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Weight Loss Support Group

As promised...here is the info for YOUR weight loss support group here at the planet:

Weight loss support group is for those of us that struggle with our weight and would like the support of others.

Every Thursday night at 6PM PST/9 EST
WLS chat room

You will need a password to get into the room so PM me and I will give it to you.

It would be really nice if we get this room going and keep it going, so that we can help each other on our weight loss (hopefully) journey.

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Originally Posted by Lady Jewel (Post 36615)

Rock on, y'all! I'll be at work at that time but know that I am along for this journey. :):shark:

This could not have come at a more perfect time for Me, because I got weighed today when going to see the doctor and I nearly fainted when I saw the number on that damn thing! Its time for Me to lose weight and having this support group is gonna help alot :thumbsup:

Yay! I do like a good support group and I should be able to join this Thursday.

Ok ladies and gents...Ive only heard from three people about joining the group. I know there are more out there that want to join <G>. IMHO this is an important group for those of us that struggle with weight and body image. So PM me for the password. :rose:
Reminder that the group meets in the WLS chatroom on Thursdays at 6pm PST/9PM EST.

Tonights the night

Ok folks come join us for the weight loss chat. It starts in 5 minutes. Come on!!! :)

I would like to thank each and every one of you attented our first meeting this evening. It is the first step on this journey. I appreciate all of you so much. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Jewel

Don't forget WLS group meeting Thursday nights 6PM PSt/9PM EST in the WLS chatroom. PM me if you need the password. C'mon folks lets get this group going and support each other. No need to :hiding: out. Take the first step to better health.

im trying to eat better and healthy out here on the roads.....
and applebees when i dont feel like cooking is great........ they even have a awsome wieght watchers section on there menu...
on that link..... i posted... they are featuring some of the dish's in the 1st part of the web site.
and i do believe its all about portion control...
soo when i do cook something in my truck...... i try to think of how big the portions are and fix that for myself.
hmm ya know....... this post should be more for the biggest loser thread... yeah?? lol

Change in WLS group meeting times

As a reminder...we decided in our last meeting to alternate the meeting days and times between Wed and Thur evenings. Soooooo...this weeks meeting is Wednesday evening at 7:30 PM PST/10:30 PM EST. Also, due to some issues we had to change the password so please PM me and I will give you the new one. Also, the topic for this weeks meeting is, "Strategies that work for weight loss". So please think about strategies that have worked for you, and that you wish to share with others.

Warmly,
Jewel

For those of you who missed last weeks meeting or left early, we had decided that it would help us if we paired up with a diet buddy. I already have one, but would have no problem supporting others. So if you dont have one, PM me. Its nice to have someone else who understands what youre going through for support. Also, dont forget to PM for the new password.

WLS Group change in meeting times

*Bumpie* :weightshock:

Tonights the night at 7:30 PST/10:30 EST

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Meetings tonight

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If you are coming into the chatroom and can't get in, ping me (i'm in the WLS room)

I missed the meeting tonight :(
Didn't get home until 8pm
What did I miss??

Some people couldn't get the links posted in the chat so here they are:

Ibuprofen and Exercise:

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/0...ring-exercise/

http://www.prleap.com/pr/7279/

Raw Food Diet costs:

http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/200...od-diet-day-5/

Meeting this week

Ok folks this weeks weight loss support group is on Thursday at 7pm PST/10pm EST. Topic for the meeting this week is: Emotional eating and how to prevent it.

Look forward to seeing all of YOU. If you need the password, PM me. :weightshock:

Reminder that tonight is the weight loss support group meeting at 7PM PST/10PM EST. I am still dealing with double pneumonia and bronchitis so Spirit Dance has graciously agreed to run the meeting. The topic is "Emotional eating and ways around it". :weightshock:

My mom recently gave me a good recipe that has come in handy when I've been seriously craving a soda:

dump 1 packet of sugar-free crystal light/other brand (whatever flavor sounds good to you) into a big ol' glass of seltzer water. mix with a spoon and enjoy!

:stillheart:

cara

Greetings all....

