ThruThickAndThin
7/14/2007
It was nice seeing everyone after a long hiatus. Everyone is looking soooo good! We were blessed with a surprise visit from Big Bird from the ATL. How is it that we have more visitors from the ATL (Vee Nix, Cha Cha & Robyn) at our meetings than those here in Charlotte.....ROFL! We had a great time catching up and sharing before and after pics 
. Zalandria would like for the next meeting to take place in her neck of the woods...Rock Hill, SC. She was told to plan it and we'll be there. We will keep everyone in the loop.
Until then...stay blessed and continue to work those tools! Be sure to check out the pics from this meeting.
01/13/2007
Happy New Year Family...
Today we rolled and bounced! Terri, Nitro, Princess T, Living Life For Him & Inspire were all in attendance. We exchanged our daily menus and recipes....and then we skated! Okay, why Nitro and Princess T try and show errbody out! They were the pros of the day. It was great exercise and no one fell. We learned that the body can burn 800 calories with 1 hour of continuous skating. We all agreed that we must meet for skating again for one of our support group meetings.
Our next meeting is planned for February 17th at Dave & Busters in Concord at 12 noon. I have pasted a link to the directions below. Please bring your before and after pictures. This is a great way to reflect on your own journey and provide inspiration to those in process.
Let your face be in the place! See ya...
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&lr=&q=dave%20%26%20buster's%20concord%20nc&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl
12/09/2006
What a wonderful day it was. Participation was great and the focus on support was on point! Annetta, Inspire, Living Life for Him, Diva Hardin, Terri D and Alicia were all in attendance. We spent the first hour discussing our eating habits. Our group is such a good blend of oldies, newbies and in-betweenies! We discussed curbing hunger, food deprivation, excercise, incorporating family, old habits and some new unhealthy habits. Us RNYers even learned more about the Lap-Band, thanks Terri! We discussed menu options/choices and recipes. For our next meeting we will all bring in sample menus and recipes. Bowling was fun! Alicia was the top scorer and Diva Hardin came in last place....hahahaha! No actually Inspire came in last place. Kids were in attendance and they had fun too! Inspire's daughter already confirmed her attendance for January...lol! This was an excellent meeting and a great time was had by all.
Skating is planned for January, please refer to the post below dated 11/11/2006 for more details. We hope to see everyone again!
Stay blessed Charlotte family!
11/11/2006
Turn out was poor for our second support group meeting. Only two local members showed up, Living Life for Him and Inspire. Cha Cha from the ATL came to support us. We had a great time, as the bible says where there are two or three gathered in my name, there shall I be also. We walked a total of 4 miles and He sure nuff had to be there for us to make that accomplishment! However, drill sergeant Jeanette wanted to walk about 2-3 more!The meeting for January is planned for January 13th at 12:00PM. We will be meeting at Starlight Roller Rink in Charlotte. I have pasted the link for the directions below. This is the firm date. If you can't make it, we will hopefully see you at the next one!
A message to the group...
Please stay committed to the reality (not dream) of health/happiness. Take a moment and reflect the reasons you wanted this surgery and all you went through to have it. Incorporate your health in your daily lifestyle and it will not seem such a chore. If you gonna talk the talk, back it up and walk the walk (literally).
Stay focused! Stay focused! Stay focused!
Later peeps....
10/14/06
First support group meeting! We met at The Cheescake Factory. We planned our next meeting. It will be on Saturday, November 11th at 11:00AM. We will meet at the park in Mint Hill to walk. Directions: Heading south on I 485, take exit 43. Exit right at the top of the exit (if you are heading north, please take a left at the top of the exit). Make left at Wilgrove-Mint Hill Road. Go down 1/2 mile and the park is on your right.
We also planned the meeting for December. It will be on Saturday, December 9th at 12:00PM. We will meet to go bowling at George Pappas Park Lanes near the Park Road shopping center. Their address is 1700 Montford Dr, Charlotte, NC 28209. Please go to http://www.google.com/ for the directions.
To Timmalyn, Terri and Nathaniel you were missed. We hope to see you at the future meetings!
