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Regina
01-17-2007, 05:59 AM
WOW what a way to start the New Year off. We had a great meeting last night. We had a special guest speaker Andrew Abrams, a psychologist from Riverhead.

Some of you might have gotten to meet him before your surgery to get your psyc. evaluation for surgery. I myself met him for the first time last night.

He brought lots of information to us about reasons why we might have been over weight and most of all how things or what things might happen after surgery. After we lose the amount. How we might start having different addictions. Some of them hit home for some of us and might have just made us open our eyes as to why we are doing what we are doing after losing all our weight.

I know that Nanette and myself asked him to email us the information that he talked about last night. So as soon as either one of us get I will post it in a section on here.

I also want to add this little note to all out there who might not have been to a meeting in a long time. Try to start to come. Our meetings seem to be getting better and better each month. Nanette has been lining up some great guest at our meetings and I know that the people I talk to afterwards have been getting more information out of our meetings. We still do the basics but the guest that have been there have opened up other doors that some of us might be thinking or going through. So, try to come to them.

They are an important part of being successful.

NCatena
01-17-2007, 01:35 PM
Regina,

Thanks for your kind words of encouragement! I am trying to make our meetings fun and informative!

I am looking for an "Image Consultant" to speak to the group about clothes, hair, etc. If anyone out there has any ideas, please call me at the office or send me an e-mail!

Thanks again......
Nanette

Risbie
01-17-2007, 04:59 PM
I was not sure what to expect when I went last night but it was well organized and so informative. Kudos to Dr. Allam and his "TEAM". I want to let all of the people at last night's meeting know how helpful you ALL were. Each story, question and comment was more insight for me. It was neat seeing people in person that I had seen pictures of on the bulletin board. Your support and concern for one another is so apparent. I will be five days post-op at the February meeting.... I pray that I will be able to make it!
I am getting excited about the new life awaiting me!!!
x2

Regina
01-18-2007, 06:20 AM
Glad that we can be of help to you and to anyone else at the meetings. They are a BIG part of being successful. That is why over 3 years later I still attend our monthly meetings. They help keep me on the right track to being successful. Do I fall off the track some times hell yeah but with all the support of here the meetings and all the new friends I have made through here I get back on the right track again.

See how you feel after your surgery about coming to the meeting in February. Remember to follow the guidelines that were given to you from Pat and Dr Allam and you will be just fine.

If you have questions, you can ask them here along with calling Nanette she loves those calls from us.

Best of luck to you and please keep us posted.

MLK30
01-18-2007, 03:38 PM
I really enjoyed this week's past meeting. It was great seeing everyone:) You all look TERRFIC!!
I think the topics discussed were very helpful to everyone. I so look forward to next month's meeting and seeing all of you.