It’s hard to believe, but 2014 is almost over and 2015 is around the corner! BariatricPal has come a long way in the past year.

2014 Was a Good Year for BariatricPal!

• It is now the largest weight loss surgery community online and on mobile.
• We put out our new and improved mobile apps (if you haven’t already, download yours free for iPhone and iPod , for Android, and for Kindle).
• We published the fourth book in “The Big Book” series (find out how you can get your copy of all four books).

A Sincere Thank You! to BariatricPal Members!

BariatricPal couldn’t have been so successful this year without you. Thank you. Thank you for making BariatricPal part of your daily life. Thank you for your participation on the boards, for helping each other out, and for spreading the word about BariatricPal. Thank you for providing feedback throughout the year.

Share BariatricPal with…Everyone!

BariatricPal depends on you. Please share BariatricPal with everyone you can! Go to the BariatricPal sharing page to see how you can share BariatricPal.

• On social media: Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, and LinkedIn!
• Via email
• On your own site or blog

Tell other weight loss surgery patients, your surgeon, members of your WLS support group, and the bariatric surgeons and staff at the office you go to. Let everyone know what BariatricPal means to you and how it can help them. And thanks!

You Can Make 2015 Even Better for BariatricPal!

I’m planning for 2015 to be just as successful as 2014 was for BariatricPal, and I have a lot of improvements in store. To make 2015 the best year possible, though, I need your help! Do you have suggestions for the coming year? Which new features would you like to see? Which services do you think BariatricPal should offer to help strengthen our community and help members reach their health and weight loss goals?

I would love to have your input! Please feel free to post your ideas and suggestions right here. Or, if you prefer, send me a private message (PM). You, the members, are the ones who make BariatricPal possible. You drive this community. Please let me know how it can be improved!

Have a healthy and happy New Year!

I'd love to be able to import my own background picture for the ticker.

Could we pin frequently asked topics Like there's always several different "what do I need to take to the hospital" post. Why not take the most active on and pin it to the top of page with a "Hot" sticker? That ways anyone looking has a wealth of information already posted.Te same thing could be done for topics like "how many weeks off do I need?".

Could we pin frequently asked topics Like there's always several different "what do I need to take to the hospital" post. Why not take the most active on and pin it to the top of page with a "Hot" sticker? That ways anyone looking has a wealth of information already posted.Te same thing could be done for topics like "how many weeks off do I need?".

Please PM me with the URL of any topics you think we should sticky, thanks!

Thank you for all your efforts. I think making access to profiles or stats via mobile devices would be very useful. So many people access via their phones and they can't tell the "stats" of other members in any way.

I also found that the private message boards were just too hard for many to navigate. I tried to set one up to talk about dating life as a single woman and none of the members could ever work out how to access it - again, mostly from their phones.

Oh yes...that's right Alex. You mentioned an area for us to discuss dating based on the interest level when I posted a while back about this topic. How is that going?

I think on the app (for android at least) to be able to find your "groups" a little easier. Currently, I need to go through my email and follow the link. This gets frustrating at times.