Would like your opinions - off list - about a potential TV piece on weight and hypo

[Guest guest]

Gang, I need some opinions. Off list.. not in group, I'll explain why....

I've just been approached by a gentleman involved with a television

production company in the UK that is planning on doing a piece on

overweight due to medical conditions and wants to include hypothyroidism.

He's looking for photos of us to use on the show.

He's asked in reference to our Metabolism group, which had been very slow

for quite a while, that's why I'm asking here, several of you are members

there, we have more folks here that are active and might be able to

respond to me sooner with their opinions.

I've asked him to give me some more information before I make any

decisions as far as his posting to the group with information and

invitation to participate.

So far I have not idea what percentage of the program hypothyroid weight

will get.

I'd like to discuss this with ANYONE and EVERYONE that has an opinion

either way as to whether or not we, as a group, should participate. But..

not in the group, yet.

Some of you might have very strong opinions and I want to hear them,

doing this off list, either one on one with me in IM, or via email, I

hope to hear how you really feel.

If several of you are of the same opinion and want to chat in a chat room

as a group that would be okay.

Quite of few of us have written in to television programs in the US for

some air time on thyroid care and all and as far as I know none of us has

ever gotten any decent kind of a response, I've not gotten any responses

at all.

Potentially this could be a very good thing for us. But I want to make

sure that on their end they are sincere. And I want to know how you guys

feel.

It's about 10 am Central time right now (Monday 5/14) I'll be on-line in

IM until the storms that are expected here this afternoon hit.... and

will be checking any emails that come to me during the storm after it

clears up and I can plug in the puters again. I'll be back online, in IM

after the storms too.

My email addy is:

topper2@...

Please put TV on the subject line so that I can spot them quickly, as I

pull info together and ponder on this myself. I always wanted hypo

treatment and care to get air time, I've really not thought much about

focusing on weight.

My yahoo IM ID is:

toppertwo

Anything we talk about off list about this project will be information

that I use to decide if this is beneficial to the group and my notes on

those comments and such will be anonymous, no one's name linked to any

opinion. So.. please.. be honest about how you feel, positive or

negative.

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