I have been so productive lately with setting up the support group! I have secured a meeting place for twice monthly in-person meetings at a fabulous location with lots of room and a complete AV setup! I have purchased the domain and set up the website, created an ObesityHelp.com groups, and made a Facebook page [...]
Since the local library was closed yesterday for the holiday I called today about using their meeting room to hold a weight loss support group meeting. The guy who answered the phone said just to come in and fill out an application. So I headed over there before going to the gym this afternoon for [...]
So I am diving in head first and have started the process to start a weight loss support group! I applied on ObesityHelp.com to become a certified OH support group leader. I am working on the second part of the application process right now and hopefully I will be approved and can start their training [...]
I know I haven’t been posting regularly. My Grandmother recently passed away and I had to take an emergency trip down to Florida for a couple weeks and I am just keeping back into some sort of a routine. I am taking three classes over the summer session and it is A LOT of work! [...]
I want to take the opportunity here to rant about some trends I am noticing with individuals and their expectations of post-weight loss surgery life. I may offend some people but they can just suck it up and get over themselves. Weight loss surgery is not magic. It will not magically fix all the things [...]
Better a little late than never! I took my 3 month progress pictures last night. I am down 90 pounds so far! I feel amazing! I also started going to the gym last week. On my first day I did an hour of Zumba and an hour of pilates- I don’t know what I was [...]
So total I have lost 64 pounds already! I feel great! I have gone down 8 sizes in jeans already in 2 months! I do get tired pretty easily and have some exhaustion issues but I bet when I do my labs next month it has to do with iron levels. Other than that it [...]
My recovery has been fantastic! I have more energy and I can breathe easier an don’t get short of breath anymore. As of last week when I started my Wii Fit project (more on that later) I found out I have lost 55 pounds so far! I started at 340 pounds and am now down [...]
When you are trying to lose weight it seems like the bathroom scale becomes a fixture in your life. When you lose weight the scale is like your best friend but when you gain weight the scale can feel like it’s working against you and is your enemy. I’ve heard it from doctors and I [...]
