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Early Bird Deal Alert, Only 100 Available!
Are you ready to join us at the 2024 Bariatric Connect National Conference in Newport Beach, CA, on September 20th-21st? Now's the perfect opportunity! Starting today, you can grab an Early Bird ticket - be one of the first 100 to register and save $30 on general admission. This Early Bird offer lasts until March 31, 2024, or until the Early Bird tickets sell out - whichever comes first!
Join us on an incredible two-day journey, filled with learning, sharing, and connecting. It's not just an event, it's where you'll find your people! https://bit.ly/42l42aS
Cinthya, yes. Our OH2021 was postponed due to the continuation of Covid and our need to keep the community safe. We will be sharing dates and details on OH2022 after the first of the year.
Regards,
Member Services.
Feel free to email [email protected] and we can assist you in finding the surgeon who accepts your insurance.
Early Bird tickets are now on sale for the OH National Conference, save $20 off the regular admission price. The event will be held on October 2-3, 2020 at Omni Houston Westside Hotel. To learn more or purchase tickets, click here.
We hope to see you there!
Member Services
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Thank you for your patience.
Due to technical problems, we will be launching at a later date.ObesityHelp.com is back up but temporarily running slow. Thank you for your patience.
Do you have products that you use and recommend to your friends, family and other OH members? Are you looking for a protein shake, vitamin supplementation products or protein snacks and not sure what to buy?
Check out the OH Products Directory and leave reviews of what you think of the products plus assign star ratings so other members can make better decisions on what they purchase.
If you're going to purchase any products such as protein products, desserts, cereal, vitamin patches and supplements, check the OH Products Directory first to see what other members think on all sorts of products.
If there are products that you buy that aren't on the directory and you think they should be, let us know. Please add the manufacturer/company and the name of the product as a reply to this post. It would also be helpful if you added where you purchase the item, i.e., the name of the retailer or online (with the URL).
Check out the videos of Graham's first ever "Fireside Chat" interview.
You'll find out what he has to say about how having weight loss surgery has impacted his wife and kids, find out who he told first about his decision to have WLS, even though he is a chef and MasterChef judge-what he NO LONGER eats, what he thinks about WLS as the "easy way out," his thoughts on being approached about his WLS and questions from others if they should have WLS, and much, much more!
Be prepared to laugh, motivated and inspired. 
The agenda for today at the #OH Conference is exciting! You can check out the live updates along with others in the OH community.
Here's a preview of today's line-up. The times are in Pacific time so make sure to adjust for your time zone:
Featured Keynote with Q&A @ 9:20 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.
Chef Graham Elliot
Educational Keynote, Dr. Scott Cunneen @ 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
What to do When the Honeymoon is Over
Diana Vogel, MS, MFT Intern @ 1:00 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.
What to Expect When You’re Expecting…Surgery to Work
Kyle Brown, BA, CCN, CSCS, YFS, CMTA, NASM-CPT @ 1:00 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.
How Much Does the Zebra Weigh?
Dr. Jacqueline Jacques @ 2:00 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
Re-Defining Success After Bariatric Surgery
Dr. Alejandro Quiroz @ 2:00 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
Exploring Your Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Options
Jill Temkin, MA, RAS, TEP @ 3:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.
Six Steps To Success When Coping With Addiction After Weight Loss Surgery
Dr. J. Timothy Katzen @ 3:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.
Reconstructive Plastic Surgery After Weight Loss Surgery
Q&A with the Professional Panel @ 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Dr. Siamak Agha
Jill Temkin, MA, RAS, TEP
Kyle Brown, BA, CCN, CSCS, YFS, CMTA, NASM-CPT
Jacqueline Jacques, ND, FTOS
Angela Taylor, LCSW
Dr. Elias Ortiz
Have a great day!
For the first time ever, we will be doing live updates for the #OH2014 Conference. The Conference starts today and goes through Saturday, 8/16/14. Keep up with what's happening at the Conference:
To celebrate the upcoming ObesityHelp National Conference, we’ve partnered with one of our amazing speakers, Abby Lentz of HeavyWeight Yoga to bring you an amazing yoga starter kit! If you’re attending the ObesityHelp National Conference make sure to stop by Abby’s talk, Yoga is Not a 4-Letter Word: How Yoga Supports Your Weight Loss Journey From Start to Finish!
