Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!

Interested in a Gathering?



Where should we have our LBT-fest?  

1 member has voted

  1. 1. Where should we have our LBT-fest?

    • Las Vegas
      87
    • Orlando, FL
      48
    • Southern CA (L.A.? San Diego?)
      31
    • Midwest (Chicago?, St. Louis?)
      48
    • Texas (Dallas? Houston?)
      44


Recommended Posts

Oh please...I'm dying to go to Sydney!!! Some day...it's a pretty expensive trip from New Jersey!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I voted for Texas .

This gathering could be a lot of fun. Vegas ..... noway.....I could not trust myself around all the buffets .

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I'd pretty much go anywhere but FL.

Chicago was my first choice because it is close, but Vegas would be fun and I've never been to Texas, so that'd be a hoot too.

Tell me where and when I'll be there.

OH Juli

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

wow -- sounds like a great idea !!! This forum has given me so much -- I am soooooo very greatful and would welcome the chance to get together. Although I'm partial to New York what about New Orleans?

Giving them the business/money, giving back/new beginings it all makes sense..... what do you think ????

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

And it is very easy to avoid the buffets. Go somewhere nice and if with bandsters, share a meal with one or more. Or eat a wonderful appetizer. At the Bellagio, crab cakes benedict is awesome and bandster friendly (always have to go there for late Breakfast and that tides me over till dinner). :hungry: I always share. I

would think alcohol would be more an issue for me than buffets (and gambling) :youcandothis: . But I'd go there. :clap2:

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I think Vegas is much more do-able for most people. Like WAsaBubblebutt said, they usually have good deals going on for airfare.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I would definitely go to Vegas! I would love, love, love to meet some of the people on this board!!! Tell me when and I will be there!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

What a fabulous idea!

Let's keep in mind airfare pricing from anywhere in the country. Orlando and Vegas are obviously convention hubs; producing greatest deals in airfare. Does anyone have connections in the hotel industry, so we can see what chain we may be able to get a good deal with?

Something like this takes months of planning; so don't be surprised if we don't all meet up with each other for quite a few months. All good things to those who wait! ;)

I also have to agree with the nay to Vegas...oh the buffets!!!!!! lololol

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I have to vote for Vegas too! Its inexpensive for the most part - great for conventions etc. And the flights to Vegas are pretty frequent and affordable.

I used to live in Las Vegas (20 years ago), and have been back many times, and there is always plenty to do.

So when are we planning the "get together"? I'm ready to mark it on my calendar and plan my trip! How exciting. This can be my reward to myself for reaching my goal (when I get there - still working on it). We owe it to ourselves to reward ourselves with something - besides food, and what better reward than Vegas?

Sign me up!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

This is really shaping up to be a popular idea, that's so cool! I'm sorry to say that the sentiment running toward Vegas discomfits me a little--it is the ONE place in the U.S. that holds no appeal for me as a destination. (Gambling? yuck. Desert? yuck. Hotels? big whoop. Unlimited food? not anymore. Shows? I live near Broadway! Crowds of tourists? See previous and yuck.) ;)

But I'd put my principles aside for this event because I would never miss an official LBT-fest!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Alexandra-

We could go anywhere and we'll have a riot.

You just need to pick the date. Fall? January 08?

Oh so excited!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

This sounds like an awesome idea! Honestly, I voted for Orlando because it is only a two-hour drive for me. I have never been on a plane and the idea absolutely terrifies me. I like my feet planted firmly on the ground!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

January works perfect for me, our restaurant closes for the entire month......I could probably manage the fall if it was after September...I would love to go, I voted for Vegas but up for anywhere.

Carol

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

  • Trending Products

  • Trending Topics

  • Recent Status Updates

    • ChunkCat

      Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
      I haven't been able to advance my diet past purees. Everything I eat other than tofu makes me choke and feels like trying to swallow rocks. They warned me it would get worse before it gets better, so lets hope this is all normal. I have my follow up on Monday so we'll see. Living on shakes and soup again is not fun. I had enough of them the first time!! LOL 
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • BeanitoDiego

      Still purging all of the larger clothing. This morning, a shirt that I ADORED wearing ended up on top. Hard to let it go, but it was also hard to let go of those habits that also no longer serve my highest good. Onward and upward!
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • Onedayatatime365

      Looking to connect with others who are also on the journey of better health. Post-Op Gastric Sleeve (4/11/24).
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • jparadigm

      Happy Wednesday!
       
      I hope everyone is having a lovely week so far! 
      It's been a bit of a struggle this last week...I'm hungry ALL the time.
      · 1 reply
      1. BlondePatriotInCDA

        Have a great Wednesday too! Sorry you're hungry all the time, I'm pretty much the same..and I'm sick of eating the same food all the time.

    • ChunkCat

      Well, tomorrow I go in for an impromptu hiatal hernia repair after ending up in the ER over the weekend because I couldn't get food down and water was moving at a trickle... I've been having these symptoms on and off for a few weeks but Sunday was the worst by far and came with chest pain and trouble breathing. The ER PA thinks it is just esophagitis and that the surgeon and radiologist are wrong. But the bariatric surgeon swears it is a hernia, possibly a sliding one based on my symptoms. So he fit me into his schedule this week to repair it! I hope he's right and this sorts it out. He's going to do a scope afterwards to be sure there is nothing wrong with the esophagus. Here's hoping it all goes well!!
      · 4 replies
      1. AmberFL

        omgsh!! Hope all goes well!! Keeping you in my thoughts!

      2. gracesmommy2

        Hope you’re doing well!

      3. NickelChip

        I hope it goes well! Sending positive thoughts for a speedy recovery!

      4. AmberFL

        How are you doing? any update?!

  • Recent Topics

  • Hot Products

  • Sign Up For
    Our Newsletter

    Follow us for the latest news
    and special product offers!
  • Together, we have lost...
      lbs

    PatchAid Vitamin Patches

    ×