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looking4loss
on 10/18/09 5:52 am - Overton, NE
Topic: RE: Dr. Anthone pre-op diet?
Felicia,

I am going to have the VSG, so this might be a little different, but then what is the immediate post-op diet?  I was just wondering how long liquids, mushies, etc., that Dr. A suggests.  I am hoping to have my surgery late December so keep your fingers crossed!
Felicia S.
on 10/17/09 4:52 pm - Lincoln, NE
Topic: RE: Dr. Anthone pre-op diet?
There was no preop diet required.  We had to eat breakfast the day before, a light lunch, and then liquids for the rest of the night and nothing to eat or drink after midnight.  Around 1 p.m. the day before I started my bowel prep.  It was 20 pills.  I had to take 4 every 15 minutes with a full glass of water.  Then, just stay close to the potty! :)

Some people are required to lose some weight preop (I wasn't--just told to maintain) and he recommends cutting carbs to help shrink the liver and to help drop a few pounds.  But there is no set preop diet! 

Felicia
HW 264 SW 248 CW 140.8 GW 140 

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looking4loss
on 10/17/09 1:40 pm - Overton, NE
Topic: Dr. Anthone pre-op diet?
Just wondering if anyone can give me an insignt on what type of pre-op diet Dr. Anthone or Dr. Winterstein require.  I haven't gotten that far yet, but I am curious about it...
Jeannie D.
on 10/16/09 12:06 pm - NE
Topic: RE: Kearney Support Group!
Hi folks.  I am sorry but I can't be at the meeting this week.  I have a cousin playing for Iowa State (Volleyball) and they are playing the Huskers in Lincoln and I scored tickets!  Watch for me on ETV.  I will be in the Iowa State Sweatshirt in the middle of all the red shirts.......... I still want to stay in the support group. 
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.

monymony
on 10/15/09 12:30 am
Topic: RE: Kearney Support Group!
Hi, Sorry I forgot to tell you it is on October 21st. Mona

Veteran Bandster 2002

Nothing tastes as good as thin feels!

monymony
on 10/15/09 12:29 am
Topic: Kearney Support Group!
Hi Everyone, I am coming to the Kearney Support Group. I will be talking about staying on track. It will be at the Southview Village. The address is 10004 W. 11th. at 7 pm. I am looking for suggestions on how to make the group better. I hope to see you there. Mona

Veteran Bandster 2002

Nothing tastes as good as thin feels!

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!

mrsvic92
on 10/6/09 11:22 am
Topic: RE: Inquiring about Dr Sudan!

Dr. Sudan will be doing my surgery on 10/29/2009...I am so excited!  I have heard good things about his work.  I am a little nervous but very excited!

happycamper
on 10/4/09 12:49 am - Auburn, NE
Topic: RE: Anyone have a revision performed?
I am about 9 1/2 years post op, I really never got to my goal of 150# but was at 170 and very happy, I had a hysterectomy 6 years ago and have now gained to 200 but I am really worried I am considering a revision but not sure yet, I have tried for the past 3-4 years to get the weight off but no success.  I understand there is a fairly un evasive procedure to repair, just kinda ashamed again I am at this point.  I feel your pain.
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