Hello My Name is Tom .. and now watch this board come to a screeching halt!!!

This is an "inside" joke for Maria F and Melly37 who claimed I have brought another OH board to a stand-still, and warned me not to come to this board

Now that this is out of the way ... If you’re in the NJ area, I would love to invite you, and your friends/family, to the Inconvenient Get Together on Wednesday June 27^th

 

Here is an explanation what it is ..

 

REASON: A few of you have mentioned you’d like to get together for a dinner. We can sit around, meet each other, share our trials and tribulations and maybe a few laughs. While we want to help each other lose, maybe we can also help each other gain  … a new friend or two (or 5).

 

EVERYONE is invited to come. It doesn’t matter which operation you had, or even if you haven’t had a procedure yet, or maybe you’re just “thinking" about it !! COME and have a good time !!

 

If your apprehensive in attending, let me assure you – you will have a good time. There is NO JUDGING !! We are tolerant of each other’s decisions. In addition, if it means anything, the Food Police are banned from our gathering.

 

Each time we do this, I will try to “move" the location - since no one location will be convenient for everyone.

 

This time we’re in the “Central" section of the Garden State !!

 

Place: Omega Diner

Location: 1337 US Highway 1, North Brunswick Township, NJ 08902         (732) 745-2628

Time: 5:30 p.m.     it is understandable that not everyone can arrive at this time, so come WHENEVER. We probably won’t order until 6:30 p.m..

 

Menu / Website:

 

http://www.omegadiner.com/

 

In the meantime, for the “meeting newbies" here are some meeting request. I hope I don't offend anyone - it's not meant to be that. Just helpful. 

 

(1) If you want a separate check, please let the server know prior to taking the orders. It’s a hassle to ask the server to do this later on. And some places won’t do this if the crowd is too numerous.

 

(2) Usually when we do a group meeting, I like to divide check by the total number of folks at the table, instead of trying to figure out who had what. (If someone brings more than one person, they multiple the total owed by the number of people they have). Now I understand if you only order a coffee and someone else has a Filet Mignon with a 5 lbs Lobster – then we can address that more diplomatically.

 

(3) Please bring CASH (unless you want a separate check). And please make sure you have an assortment of bills. It’s really difficult to make change when everyone brings only 20’s.

 

(4) Bring a CAMERA!! Even if you are like me and camera shy, you’ll still want to take some photos of the folks who are there. I don’t have one or I would.

 

(5) Bring “proof" of your former self. Nothing says “how far you have come" like older photos. Even if you lost only 1 pound, bring your “before" pictures (and at the last meeting we all agree we hate that word only. Be proud of any amount of weight you lost).

 

(6) Please feel free to post and link this on any other forum you peruse (ex. Lapband,  Realize band, RNY, VBG, VSB, etc). The more the merrier !!

 

(7) Print your Obesity Help “Membership" card so we hand them out. If you don’t know how to do this, send me an personal message, and I will send you the instructions.

 

Remember this is a GROUP effort. Please feel free to add your suggestion and/or voice your opinion on any suggestion. AND NO HARD FEELING – this is meant to be a pleasant experience

 

For those who haven’t had the operation yet – you too are more the welcome to come. In fact, you are encouraged to come!! This would be a ‘true-life’ learning experience to see “life after the operation". You will be able to hear what our ups-and-downs are, and you are encouraged to ask as many questions as you want. Other “up-comers" have come, and found it interesting and educational.

 

Significant others and/or kids are also welcomed (however you may want to leave them behind so you can really enjoy yourself  – it’s up to you)

 

Finally, please feel free to tell ANYONE you think may be interested, and since I cannot post on every board, feel free to copy and paste this on the boards you frequent.

I wanna go!!! Oh wait, I'm in Cali ... (pout...)
Loved your subject line!!! Got my attention!!!!

Man, I wanna go too!! 

Sadly I'm in Maryland , however if this had been on a Saturday I might have made the trip.

Don't bring that bad juju from the band over here. I lurk over there and I know what happened after you posted - crickets churping.

We're all riding the FunV (VSG that is) - Keep the HoHumV and the Mean-n-NastyV to the other forums.

Seriously, sounds cool but it's too far away.

Good job showing the love over there with the Bandsters.

I've heard about you, Tom!  Shoo, fly, shoo!

The get-together sounds great, but it's a little too far for me. 

Well don't get offended when women get mad at TOM, TOM affects our weight loss when we get visits from TOM.

 i'm about 45 minutes from north brunswick and may be interested in going!  will check back closer to the date.  thank you! 

 Nah, you are awesome Tom! I am going to try and make it, it's only about a 40 min drive for me! 

Glad to see the board is still active since I popped on.

For those who may come, can't wait to see youse (yes I am from Brooklyn).

For those live far away, what a better reason to come to the Garbage .. errr .. GARDEN State?!?!?!?

And to Jackie00 ... I thought I (TOM) was loved by one and all??!?!? I guess I was wrong!!!! (yes I know exactly what you mean )