Testify!

banks1850
banks1850 Posts: 3,475 Member
edited September 18 in Introduce Yourself
Hello all, many of you know me from the fall (I joined in early September), and I wanted to come on and re-introduce myself for those who forgot me, and for those who don't know me. Sorry for my long absence from the site, but I am a Sr. IT professional for a large corporation and December and January are bad months for us (every department wants to spend the last of their 07 money and spend their new budget before someone snaps it up) so I have been noticably missing (I hope :wink: )

Anyway, I wanted to "testify" for the site. If you are new, or haven't had much sucess, I am a believer. After 35 lbs in 3 months (largely thanks to this site, IMHO) I am now at my maintenance level and will continue to use the site. Now that things have calmed down at work a bit, I should be able to frequent the site more.

I would like to welcome all you newbies, and wish you all the luck and support I have; and to all you veterans out there, KEEP CHUGGIN! (well, not literally, but you know what I mean.)

-Steve "Banks" H.

(I know many will hate me for this but) GO PATS!

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  • banks1850
    banks1850 Posts: 3,475 Member
    Hello all, many of you know me from the fall (I joined in early September), and I wanted to come on and re-introduce myself for those who forgot me, and for those who don't know me. Sorry for my long absence from the site, but I am a Sr. IT professional for a large corporation and December and January are bad months for us (every department wants to spend the last of their 07 money and spend their new budget before someone snaps it up) so I have been noticably missing (I hope :wink: )

    Anyway, I wanted to "testify" for the site. If you are new, or haven't had much sucess, I am a believer. After 35 lbs in 3 months (largely thanks to this site, IMHO) I am now at my maintenance level and will continue to use the site. Now that things have calmed down at work a bit, I should be able to frequent the site more.

    I would like to welcome all you newbies, and wish you all the luck and support I have; and to all you veterans out there, KEEP CHUGGIN! (well, not literally, but you know what I mean.)

    -Steve "Banks" H.

    (I know many will hate me for this but) GO PATS!
  • Eve23
    Eve23 Posts: 2,352 Member
    :drinker: Welcome back Banks. Its good to see another familiar face. We have lots of great newbies here.
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    Noticeably missing indeed.

    Hello again.

    Testify! :smile:
  • PammyB3130
    PammyB3130 Posts: 203
    It's nice to meet you!! I just joined in Jan. 08 and I already am a firm believer in this site!! Thanks for your testimony!!

    Yes go Patriots all the way!!!!
  • filergirl
    filergirl Posts: 240
    Good to have you back! :smile:
  • neverbeenskinny
    neverbeenskinny Posts: 446 Member
    Welcome back banks,
    Great to see you again. I've been wondering were you went. Miss your posts!!! :wink:
  • banks1850
    banks1850 Posts: 3,475 Member
    Ahhhhhhhhh, the love, THE LOVE!!!

    :tongue:

    You guys are so awesome. I wish people were always as nice and supportive as everyone on this site. I think my family needs to be immersed in this site for a few months. LOL!
  • wuzzi
    wuzzi Posts: 39 Member
    :flowerforyou: Nice to Meet ya!

    I've been on the site since the beginning of January and am in love. :heart:
    Really, though, this has given me the motivation needed to succeed. I'm trying to get everyone I know wrapped up in MFP! :bigsmile:
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,788 Member
    I always worry when I don't see someone for a while, they feel off the wagon, so welcome back - good to know people can leave without losing sight of their goals!
  • AndreaMMil
    AndreaMMil Posts: 165
    Nice to meet you! I started in January and I'm accomplishig everything the site said I would.
    And hey, my 2 favorite teams are the Eagles and whoever's playing the Giants!
  • Healthier_Me
    Healthier_Me Posts: 5,600 Member
    Welcome back Bankable!

    ~Joanna:flowerforyou:
  • hmmmm
    hmmmm Posts: 607 Member
    HI AND WELCOME BACK iI love this site too!! Thanks for the extra motivation. I have a lot of weight to lose and plan on doing it slowly, 14 lbs down so far. many more to go. I am trying to focus on 5 lbs at a time, and even though I have had my cheat days I believe this site gives me the incentive to get right back on and try harder. My willpower has dramatically increased, and I owe a lot of it to the people on this site. Thanks again
  • amandagreen1980
    amandagreen1980 Posts: 286 Member
    Well i'll welcome you back here too! :flowerforyou:

    You were definately noticeably missed!!

    :wink:
  • icandoit
    icandoit Posts: 4,163 Member
    So nice to see you. :flowerforyou:
    What's the next challenge?:laugh:
  • banks1850
    banks1850 Posts: 3,475 Member
    So nice to see you. :flowerforyou:
    What's the next challenge?:laugh:

    Ack, um, for me? Trying to loose the 4 lbs I gained on my cruise. Thank god I got sick or it would have been 8 lbs. :tongue:

    I'll think of something. Maybe something like "everyone suggests an exercise routine for a week and we all have to try it". I don't wanna do just another scale thing (since I haven't looked at the scale since december anyway.) I'm open to idea's. You guys don't wanna know what I'm gonna attempt this month, suffice to say it involves 10K races that I'm just not ready for.
  • Healthier_Me
    Healthier_Me Posts: 5,600 Member
    I would love to do some sort of marathon but 10k is WAY too much for me.

    ~Joanna:flowerforyou:
  • mknott
    mknott Posts: 17
    I just joined this week and found it cool to see that people seem to really "connect" with others! So I guess I'd like to say "welcome back" to banks! And, I know exactly where you're coming from as far as your little break - I'm in the IT profession as well! Gotta love it. Well, I'm looking for all the help and support I can get! My problem is that I seem to know all the proper things that will help with weight loss and health management but I just don't have the SELF DISCIPLINE! Argh. So, here's to a new me this spring!! (I hope.)
  • skinnydreams
    skinnydreams Posts: 1,178 Member
    I just joined in January....but I already see you all over this site, you're a great support!!! Thanks for the encouragement you sent me earlier on my post!
  • banks1850
    banks1850 Posts: 3,475 Member
    I just joined in January....but I already see you all over this site, you're a great support!!! Thanks for the encouragement you sent me earlier on my post!

    Hehe, it was a lite day at work today.
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