Greetings all, I am Dressy and am a recovering compulsive overeater (aka binge eating disorder in my case). Been in and out of 12 step programs to address it since 1997.

Well, thanks to the lovely thing called food addiction, it's been awhile since I took things seriously. I went up and over 300 lbs and got really fed up. Then my best femme pal here in town and I decided to pair up and lose weight/work the OA program together. (insert a few weeks of going to meetings, a lot of driving back and forth to each others houses, and femme camaderie). So I have a "diet buddy".

I have been sugar abstinent for a month today! Yippee!! Went to the dr.'s this week and I lost 5 pounds, down from 297 to 292. I was (and am) so happy!

So per the dr. I need to start a regular program of exercise (which is really important) and also she has given me a prescription for metformin.... which scares me because that's a drug often given to diabetics/pre-diabetics (including my partner, Max who has been on it over a year now). Dr. said it should address the "metabolic syndrome" I have as a result of being obese, having high BP (which I'm also on meds for) and having high triglycerides. My best pal tells me not to worry, I'll only be on it for a little while while the weight goes down.

It's been really difficult being off sugar and junk food/baked goods & sugar free items, but the results have been worth it. So far so good! Plus I now have a face to face sponsor and am going to be starting step work next week.

Let's all keep up the good work! Thanks for listening.

DressyFemme

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Originally Posted by DressyFemme (Post 49152)

Hi Dressy!

Congratulations on the weight loss!

I can relate to nearly everything you said. I'm a food addict and have the junk food/sugar cravings. This journey has been like quitting smoking - something that took me a bazillion attempts before I was successful. You have to have to right mindset and motivation to do either. My motivation for weight loss was the pancreatic cancer that killed my Mom...that and the photo from my Dad's wedding in August 2008.

Don't be afraid of the metformin. My doctor gave it to me about a year ago for POS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) among other things. The side effects are not bad - a little GI disturbance is all I have experienced. The plus side is it has helped my weight loss. I've lost 130 lbs since October 2008 through a low glycemic index diet and exercise.

My doctor, a weight loss specialist who does not promote bariatric surgery, also wants me to avoid sugar-free products that contain artificial sweeteners and all artificial sweeteners in general. He says that some of them can actually affect your blood sugar - I believe this based on an experience I had many years ago with Crystal Light while I was on Atkins. My little sticks didn't turn purple...not even a smidge.

Another thing he did for me was to diagnose a severe Vitamin D deficiency. For years I was racked with pain from head to toe. I could not walk far and when I did the pain was excrutiating but I pushed myself through it. I had doctors tell me it was my back (mild scoliosis and/or disc issues recommending surgery or meds that didn't work) and people telling me if I would just lose some weight all my issues would go away. I had one doctor in 2005 tell me he didn't know how I was able to walk at all based on my pain. (BTW - I never took the pain pills he prescribed and took Excedrin instead.)

Well, I lost weight (26 lbs in the first 3 weeks) but the pain increased and increased daily - so much for that theory! But my doctor at the first appointment ordered a bunch of labs and at my second appointment told me my D3 level was about 18 (should have been around 50) and gave me Vitamin D supplements - that I am still taking. The pain begain to subside within a month and over a year later I am pain free. I can walk, climb stairs and do so much that Shelia has trouble keeping up with me. I walk at least a mile each day at lunch when I walk my boss's dog and am looking forward to hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park this Spring with Shelia.

Ok folks this weeks Weight Loss Support group is on Thursday at 7pm PST/10pm EST. Topic for the meeting this week is: Finding a weight loss buddy, and what they can do for you.

Look forward to seeing all of YOU. If you need the password, PM me. :weightshock:

Tonights the night

I should actually be able to make tonight's meeting so I look forward to seeing everyone there :)

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Weight Loss Support Meeting is TONIGHT

WLS meeting in an hour

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whats that uk time please and how do i join

alex its in half an hour. PM me and I will give you the password.

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Originally Posted by alex k (Post 52728)

whats that uk time please and how do i join

When's the next meeting??