Meeting twice a week to do WLS meeting sure does make the days go by fast. And one week out of the month I do three WLS meetings. As I've told Katie before, doing these meeting is a way for me to give back to the WLS community, but it also helps kee…
Welcome aboard Velda, It's great to hear from another support group leader. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, such as, what kind of WLS you had, when you had your WLS, how much you've lost, and approximately how long you've been doing you…
At last nights meeting the question for the evening as each WLS patient introduced themself was - Did you have a "WOW" moment this past week. It is always fun to hear each one discuss their "WOW" moent and how excited they are. It also initiates oth…
Hi Pam, You would be surprise to find some activities with the Wii Fit can be done with upper body only. You can sit in a chair and do the running exercise with your upper body and the cardio is very good for you. When I broke three toes at Christma…
Congratulation on your return to exercise ............ I just got home from getting my Wii Active Game that came out today. I'm going to try it in a bit, before I go and do the WLS Support Group Meeting tonight at the Hospital. I will let you all kn…
Hi, My name is Lorraine, I am the Moderator for the Support Group Leader for the Nawls Network. I had my Roux-N-Y in 2002 at age 57. My WLS Surgeon let me go back to exercising at 3 months out from Surgery. I was doing low impact aerobics, I lo…
This week I will introduce myself to each of you. My name is Lorraine and I had my surgery (Roux-n-Y) in October of 2002. I was 57 years old when I had my WLS. My surgery was done at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, CA. by Doctor Wes Powell. My B…
Good Afternoon to All .... I think that I finally figured out how to download or upload pictures onto the internet. Next week I will share my WLS Journey. Until then, have a Wonderful and Safe Week-end!
Lorraine
Hi Katie and to all Support Group Leaders!
I have been a Support Group Leader and Mentor Group Leader for 6 years. I had my WLS (Roux-n-Y) in 2002. I, like Katie find this to be the most favorite thing for me and I know that my passion for sharing c…
Hi Lorraine! Welcome to the network. Someone has started a support group leader meeting already, and I hope you join it! I would love to have your input there.
I hope you're doing well! Be sure to introduce yourself in the forum and add your picture (if you feel comfortable doing that).