Way to go Angie!!!  The  dietitian for Sobeys will do presentations for your group if you are non-profit.  Also check around for personal trainers, etc.  Careful with GL though, their PTs are a little pushy for recruiting new members.  We're working with other gym owners to be our guests.

Hope you get a good turnout. 

 Hello fellow Nova Scotians. I have finally after lurking on this forum gotten up the courage to go ahead and ask for a referral from my Doctor. After 20+ years of battling my weight up to 310lbs I have finally admitted to myself that I can't do this by myself. Thankfully I have a very supportive husband who just wants me to be healthy so we can live on into old age together. I look forward to reading and participating in this forum and to the next step in my life. I would welcome friend requests and look forward to learning from all your experiences.

There are two health expos happening locally:

Truro:  http://wellwithinhealthexpo.com/  -  Saturday, Jan 15 - Holiday Inn

Halifax:  http://www.optimyzlive.com/  -  Jan 15 & 16 - Exhibition Park

I agree with Ruthann - get away from them asap but that's not always possible...  Soooo, here's what I do - if I'm feeling down, thinking I'm losing too slow, or just being hard on myself in general, I stop and think what I would be saying to someone else in my shoes.  I'll tell you this - it is definitely NOT the same thing I have been saying to myself - I would never say the things to someone else that I tell myself sometimes - I wonder where we learn to do that?? 

I do think that recognizing that you are being negative is half the battle - that's the first step to reversing the thoughts!  The next time you catch yourself doing it, use it as an opportunity to talk the thought through with yourself like you were talking to a friend instead of yourself!  It sounds corny & touchy feely and it feels very weird, but it might help!

Congrats on the loss - that's amazing!!!  You know you would think it was amazing if someone else had lost 56lbs in 8 weeks, right???  lol 

Hi ,

I was wondering if anyone has heard how Kitty1975 is doing?? She had her surgery on the 5th of January. Kitty I hope you are having a great recovery!!