Not moving after all..

As many know, my husband and I have been looking into, and were strongly considering a move to CA to be closer to our adult sons and their wives. While being able to be closer to our sons and their wives is still a desire, it's not something that we will be doing for the next couple of years.

I'm sharing this to let you know that I will continue to lead the support groups Raleigh. Of course, we will continue to have our monthly general support group and I will see about resuming a number of the special interest groups that I have also run, such as

• Grads group which focuses on the concerns of those who have entered the maintenance phase of their journey
• Over 50 which focuses on the issues particular to those who start with very high body mass indexes
• Making Changes, which as formerly known as the Beck group based on Judith Beck's book entitled The Beck Diet Solution which is looks at and addresses behavior issues associated with emotional eating

I welcome your input and any suggestions that you may have to make the support groups an even more valuable resource to those considering WLS, those who are in the midst of their weight loss, and those of us who have reached our maintenance phase of our journey.

I look forward to your input and to seeing you soon at an upcoming meeting.

All the best,

Barbara

 Happy to hear you're not moving!   Wish you could for your reasons, but -- even though I am not a big poster in the forums -- I like hearing your words of encouragment!  They always seem to hit home exactly when I need to hear something positive.

I really wish I was closer so I could attend your meetings.   Our "support" meetings are tending to be more "other doctor" referral plans and not support so much.   They have one or two a year.   I'd like to find a support group that aids me in my new life even though I had surgery 16 mos ago.   I'd like to know everyone's tips & tricks, new products, how people handle their cravings, overcome the hurdles, etc.   To me, that is what support is all about.   

Thanks for all you do on here!!