Not moving after all..

As many know, my husband and I have been looking into, and were strongly considering a move to CA to be closer to our adult sons and their wives. While being able to be closer to our sons and their wives is still a desire, it's not something that we will be doing for the next couple of years.

I'm sharing this to let you know that I will continue to lead the in person support groups in Raleigh NC. Of course, we will continue to have our monthly general support group and I will see about resuming a number of the special interest groups that I have also run, such as

• Grads group which focuses on the concerns of those who have entered the maintenance phase of their journey
• Over 50 which focuses on the issues particular to those who start with very high body mass indexes
• Making Changes, which as formerly known as the Beck group based on Judith Beck's book entitled The Beck Diet Solution which is looks at and addresses behavior issues associated with emotional eating

I welcome your input and any suggestions that you may have to make the support groups an even more valuable resource to those considering WLS, those who are in the midst of their weight loss, and those of us who have reached our maintenance phase of our journey.

If you live nearby, I look forward to your input and to seeing you soon at an upcoming meeting.

All the best,

Hi Barbara
Just read your post and would like to know if this book Beck diet solution is a good one for me to pick up to help with my emotional eating . Thanks for the info.

Hi Nikko,

I have a number of books that address and deal with emotional eating. I think that this one is a very good one to have. There are also a number of others. I'm on my way out, but if you will send me a message, I'll try to get you some others as well. The think that I like about this book is that it gives you some concrete, tangible tools to help you identify, evaluate and manage behaviors that may impede your success. I have found it to be particularly helpful in my own personal journey. It comes as a book and work book, I would suggest that you get both and work them in tandem.

All the best,