Couch Time with Tink ...

I know this may sound silly , but in another forum , I used to do what is called Couch Time with Tink ,
What we did is pretend we are sitting on a couch together and getting to know one another .
There are so many new members who I would love to get to know . So many stories , whether it is weight loss related, if you want to share about your families , your recent vacations ... things like that . For me I found it was such a great outlet for those that wanted to share their journey and WOW moments and such . Share if you want your plans for the holidays . What your goals are for the New Year .

As for me , I am the Mother of 2 grown children , I have 3 grandsons . Dontae is 9 , Anthony is 7 and my newest is Braylen . He will be a year old this month on the 27th . As a young grandmother , I have had to work to keep up with these boys . Do you know how hard it is to keep up with toddlers ? To learn how to play football . I have had to learn how to play X Box .. things that are keeping me young .

7 years ago , when I was Obese , I would have never imagined I would be where I am today . I thank God each day for all he has given me .

I am now planning on developing my newest Support group in the Richmond VA area . I have a great sponsor this time for my meeting room and I am exciting to get started . I will be speaking at the St. Mary's support group meeting at Bon Securs monthly meeting to announce it and to offer my Bariatric Life Coaching . I am so blessed to have such great mentors here at OH that continue to educate us , and keep us up to date on all that we need to succeed .

So come join me and introduce yourselves and if you want , please share ! We are a big group and I know that a lot of us are busy working and taking care to prepare for the upcoming holidays .

I hope to hear from you all ... Ask me anything ... if you have concerns or questions , that is what I am here for .

I look forward to hearing from you .
Have a great Tuesday ! 
Tink

Couch Time with Tink - I like it; it reminds me of The Big Comfy Couch, a show I used to watch with my kids when they were little.  BTW, that is a compliment.  Just a few days ago my daughter and I were reminiscing about a skit from that show.  My kids are older now, nearly 19 and 16.  Obviously there are no grandchildren in the picture yet and I know I have a while to wait, but I am so looking forward to spoiling my grandchildren one day.  Yours are at the perfect ages.  They must be precious.  

I have a WOW moment to share.   As of yesterday, I officially went from the “obese" BMI category to the “overweight" category.  I started out in the morbidly obese category and working my way down through the obese category to get to the overweight category seemed like a farfetched dream.   Now that it’s here, I’m happy and at the same time either afraid or in disbelief about the whole thing because I should be thrilled.  Something’s holding me back from that though.  Did you ever experience anything like this?

Thanks for letting me share.  Have a great holiday with your family and best wishes on your new support group.

Ryka 

Thanks for being here for us Tink!!