I have an idea for our group.. what do you all think? PLEASE give your feedback.

While i sit here reading of all of our different struggles, and challenges, it occurs to me that maybe we have more support options available to us, that we are not fully utilizing. So here is my idea, or thoughts on a way we can add in additional support for one another. PLEASE let me know what you all think of this. Some of you may love the idea, some may think its not so great.. so lets talk about it and see.

So many times when we make that "not so good" choice, be it food, exercise, or even how we treat ourselves, what would be the possibility of having a totally different outcome, if we had someone to reach out to immediately in the moment, to help us through that time? Could it be different? Empowering? keep us from going astray?

What if some of us decided to be available to others in the times of extreme need? Where we create a network of names and phone numbers, and when we are in dire need for a push in the right direction, we could reach out to those willing to do this? We could have an official "list" or we could pick other members to request to exchange numbers for these times of need.

Just a thought. I am always trying to think of new ways to make our support systems even stronger to help ensure the succes of all of us. Any thoughts on this???

I love this idea.

that sounds good to me...i like email or something like messenger where you can live chat. i am always available on the computer. having someone there at wake up or in dire straights is comforting. i know when i post here i wait and check, check and re check to see if there is a reply :)

Although I will not have access to a computer for the next 6 days, thats not usually the case. If anyone would like to add me to yahoo IM, my id is patrece_2008. Yahoo is the only messaging program I use. Gets to be too much to have to many going. Feel free to add me to your list, and when i am on here, I will reply when you contact me. Just please keep in mind, I am not always on.

I think this is a great idea,although I would need to do it by email sometimes because of the high rates of long distance. Having a strong support system has been so motivating for me in my WLS journey even though I have'nt been a part of it for very long. Talking to someone that "understands" what we are feeling really helps.

Maybe Yahoo IM would be a good way for us to do this, and protects our privacy at the same time to a better degree.

Again my ID is patrece_2008
feel free to add me!

my yahoo id is charla66 add me and please put OH in the message so i can put you in the right group. this sounds like a fantastic idea

I do not always have acess to a computer, but I would be willing to give my cell number so someone could text me.

LeDaizey

Patrece, it's a good idea and I would love to participate in any way I can.

I think that this is a great Idea .. My Yahoo. id on IM is Huggingangel   feel free to add me .. I have added those who have posted here ..