My Experience Speech at Centennial Christmas Party

Thank you for sharing this! I agree with you that finding support is one of the keys to success on this journey. I commend you for being brave and reaching out and inviting total strangers to join you on what I feel is a very personal road to be healthy. My surgeon's office has once monthly "support" meetings (not often enough for me), but they are really more of a Q&A for preops (which is important, but does not fulfill my personal needs). So I go to another surgeon's support group that, thank goodness, is open to the public. I just wi**** was more than once a month. I'm still not as brave as you, as I sit quiet in these meetings and don't reach out to others for support. I am hoping as I get more comfortable, that will come. Anyway, just wanted to thank you for knowing how much those of us who are behind you in our journey need these types of posts by you and the other vets . Keep them coming!

Sheryl

Rob, that was a GREAT speech.  VERY timely for me too -- I have had a lot of personal **** and work **** both going on at the same time and I have felt myself wavering just a bit. This has been for like 3 weeks -- haven't done any damage and really nothing crazy and actually am still losing....but slower because I have a had a couple of bad days (again no drive through, no candy) But my calories not where they've been.  In addition my PCP tells me I'm not eating enough calories and if I don't hit my goal for another 6 months thats fine with him OR I can stop now and then there are all the people telling me I've lost enough -- stop.  That ****** me off even though they are well meaning...I think.  Add that to all the other crap...and well!!  So what have I done, not been on here much because I didn't want to admit I was suddenly struggling. SO -- watching your speech was so right there for all of us.  I actually took a deep breath and said -- OKAY now get your head back in the right place -- you are mostly doing everything right.  Don't listen to people who have no clue what they're talking about.   And go to group and stay on this board -- you all have been such a help and no on that's not a food addict will ever get it no matter how hard they try.  So thank you again Rob and all the rest of you wonderful people.  

Awesome Rob!!!!  You look wonderful!  Sorry to hear about the family stuff you have going on.

Great speech, filled with hard-won wisdom - the best kind.

Thanks for sharing it.

 

Tom

Thank you for sharing! It really hits home. You look great! Hope the personal crap gets better soon!

Rob - you know I adore you. You look amazing in your new suit and your speech was inspirational. Whatever is going on in your life will not change who you are or how you carry yourself in this world. You are strong AND you have Thomas. Be well my friend.

Rob, I hardly ever post on here as I am still pre-op and mostly hop on here to read as much as I can to be as prepared as possible, but I just had to reply to your post. The speech was great and I just wanted to encourage you -- everything you post is so valuable and informational. I really appreciate your contributions to this forum and am sending you prayers and wishes for peace in your family life! Hang in there.

Way to go Rob !!!

frisco

Rob,

You continue to impress!  You are awesome! 

 

Rob, thanks so much for sharing the link to your speech.  There were so many truths to pull from what you said. 

I'm sorry about the family stuff you're going through.  I personally just came out from under a ton of that myself and know how consuming it can be.