Orlando Support Group Meeting Reminder

Just a reminder that The Weight's Over of Central Florida (WOCF) is having its monthly support group meeting next week on Wed., January 30th at 7 PM at the Herndon Library (4324 East Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL  32803).  All pre- and post-op patients as well as their support members are welcome to join us.  For more information please feel free to contact me at: [email protected].  I hope to see you soon! Have a great weekend! ~ Monica Support Group Leader

Hello, my name is Josephine.  It's been a very long time since my WLS and I honestly can't even remember the date...somewhere in 1999??  I don't know but I do know I've been in denial all this time.  Though I have surfed this site hundreds of time I was too embarrassed to admit my WLS, didn't even mentioned it to friends and family, and totally blocked the fact that I did need WLS to reach any accomplishment in weight loss.  Well, I am coming clean today.  I need HELP!  I weigh in at 290 at the time of surgery, over the months, years I came down to 140.  However, I manage to drink cokes, candy, cookies, chips right pass any dumping syndrome and I am slowly gaining weight.  I am up to 169.  Yep, total denial.  Until today.  I made an appt for today to Dr. Overcash Office who I haven't seen in over 6-7 years.  WHEW!  What a rude awakening.  He let me have it.  I didn't get a word edgewise other than what I told him I was eating...I couldn't even finish the sentence.  He told me I had to go back to the beginning.  The beginning!  I was stunned, I sat in fear, embarrassed, and sadden.  Sad that after all that hard work I would throw it out the window just like that.  So, he told me only 1/3 C of protein three times a day.  NOTHING ELSE!!  Only liquids with no calories.  Hmmm!  How am I ever going to do this??  I need help.  My husband vows he is by my side...he always has.  So, as I search for foods high in protein and adjust to this 1/3C meal I come across your reminder.  Do I dare join you?  It's gonna be hard.  But, hey I am down for anything.  I want to do this and refuse to throw it all away.  I will probably be the one sitting in the back pcking up my face off the ground from all this chaos I have cause to myself.  Thanks for allowing me to vent. Am4given (Josephine)

Listen to me, aleast you went back to the dr. and got talked to the way you needed or else you wouldn't be here. I was banded in 03, and I go to support meeting at the hos. here in Dothan,Al every month, we need to keep are hard work in check, the ones that drop out I see around town and you guested it, there going up again. So, go and join this group, I'm going to be down in St. Cloud that day,but its a little to far for me to come. So, now stop kicking yourself and start the hard work, I'll be  praying your do great.

Thank you so much for your words of encouragement.  You are right at least I did go to the MD and I am doing something about it.  Well, yesterday was the worst.  I got out my scale, shop for my waters, meals, and cleaned out my pantry and fridge if you know what I mean.  But, you know what??? I stuck with it!!!  TO THE TEE!  I am actually going to do this.  Thank God and all those praying for me.  THANKS once again.