There will be one winner selected at random to receive the entire giveaway bundle:
- Hugger Mugger Nature Collection Mat
- Peachskin Eyebag with Herbal Filling
- Hugger Mugger Batik Mat Bag
- Hugger Mugger 10-Foot Strap
- Blanket
- HWY DVD: Yoga for the Body You Have Today
- HWY DVD2: Change the Image of Yoga
- HWY Embroidered Hat
Stop by for more details about the Giveaway & to see all the ways that you can enter!
With deep sadness........we honor Dr. Alberto Aceves.
With deep sadness........we honor Dr. Alberto Aceves.
Would you like to have a plastic surgery consult? No problem!
Join us at our ObesityHelp National Conference 2014 and you'll be able to have a free private consultation with our three plastic surgeons, Dr. Siamak Agha, Dr. Timothy Katzen and Dr. Alejandro Quiroz.
We hope you'll join us at the Conference.
Graham Elliot was recently on the Rachael Ray show talking about his Sleeve WLS and his inspirational journey. Graham also prepared his Roasted Organic Chicken with Fennel Red Onion Salad.
Join us at the ObesityHelp National Conference 2014 to hear Graham's Keynote presentation that includes questions/answers from attendees.
OH is celebrating the ObesityHelp National Conference 2014 and wants you to be part of the fun.
Join in and help us celebrate with our exciting GIVEAWAYS. 
We are honored to announce our keynote speaker for the ObesityHelp National Conference 2014. Our keynote speaker is the one and only ....
Check out the exciting announcement of the first six speakers for our ObesityHelp National Conference 2014. We have a great lineup already with more speakers to be added - including our Key Note speaker that you will LOVE!
Please join us in Los Angeles, CA on August 15 & 16, 2014. You can purchase your #OH2014 Conference ticket for $50 until March 31st!
ObesityHelp National Conference/Los Angeles 2014
We encourage you to join us as we celebrate ObesityHelp in 1998 and now. Many members will remember the screens shown in this video and will enjoy the walk down memory lane. If you're new, you'll like the strides and successes we've had during our 16 years with our members.
Please like and share on the video from our OH Facebook page.
We proudly present "Making the Journey Together for 16 Years" . . . . . . . .
ObesityHelp Staff are celebrating today and we would like for you to join us.
It was 16 years ago that our founder, Eric Klein, launched ObesityHelp.com. From January 9, 1998 through today, his mission has always been to the education, sharing of information and the support of our 700,000 members. Eric was a pioneer when he created ObesityHelp. ObesityHelp was created before Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube. Eric had a vision long before these sites were thought of.
The journey of ObesityHelp through the past 16 years has been rewarding for those of us that support Eric's mission. ObesityHelp was created, and still remains, dedicated to you, our members.
Please share what ObesityHelp has meant to you by replying to this post.
We've launched exciting upgrades to our Photo System. Among the upgrades you can vote (share the "Love" - 
) on member photos. We've also updated the comments area too.
Celebrate our OH community members that upload their photos by using your vote. Upload your own photos so members can celebrate and support you too.
More upgrades to OH are coming.....
Let us know what you think by contacting us at [email protected]
As we welcome the 2014 New Year, it is a good time for reflection and renewal. OH's Goal System is a great way to start the New Year.
What are some of your goals for 2014? Share your goals here and post them in the Goal section of your profile. With the OH Goals System, you can make your goals private or public so other members can support you.
Let's reach our 2014 goals together! 
Staff and attendees had a great celebration at our recent 2013 ObesityHelp Conference. It is so much fun to be with other pre-op and post op WLS'ers.
Bariatric surgeons regularly hold patient reunions for their patients. If your bariatric surgeon has an upcoming Patient Reunion, please reply to this post with the surgeon's name, date and details so other patients of your surgeon can be aware of the upcoming get-together.
Thanks!!
Member Services Team 
Welcome to OH! We are glad you are here.
Congratulations on taking control of your life and your weight loss journey. We advise you to research all your options for WLS and OH is the right place for that. Once you have reviewed your options surgery wise and decided on one then your next step is to find a surgeon. We can help you with that. Here are some links that will be helpful in your research.-
POPULAR TOPICS - RNY Gastric Bypass
- LAP-BAND® System
- Duodenal Switch
- Vertical Sleeve
- Realize-Band
Do you know......our founder, Eric Klein, created ObesityHelp back in 1998 and we've been the source of information, support and education for bariatrics since that time.
Do you know.....that ObesityHelp organized and hosted the first ever National Conference for pre-ops, post-ops, and individuals considering weight loss surgery?
Please join us as we celebrate our history with the OH community of 65 events in 26 states since 2004, and our 2013 Event on October 4-5, 2013 in Anaheim, California!!
