Good day!
I haven't been on here for a while now.

I spent 2 weeks of February in Los Angeles with my daughter, visiting my sister and her daughter! What a great time we had. The weather was not fabulous and of the 13 days that we were there we had 4 or 5 days of rainy weather but it sure wasn't snow The temperature was around 55-60 degrees most days, so again not too hot, but lovely just the same.

I figure I didn't do too badly weight wise either.....I did gain 4.5 lbs but considering what I ate, I think that I did do OK. I really didn't eat too badly most of the time BUT bread has always been my weakness and I really have stayed away from it for months now. It seems like every restaurant that we went to in the states they bring you out some form of bread while you are waiting. There were breadsticks, garlic bread rolls, cornbread, and I loved it all. Most of the time I had salads following my bread appetizers, thankfully! My sister is also a great cook and I had more pasta in those 2 weeks than I have had in the past 4 months, but it was yummy.

And as for the dates that I elude to in my title, I just wanted to let you all know that I attended the group session in Halifax in August of 2010. I have just received a letter from the clinic that I have my private consultation on May 10, so progress is being seen

So since I received that letter (a couple days after I returned from vacation) I have become nervous about it all over again. I was kind of leery before I went to the group session and then all that great information reassured me but now that I have my private meeting with them I am all nervous again

I'm hoping that this is a normal thing and the anxiety that I am feeling will go away again but just wanted to share these thoughts with someone. I haven't told anyone that I received my letter with the date yet. I do have a very supportive family but I so far I have put off telling them.

Well I must get going and get some sleep! I have been sick with bronchitis and cold ever since I returned from LA, so tomorrow is my first day back to work, hopefully feeling better after a good night's sleep!

Susan

Welcome to livelifeagain!
I am currently waiting for surgery. I have found this forum to be a great source of information and support
Best of luck to you and hopefully your wait time won't be too bad.
The information on the hospital website is great and gives you lots of good advice.
It is great to be on here though, hearing about people's day to day struggles and accomplishments
Take care and happy losing
Susan

Coreena,
It must be a great feeling to know that they have found what is wrong and you can get on with life and losing when they fix the problem

Hopefully it will be no time at all to get you all fixed up and back on the losing track

You have done fabulous over the years by the sounds of things and mostly on your own. This forum is fabulous. I really do hope that one of these days soon, I will be able to make it to a support group meeting. I work out of town 3 days a week, so it just depends on my schedule but I will keep an eye open for when the next meeting is and try to get there.

Take care of yourself and good luck,
Susan

Don't get me started on Penningtons - I swear they design clothing for two people - Phoebe from the show Charmed (remember?) or Mrs. Roper from 3's Company (in other words, **** or grandma!!!)!!!  It's getting better now, but 5 years ago it was horrible!  I haven't tried Winners yet, but I won't hold my breath!!  lol

Welcome to the forums! Sorry to hear you had it rough so far. But we are all here to support you and help you in any way we can.


Ginny