Hello East Bay Bariatric,

Wanted to jot this down to celebrate that we are the second largest OH group in the State of California!! Woo Hoo.  Thank you for joining.  It will take a miracle to be the largest group as that top spot goes to the state's lap band group with other 500 people.  To me, we rock!  

I've been off this page for longer than I'd like due to a month-long virus and some family issues I'll spare you.  Please keep checking the page, blogging or writing away on the discussion board.  Feel free to schedule a chat session when the mood strikes.  This is your page too.  Please don't wait for me to communicate to you.  

Best wishes,
Kimberlee MacVicar
Group Leader

Hi Members,

It has really been a while since I've had a moment to be online.  Ever since my daughter, Kira, started walking a few months back, I've had minimal time to be online.  But she's worth it so what can I say.  We're doing Stroller Strides together (a one-hour exercise class I can do with her in the stroller), I'm chasing her around, going on playdates, etc.  I'm tired but it's fun. 

We're still waiting for the final word about the fate of the San Leandro Hospital.  Stay tuned.  We're now told we'll hear in mid-September but that should mean we're safe to continue meeting there through the end of the year at least. phew!

Since I have been offline so much, I want to make the pitch to you to please pick up for me on our group page.  I'm thrilled we now have 120 members of our page and want you to keep the page alive for us.  It only works when we all participate so blog away, post on the discussion board, invite others to join us, schedule a chat session, post your photos, etc. 

We are now the third largest OH group in California!!  Now that is something to celebrate!  See you in a few weeks at our August meeting.

Best wishes,
Kimberlee
Group Leader  

Hello East Bay Bariatric,

I blog to thank the members for attending our support group meeting on such a gorgeous weekend afternoon.  We had a packed room with close to 30 attending.  I hope you enjoyed the meeting and the samples I was able to provide. 

Keep on the lookout this month for those Magic Moments that can pop up when you least expect them.  They are wonderful surprises to validate how much your life is changing post-op.  Again, cheers to you.

Our next meeting is May 16 featuring Dr. Feng speaking about "revising your surgery or your diet?"!  Be sure to mark you calendar as you won't want to miss that one.  When we heard him give this presentation at December's OH Conference, we were all inspired and loved his message.  Like I wrote, don't miss it.

All my best,

Kimberlee MacVicar
Group Leader
 

It is always exciting to see new people join our group so I want to give a hearty WELCOME to the members that have joined since Amy T. came on board:

nynativecagirl
roxyroad
diane522
dorieybarra
fatboy64

In the last month, the following people joined and I'd like to WELCOME them as well...since I don't believe I did before:

Amy T.
kristina-b
dquintero
Cynthia G.
mhullana
Lacey F.
Gin R.
hmbjuggler
atascach
PrincessP
Sadie N.

Look at how much we've grown in membership in just the past month.  Yeah for us.  The more that join, the more support we can give and receive at the local level. 

If you haven't had the chance to introduce yourselves on the Discussion Board, please do so as soon as you can.  Drop me a line if you have questions about the group or would like to schedule a Chat Session or ________.  Our next group meeting is on Saturday so we hope to meet you in person too.

Thanks for joining East Bay Bariatric,

Kimberlee

Thanks to Amy T. and the members before her, our group page is now 90 members strong!  I applaud you for joining and for creating a more local community of support and friendship in this big OH and bariatric world.

Do I hear 100?

=)

Congratulations,

Kimberlee MacVicar