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.

Hi  I was born and raised in Souther CA.  Long Beach/Seal Beach area. Boise is very different.  North Boise is like 2nd Street area.  The homes are smaller and the garages even smaller.  North Boise is Democrat and the rest is very much to Republican.  However, we all managed to get along.  It's cold here!  It's hot here!  Not much in between weather.   We live in Meridian just outside Boise.  It's as if Seal Beach is to Long Beach.  You do not realize you are in another town until you see the sign.  Homes are so much cheaper here.  The houses that were going for $400 K 2 or 3 years ago can be had in a short sale for as little as $270 and these houses range from 2,500 square feet to 3, 000 and up.  Homes can be hugh in subdivisions.  If you want land there are nice homes with land available too.  Shoping is good in Boise, but if you shopped at Nordstroms...you'll have to go to Seattle or Portland to find a good one.  Boise has most of the other big name stores.   We moved here to be with the grandkids...and they had the nerve to move with their parents when their father got a work transfer!  If the housing market was better we would sale, but for now we are stuck in the desert.  
Let me know if you have any more questions!  I'll be happy to help out.
Cheryl

Hi everyone. I had surgery on January 25th and have already surpassed my goal of 180 and currently sit at 172.. uping my calorie intake now to try and maintain the weight. yes im struggling to stay put.

Anyway i just wanted to invite everyone to www.DiscussWLS.com. Get a unique support  here. Please join us for our weekly support chats in our chatroom on sundays at 7pm est. One can never have enough support outlets

  Many features are also available to our users al for free. :)

A new Weight loss support group has been formed via Facebook....it is the :

NJ WLS Group

We would like to welcome All members of OH - regardless of what type of surgery you have had or state you call home.

This is a secret facebook group - it will not show up in your Facebook profile and only Admins can invite members.

If you are interested please PM me with your FB info and I will send a FB friends request to you - once you accept it I will send the invite to you - we look forward to meeting everyone!


Stacey

B2G has big news!

We believe this year's Band2gether National Lap Band Conference is going to be
an unforgettable event. The educators and presenters we have lined up are all
working hard to bring the very best in education and motivation for our
attendees!

Unfortunately, since we began planning the conference, the economy has taken a
turn for the worse and many people are struggling financially. Because of this,
many have expressed disappointment in their inability to attend the conference.

So, we have decided to offer the conference for FREE!

To accomplish this we will no longer be offering three catered meals and free
B2G t-shirts as part of the registration. Instead, we will be hosting a
Saturday afternoon B2G Luncheon, which will be catered at the conference center.
Tickets to the luncheon will be $22, and can be purchased our conference website
at http://band2gether.net/09g2g/orders

We are fortunate to have acquired a few contracts with vendors who will be
presenting their gastric band and/or health related products and services. This
income will help offset the costs of the event. Band2gether, Inc. will be
covering approximately $2,000. As the founders and owners of Band2gether, Inc.,
my husband, Paul, and I are very dedicated to making this event a success.
Therefore, we will be covering approximately $4,000 of the conference expenses
from our own personal money. We hope that the event is a blessing for all who
attend.

The conference is free and open to anyone, so we strongly encourage spouses,
relatives, and friends who are part of a bandster's support system, or are
simply interested in the lap band to attend. We will ask that each person
attending register for the event so that we can prepare name tags and handouts
for everyone. Registration instructions can be found at:
http://band2gether.net/09g2g/register

We do have a maximum seating capacity, so please pass this information along to
everyone and encourage them to register soon to assure a seat!

All the best,

Susan Morris
Founder and CEO
Band2gether, Inc.