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pnkpassion
on 10/28/09 5:25 am
Topic: RE: Fill Centers..or Just a Competent Band Doctor
thank u so much!
"To get something you never had, you must do something you have never done"

  
kimberlina180
on 10/28/09 4:07 am
REALIZE Band on 02/09/10 with
Topic: RE: Fill Centers..or Just a Competent Band Doctor
I haven't had surgery yet but after checking out a number of doctors in the area I want to go with Sibley's Dr. Long. Check them out  http://www.sibley.org/weight_loss/default.aspx
pnkpassion
on 10/20/09 5:45 am
Topic: Fill Centers..or Just a Competent Band Doctor
Just to cut a long awful story short..
I am in dire need for a new doctor for my follow up care.
Please let me know if you have a great doctor of a great fill center that is local!

Thanks a bunch!

Jessika
 
"To get something you never had, you must do something you have never done"

  
dnice230
on 10/17/09 5:15 am - MD
Topic: RE: THE F.I.T CENTER WELCOMES PRE AND POST SURGERY PATIENTS!!
is this for men also and what are your hours work a night get off at 7 am really interested will be one yaer out  had surgery on 10/21/08 need to tone up stomach had a pannus removal on 8/10/2009
Member Services
on 10/16/09 8:23 am - Irvine, CA
Topic: Health Tracker Update: Meals and Reports

Last week we released two major updates. First was the public release of OH Groups where any ObesityHelp member can now create their own Group. Second was the addition of Activity Tracking to Health Tracker, which provides a robust and easy to use tool to track and monitor your exercise and activity. Today we have added My Meals and an Activity vs. Weight Loss Report to Health Tracker. 

My Meals

My Meals allows you to group and store multiple food and beverage items as a custom meal that can be used over and over again. If you have meals that you eat on a regular basis, you will no longer need to log each food item individually. 

To access My Meals, go to your Health Tracker in My OH and click on the Nutrition tab. You will see My Meals listed under Nutrition.
Creating a new meal works similar to your Food Log. You can search for food items on the right and add the foods to the meal on the left. A Calorie Breakdown chart and Nutrient Summary Label are also available for each meal.

Once a meal is created you can add that meal to your Food Log from My Meals by clicking "i had this" or you can search for the meal from your Food Log.
When searching for a meal to add to your Food Log, all meals will be returned when "My Foods" is selected in search. So, to "drill down" on meals that you have created, select to only show "My Foods." When a new meal is created it may require up to 30 minutes for that meal to be indexed and become searchable.

Activity vs. Weight Loss Report

Adding to the Macronutrient and Export Reports previously available, there is now an Activity vs. Weight Loss Report. This report will allow to compare Average Time in Activity vs Weight over time, providing you with further insight into what impact physical activity as on weight loss and weight loss maintenance. In Health Tracker, click Reports and then select Activity vs. Weight Loss.

We hope these additions to Health Track reduce the time required to log your daily food intake and makes it easier to view how physical activity impacts your weight.  

Create your first meal now!

If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this release, please post them on the Main Message Board.

dnice230
on 10/14/09 11:28 am - MD
Topic: RE: GWU hospital for surgery?
chech with DR> AFRAM he great and the director of gwu beside maner is the best so is his staff
Krisican2
on 10/14/09 12:54 am
Topic: OH Group, paying it forward
Hello everyone! I am a fairly new OH support group leader and would like to invite you all to take a look at my online support group here on OH. I was banded on 12/3/2008 and have been an OH member since 5/2008. Oh has taught me so much and the people on the boards here are AWSOME! Everyone inspires and motivates me, which we all need. I invite you to take a look or join my online support group at the following link:  "On the lighter side" Remember though, I am still a little new at this. I am setting up a weekly or bi-weekly topic for discussions. Hope to see some of you!   Kristy
P.S The group is for all types of WLS, pre & post, or anyone just looking for info & support.

Kristy K.
Obesity Help Support Group Leader
"On the lighter side"  Everyone and anyone welcome!

brjones
on 10/13/09 5:21 am
Topic: RE: Surgery at Providence Hospital?
I had surgery with Dr. Rickford 9 months ago. He is a great surgeon and I am very pleased with my results. My mother in law also had surgey there 6 years ago but by a different surgeon, and she has kept the weight off and is doing well.
ncmdgirl
on 10/12/09 7:54 am
Topic: Surgery at Providence Hospital?
Does anyone have any comments regarding the Bariatric Surgery Center at Providence Hospital in Washington, DC? I am considering this hospital but I haven't heard much about the doctor or the program.

The bariatric surgeon there is Dr. Mark Rickford.

Pleas comment, give me the good, the bad and the ugly.
Member Services
on 10/7/09 3:19 am - Irvine, CA
Topic: Groups & Activity

The last several months have been fairly busy ones here at OH and we are really excited
about this upcoming release. First, long overdue is the public release of OH Groups. You
will now be able to start and  manage your own public groups. Second, is a major update
to Health Tracker....Activity! We are planning to release these new features on Wednesday evening, October 7, 2009.

OH Groups

Getting to OH Groups is easy. Just click on the Groups tab at the top of any page on ObesityHelp. OH Groups allows you to start and manage your own groups, you can find groups that suit your interests and find support groups in your area.
If you are looking for an OH Group that focuses on a specific topic, you can browse groups by category.

 

Activity

To get to your Activity Tracker, click “My OH" at the top of any page on ObesityHelp, select “Health Tracker" on the left and then click the “Activity" tab.

Understanding your total daily caloric expenditure requires more than just knowing how many calories you burned on the treadmill. In your Health Tracker settings area you are now able to estimate the caloric expenditure of your resting metabolic rate (RMR) and lifestyle. These estimates are integrated and displayed with the caloric expenditure of the activities you have logged.
Your exercise log allows you to search for and add strength training exercises, cardiovascular exercises and general activities to your daily log. Caloric expenditure is auto calculated for a number of activities already included in our database of exercises. Pie charts display details about caloric expenditure and time for each type of activity.
Sets can be added and subtracted from strength training exercises. Reps and weight used can be entered for each set.
A number of details can be tracked for cardiovascular exercises and general activities. Some of these variables include, time, distance, calories burned, average heart rate, average power, altitude gained and average grade.
If you can’t find the exercise or activity you have participated in, you can also add your own custom exercises.
Other updates include the ability to create list of your favorite exercises, reports have been updated to include a number of activity items, the nutrition search has been enhanced and we have managed to slip in a sweet macronutrient report under the “Reports" tab.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns about the features in this release, please submit those here.

If your are new to ObesityHelp or have not used ObesityHelp's Health Tracker before, you can learn about the first release here and the second release here.

Need help using Health Tracker? Click here for help.

Enjoy!

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