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Hi Cathy,
As always, thanks for the support.
Barb
Barbara
ObesityHelp Coach and Support Group Leader
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/bcumbo_group/
High-264, Current-148, Goal-145
I wanted to let you and your OH Group members that you are one of our Featured Groups on the group home page.
Check it out: www.obesityhelp.com/group
Barb, thanks for all you do as an ObesityHelp Support Group Leader!
Cathy
Cathy
Want to get back on track or stay on track? Get Back On Track Together!
Dona,
Welcome to the group and congratulations on your upcoming surgery... What an incredibly wonderful way to the start the new year with a new you.
My husband will have Dr. Portenier perform his RNY on 12/11/08 and I must agree that you both have an excellent medical team to launch you on to this incredilbe, life-changing journey.
I look forward to getting to know you as you make your way.
Barb
Barbara
ObesityHelp Coach and Support Group Leader
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/bcumbo_group/
High-264, Current-148, Goal-145
I know you have all been through this and are probably smiling or shaking your heads, but is what I am experiencing normal?
I have little to no concern about the actual procedure. I know that may sound strange, but I do beleive that I have a top notch team in place and that this is where my life journey is supposed to be going. My challenges fall in the future, I suppose. I have been heavy since I was just out of High School 30 years or so. I look at the before & after photos on this website, and I have a tough time wrapping my arms around the enormous changes in folks; always for the better! I do have some insecurities about my personality. I am a ton of fun, very entertaining and funny, I hope this is my true persona and not someone I developed over the years to take the attention off my weight challenges. I am an extrovert, so that most likely will not change.
We pulled some old photos of me out of the albums and posted them under the glass on the family room coffee table. Most have me overweight, but when I look at them I see me as I am today. My husband gently explained to me that I was not exactly as I appeared in the photos. I did not believe him so we took some new ones & I was amazed at the difference! I had never noticed that I had gotten fat!! I knew I was full figured, but fat? When did it happen? Just struggling with where the body shape will go after surgery I suppose. This sounds so superficial when I re-read it, but it is the honest truth about what I am experiencing. I hope there is someone out there who can empathize and relate.
So on New Years Eve I will have begun my new life journey with the help of my mediacl team, my family, my freinds and my support group. Thanks to you all.
Dona
Cathy
Want to get back on track or stay on track? Get Back On Track Together!
Here's a nice article from the Health Magazine website that Paula (amruby) turned me on to ... As we all know, our metabolism can be lowered by our restriced caloric intake from our WLS. In order to combat that, it's really important that we work on boosting our metabolism. Also, remember that when we are heavier, it takes more calories and a high metabolism just to carry on the minimal daily activities. As we lose much of that mass our resting metabolic rate, or the rate at which we burn calories just to maintain basic life functions such as breathing, digesting food, etc. drops, so anything we can do to Boost our Metabolism is definitely a step in the right direction.
Here's the link to the article: http://www.health.com/health/slideshow/0,26086,1717995-1,00. html?PromKey=XET
Enjoy!
Barb
Barbara
ObesityHelp Coach and Support Group Leader
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/bcumbo_group/
High-264, Current-148, Goal-145
I think about every other week would be great! If you ever want to have one down here, that would be a midpoint between Fayetteville and Raleigh, I can get our multipurpose room at the college.
Have a great day!
Jamie 
If you ever wonder if you are getting in enough water, you might want to try some called the HydroCoach waterbottle that keeps a cumlative total of the amount of water you are consuming. It's pretty cool. If you want more information about it you can find it at www.hydracoach.com.
Barb
Barbara
ObesityHelp Coach and Support Group Leader
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/bcumbo_group/
High-264, Current-148, Goal-145
Hi All -
I'm wondering how often you'd like to meet? Once a month, Once a week? Should we do 2 meetings a month during the day and two in the evenings? I'm not sure what will work for everyone ... I know that we can't fit every need, but I want to try to make this as flexible as possible.
I also want to know what you are looking for ... I know that we do a lot of networking on the NC forum, so do we want to have specific topics for virtual meetings? If so, please let me know what kinds of things would interest you.
I'm looking forwar o getting together soon.
Barb
Barbara
ObesityHelp Coach and Support Group Leader
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/bcumbo_group/
High-264, Current-148, Goal-145
