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sholman
on 12/4/09 12:05 am
Topic: RE: Support Group in Grand Island
I have not heard anything from the GI area on interest in getting a group together. Perhaps after the first of the year?? I do have information on a Hastings and Kearney group. If you are interested in attending either of those, I will connect you! I am expecting their 2010 schedules soon. Thanks...Shelly
papanpez
on 12/3/09 11:11 pm - Grand Island , NE
Topic: RE: Support Group in Grand Island
Hi there Everyone!. I too am from GI I'm pre opp, still going trough all the requirements for my insurance approval. I would love to attend a support group in the area too! If we could get one up in running I'd definitely come. I also have an acquaintance that I work with that has had surgery here in GI and may want to attend as well.
Please keep me posted about were this all goes.
          
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Member Services
on 12/1/09 12:08 am - Irvine, CA
Topic: Mega Holiday Perks!


Mega Holiday Perks!

Each month we work with generous sponsors to bring 3 lucky OH newsletter subscribers a perk giveaway.  A BIG thank you to all of our 2009 sponsors! Here is what was a part of our past perks:  Celebrate Vitamins, Bariatric Advantage Vitamins, Chef Dave’s Cookbook, achievONE®, CLICK Espresso Protein Drink, Dr. Garth Davis’ Book, Chike, and Just The Cheese.

But we’re not done yet…To finish the year out, OH went holiday shopping!

For December, we have a special MEGA holiday perk line-up for OH Newsletter subscribers. 

So far we have…

1 - Nintendo Wii Game Console + Wii Fit board & Game

3 - 10mp Kodak Easy Share Digital Cameras

2 - Apple iPod Nanos

2 - Tanita Scales PLUS Body Fat and Body Water Monitor

3 - MIO Heart Rate Monitor Watches

5 - Emsa Perfect Measuring Beakers


To be eligible for the holiday perks giveaway please make sure you are subscribed to the OH newsletter by December 9th. Winners will be selected at random from the OH newsletter subscribers list. Winners will be announced in the December issue.


Don’t forget to spread the holiday cheer and let others know!  
Happy Holidays

Sexy L.
on 11/25/09 5:35 am - Hordville, NE
Topic: RE: Christmas Party
This year I am all ready for christmas parties.  It has been such a hard few years that I am wanting to have some fun.  What days are your normal meetings?  I am thinking about starting a support group in the Norfolk area, and want to attend some successful support groups. Like yours and the one in North Platt. How soon do you have to know if we are going to come?

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Member Services
on 11/24/09 6:19 am - Irvine, CA
Topic: Health Tracker Updates In Time For The Holidays - Profile Integration and Workouts

Today we released a couple of major updates to Health Tracker just in time for the holidays (as we continue on the path to Health Tracker world domination :). These updates include, 1) Profile display of Health Tracker - If you choose to, you are now able to display/share your Health Tracker within your personal profile. This can be kept completely private, it can be shared with only your friends or with the entire ObesityHelp community. 2) My Workouts - You are now able to build and store custom workouts that can be used over and over again. My Workouts will allow you to log multiple exercise/activity items at one time so you don't have to search for individual exercises each time you want to log your activity or exercise session.

Profile Display of Health Tracker .

The profile display of Health Tracker includes Body, Food Log, Exercise Log and the Macronutrient Report. As mentioned above, this can be kept entirely private or you can choose to share your Health Tracker information with friends, family, your bariatric surgeon or other clinicians.

In order to see the profile view of Health Tracker, when viewing your profile or another member's profile, look for the Health Tracker link to the right of the avatar. If there is no Health Tracker link, the profile view of Health Tracker has been set to private.


 

The privacy settings for Health Tracker can be found in the "Settings" section of My OH. To access your Health Tracker setting click My OH at the top of any page on ObesityHelp, select "Settings" on the left, click the Health Tracker tab and choose the "Sharing" option. Or, just click here to access your Health Tracker Sharing options :)

Workouts

My Workouts makes it quick and easy to log routine exercise and activity. For those who perform similar exercises on a regular basis, with My Workouts you can create a workout consisting of a series of exercises you often perform and instead logging each exercise indivivudally, My Workouts allows to log a single item (a workout) that contains all of the exericses you have performed. Build it once and log it any number of times.

Under My Workouts you will see a list of workouts that you have created and saved. You can log workouts directly from My Workouts by selecting "I did this", choose the day and click "Save"

You can also search for workouts you have created directly from your Exercise Log.

Create your first workout now!

One other addition

For your convenience, in this release we have also made some changes to the account deactivation process. In case you ever have the need to deactivate your ObesityHelp account, you can access this function by clicking My OH at the top of any page on ObesityHelp, select "Settings" on the left, and under the "General" tab select "Manage". Instructions for deactivating your account can be found there.

Have a great Thanksgiving and look for more updates soon!

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

sholman
on 11/16/09 1:56 am
Topic: RE: Support Group in Grand Island
Barb,
Please ask around and see if we can find someone who would want to take the lead on this group. I can help with coaching and coming up with some topics if needed. I will support as much as I can. Thanks!
Shelly
Barb_E
on 11/15/09 12:03 pm - Grand Island, NE
Topic: RE: Support Group in Grand Island
I sure hope there is a group starting in Grand Island.  I have drove to the one in Kearney, but with winter approaching I dread driving over there.
Please keep us updated if there is a group starting here.
Barb
monymony
on 11/12/09 11:31 pm
Topic: RE: Christmas Party
Hi Sally, Nebraska New Beginnings is the name of the Scottsbluff support group. I hope you can come and join us. Mona

Veteran Bandster 2002

Nothing tastes as good as thin feels!

slharris
on 11/12/09 7:57 am - sidney, NE
Topic: RE: Christmas Party

Hello Mona,
What is Nebraska New Beginnings?

Can't believe christmas is coming so darn fast!

have a good weekend,
Sally

Your Friend,

Sally

  
    
sholman
on 11/12/09 7:44 am
Topic: Support Group in Grand Island
Greetings,
I am looking for 3-4 patients that would be interested in starting a weight loss surgery support group in the GI area. I have many patients from the GI area that have verbalized an option to the group that has been long established in the GI area. If you are interested in taking a lead with another person or 2 in your area and starting a new group, please let me know. I do want you to know that Kearney and Hastings both have support groups up and running. If you would like more information, feel free to call me.
Shelly Holman 402-219-7638. Take care and focus on "doing the next right thing in your program at this moment."
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