WOW our membership has grown to 7.  Ya'll are looking so GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD.

I am sorry I have been sort of MIA.  My hubby is in the hospital.  He is diabetic and has been slowly experiencing Renal failure.  He is now stage 5 end stage and his body was so backed up with toxins that he had congestive heart failure. 

Almost 2 mos ago a fistula was done for the dialysis needles and now Tony will be on dialysis 3 times a week.

Anyway, I just wanted to say hello everyone.  Our regular monthly meetings will be the first Monday of the month.  This will start in February instead of  an official January  meeting because of my hubby.  I have been in touch with Cathy and Debbie and will be getting a form that must be used to document our meetings.  Also, they will help me get the ONLINE meeting set up.  For now I am using this blog to communicate with ya'll.  This is sort of the UNofficial January meeting if you guys don't mind.

To start off with, if you guys feel comfortable, please write a short blog on the following.
REMEMBER, you do not need to have HAD SURGERY or even WANT surgery.  Just being interested in getting control of a weight issue and coming to be with us for SUPPORT is all that we are interested in.


Surgery date
RNY, Lap or Sleeve or ???
A little about yourself logistics, where live etc.  (being an online support group, I expect us to have lots of stories LOL)

Questions you may have.  Food menu issues ( I refuse to say the word DIET, ugh.  This is NOT going to be a journey of dieting.  This is a NEW beginning with a food plan that will sustain us for the rest of our lives).

And last but NOT LEAST, your favorite NASCAR Driver!!!  We WILL talk a little about our favorite subject guys I promise.  

And having said that, just some general guidelines to follow please.  NO BASHING or Disrespect to others.  Everything we talk about in our group is to STAY in our group.  PLEASE respect the confidentiality of each other's business.  Every single person here is VALUABLE and we ALL have faced many of the same prejudice, harassment, embaressment over weight issues.  Let this be a safe place to come and have good fellowship. 

IF at ANY TIME someone needs one on one, just let me know.  

God Bless you guys, oh and GO 29.

tannis