Hello everyone!

My name is Maria! I have a lot of good news to share with all of you! First of all, I finally broke down and purchased a scale to weigh myself! The scale only goes up to 280 pounds and I was kind of about getting on it because I thought I would outweigh the scale! Well, guess what, I weigh 250 pounds now and I was very relieved that I weigh less than the scale's weight! Also, I thought I would let everyone know that I am starting my own support group from Obesity Help and one for the Bronx people! I am starting an online support group for people that are thinking about having the WLS, Pre-op and even Post-op, that don't live in the Bronx! The other support group will be for the people that live in the Bronx. If there are any people that would be interested, email me or post a message, and I would be happy to give you the rest of the information.

Hi Maria. First of all, congratulationson your success thus far. I can understand the scale thing, as I'm sure many of us do. I own a scale and never had too much of a problem wanting to weigh myself, however, as I have gotten bigger and eating more lately, I have only come to know my weight from medical appointments, 'cause I wont get on my scale, lol. I think my eating more lately is a combination due to knowing that I might have surgery and not caring, trying to enjoy the bigger and tastier meals while I can, and sometimes due to the stress of this whole pre-op process. Secondly, that support group sounds interesting. I live in Manhattan, but even the Bronx group would be fine with me. I am borderline to the Bronx, just a walk away. Let me know how that goes. Again, congrats on everything. You have come a long way and I pray for many blessings ahead. Stay strong and take care. Liz