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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

Hi~ I'm glad you are a part of Life Starts. I look forward to getting to
know each of  you.
I'm Annie, I had RNY 1 year ago. I feel better than I have in a
very long time. It has been
an amazing journey. If I can encourage in any way I'd love to.
Hugs~
Annie

I get the OH magazine. I love it~

Stacy,

Congratulations in all you have accomplished so far ! There will be so many more wow moments for you to come .  I know first hand as someone who suffered so many co-morbities before surgery, to have none of them now . So I look forward to seeing you rid yourselves of your other illnesses. WLS truly does help to cure so much . For me , I had my last injection of insulin the night after my surgery . I have been symptom free for almost 7 years.
I have friends who had PCOS ,to now after WLS , free from it . Most went on to have healthy babies and a normal cycle .

We are a caring group , supportive group and most of all .. we are all walking the same walk with so much to share .

If ever you need me I am here for you . As your leader , Life coach .. and friend ..

Always believe in yourself and let nothing stop you from reaching your goals ..
Again , welcome to LifeStarts ! 

Tink

My name is Stacy (footprintsx2) and I am grateful to be part of this group.  My weight loss journey has been going on for years, but it has been on one month since I have had WLS.  I am finding the support from this website to be extremely helpful, and I look forward to receiving and giving the same style support from this group.

I have been plagued with obesity for many years.  My weight has been a huge contributing factor to other illness such as PCOS, diabetes, HBP, and many other things.  Since having my surgery last month my health has improved tremendously.  I am still learning about all of the factor contributing to WLS and I very happy to have you as my new group of friends to help along the way.

Thank you for welcoming me!