I also work two jobs and have those same feelings. My second job is becoming less and less fun. I feel so bad to leave my boss hanging and I don't want to lose the tiny amount of extra income I get from it. I have decided that I'm going to work there until I hit my 1 year mark and then give notice. I want to give them plenty of time to find someone. In fact I think I can help them find a replacement pretty quickly, but I still feel bad about it. My boss is super nice and very professional. I feel like if I give him a solid year of employment I can use him as a good reference when I find another job in a couple years. I still want to quit now.

TGIF everyone! What are you up to this weekend?

I met with a personal trainer yesterday and got some great info! I'm going to meet with them ever couple of months for a new workout plan. Today when I got up I was hurting all over! I was kinda of excited because I wasn't sure I really 'did' anything yesterday. haha! We are driving out to see our friends in Greensboro this weekend. Very excited about that!

hi, i'm new here and i'm just not sure where to have my surgery done! there's two doctors' offices that do it here in fayetteville, but i'm a pretty indecisive person :(

Well I have been power walking and increasing my distance...I've dropped a few pounds but I don't know how much cause I don't have a scale.  My daughter has it.  In any event I really blew it this weekend...LOL Certainly got my walking in but dressed like a Pirate wench Friday, Saturday but not Sunday.  We had a huge Pyrate Invasion in town.  Sat and Sunday I work 8 am till 3or 4pm in a resteraunt...so yes I ran my butt off there and in A CORSET!  I blew it by not having near enough protein and too much alchol which I know is not a fluid.  Guess I was to much of a pirate!  Any how I am paying for it today back at my Bank job.  I work 7 days a week and I am worn out...My Iron is back up but my hair is falling out still.  I believe I have not been getting enough protein.  No I don't track it anymore but I need to.  Wondering if I should start protein shots again though?

I like your monthly chat thread idea and hope that maybe it will help the group grow again. We once had a very dynamic, supportive group.

I haven't been on the site much lately because my DH and I were in a fender bender last week. Since then, we have been dealing with insurance adjusters, rental cars, doctors appointments, X-rays,etc...

I was able to host our normal local monthly support group meeting on Saturday. Since we'd just had the accident and I'm having some trouble focusing, I did not prepare a meeting topic as I usually do. That said, since it was a relatively small group of about 15 to 20 people, it was nice because everyone shared quite a bit in terms of their own journeies and resources of which they had become aware. I'll try to remember to share some of those resources here later when I have my notebook handy.

Im a little over 5 years post op. for they  most part, I'm maintaining my weight fairly well, even through life's little distrust ions. I honestly know that I wouldn't have gotten the excess weigh off without the surgery and don't think that I'd be able to keep it off without it either. 

I look forward to ch.ecking in to see what others might have to say about their own journey on this thread.