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Old 03-03-2019, 07:59 AM
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Good morning Everyone,

Sorry Mrs. N isn't feeling well. C'mon guys, let's all get healthy! I finally got into the new Primary Care Doc -- he's got his hands full with all the referral requests I need. I have never been in an HMO plan before. You need referrals for everything and their job is to try to prevent as many as possible. There is even a sign in his office that says "In an emergency call our office first before going to the ER." They don't call them "gatekeepers" for nothing. I told the Doc not to worry about it -- we will make up for it next week when DH comes in for his initial appointment. Fortunately, he has no medical issues (that we know of).
Good morning, BK - you're so right. Our focus for 2019 should be more about health than weight loss, although proper weight certainly is a component of good health. For example, it doesn't make sense to make a goal of losing "x" number of pounds and learn NOTHING along the way that you can carry on as a lifestyle change to maintain that loss.