meggie

Good morning Meggie...sure looks like you are feeling better now.  That's great!

Dana was so inspiring to me when I first had my surgery.  She was always sharing advice and encouraging to newbies on the board.  Thanks Dana!

Today is the last regular school day for most employees.  I work a longer contract so still have almost 2 weeks left.  We have a gathering this morning and then get to leave around noon.  Yeah!

Prayers for all who need them this morning.

Have a great Friday!

Karla

I am picking someone off OH this morning for my Love In because I love all yall so much!

Let me ell Yall about Tammy Beaumont!

She was the Bariatric Cordinator at Arlington Memorial Hospiat. After messing up myself, and being dicked around by another Dr and his lousy staff and his own personal issues I was floundering not knowing what to do. Then my friend Trish hooked me with Tammy. Being a bariatric patient herself she's been there done that, and a nurse so she knows her ****!! She worked with me , guided me, helped me get approval! Held my hand when I cried, was honest when I did something stupid, applauded at my success, answered my question, was there for all my emergencies, and I had them, even after she had left and moved to another hospital. 

So lets send out some love love and thanks for Tammy!!

Meggie

Hmmm....this is a tough one....

When I was pre-op, none of YOU were born yet...my OH support friends were from all over the US...CROW was in Va, JIM, PATTI and MARY were in Ohio, and DEB was in Ks. We "met" in OH Chat EVERY morning. I never would have made it without them. CROW and PATTI have gone on to Heaven now. I still FB with the others. Deb is the only one I've gotten to meet IRL-we made up our minds to just DO IT after Patti died. I did get to meet Crow a few times-starting at the first Tx OH convention-in 2004-where I first met YVONNE-my first TEXAS friend!

A few years back OH started the state message boards. My chat buds encoraged to "advertise" for an exercise buddy. I was scared to death, but I got out of my comfort zone and DID IT--which led me to TRACEY. As they say..the rest is history...Without HER, I would not have gone to the Ft Worth support group, participated in the TMB, lost my regain, met/fell in love with all of YOU...yadda...yadda..yadda

I also need a special shout out to KARLA for her accountability thread, that helps me more than I think she realizes.

Aww Gina...you're making me blush!  Thanks.

Karla

Good Morninggggggggg,

Ugh, well was woken up at 1:30 am by someone beating on neighbors door.  So I am still kinda out of it, but it is Friday andddd today is my first Jean day at work since we moved to the new building.  Now I have jeans I know will fit, but wondering about those that were iffy.  Might have to try a pair, but will not be uncomfy cause lil Gnomey has a mind of her own these past couple of days.

Honestly, you all have been a huge help to me.  Especially when I was in that stall, and you have all been through this and know what is going on.  I have since broken the stall, actually lost another pound this morning :), it is slow, but at least it is going in the correct direction.

Tomorrow morning I will walk a 5K my bf and I mapped out, for my WW meeting, then I get to go into the office with him for a bit, then I am resting this weekend. 

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Shawn

I'll have to say my best friend  Kim Kersey -  she is not a WLS patient nor a candidate....but she has been by my side for surgerys - all  of them and the encouraging words to hold me up.....at about 4 months out - my duaghter ran off for about a week -and I could have cared less if I ate or drank during that time......(Feb 08) but she reminded me that I had too...........

All the love and support here on the TMB has been great -  behind the scenes too with several kick in the butt and I needed them all !!     STILL DO TOO !!

Good one Meggie...

If I had to pick just ONE person... It would be Teena Adler.  I found OH when I was having so many problems.  I did a search on reversal surgery, and found a post on OH.  I was posting about my problems.  I talked to Teena a few times. 

I really started talking to her when I met her at the OH conference in Dallas.  I think that I blew several people for a loop when they actually SAW how bad my health had gotten.  I had sat down and talked to Dr Dirk Rodriguez about everything I had gone through.  He told me that he would surgically help me, but wasn't sure if he would reverse my surgery or do something else.  She kept stedily pushing for me to go see Dr Provost.  She personally WALKED me to Dr P's table set up at the conferene.  I talked to his staff and explained what was going on.  They gave me their business card and a couple weeks later, I went for my first appointment.

Not only did Teena get me to go see Dr Provost, she talked me through a lot.  She gave me A LOT of advice.  I was going through a lot of personal issues that weren't helping my physical/mental state.  She offered to take me to my doctor appointments when my husband wouldn't.  She offered to go to the hospital with me, and she CHEWED me out when she found out that I didn't call her after being "dumped off" at the hospital.

She was the first person from OH there to offer support and encouragement, but SEVERAL others stick out.

You, Kim G, Dana, Vivian, George T, Yvonne, Corina B, Sandi B, Phyllis, and Tara are the ones just off the top of my head. 

You guys are like family.  I love ya'll.

-Kim

There is no way I could pick just one person to give a shout out too from here.  So many inspirational people, but since we are doing this every Friday that will give me more opportunities so today I am going to pick the original Princess crew!  Tracey, Loralea and Gina.  Those three ladies inspired me to run a half marathon and I firmly believe that is what made my weight loss such a success.  Time and distance has made it more difficult to see each other but I want you ladies to know I still love you and you still inspire me!

JENN-my poster of the event is on my wall, where I can see it every day, and I have "arrows" to the location of four of us in the collage. It is one of my most prized possessions. The whole trip is a memory I will NEVER forget. You rocked it, sister!!!