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Topic: OH Magazine Issue 1 2006
The OH Magazine year is beginning with the fabulously D'Lushus Guadalupe D'Lushus and her story about her weight loss transformation. This issue focuses on nutrition for a healthy lifestyle introducing readers to nutrition and healing by Jim Duffy; the post-op diet challenge by Kimberly Do; and healthy habits for successful travel by Janet Gossum. Fans of the popular television show Dr. 90210 will be excited to read about Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Linda Li as she speaks to OH Magazine's Barbara Bietz. If you have not had a chance to subscribe, you can log onto http://www.oh-magazine.com. The $25 per year bi-monthly magazine always provides informative articles for those on their surgical weight loss journey. You can also subscribe by calling toll free 1-866-297-4966. If you have any questions or comments, please send an email to [email protected].
Ronda Einbinder
Public Relations Manager
ObesityHelp.com :type:
Ronda Einbinder
Public Relations Manager
ObesityHelp.com :type:
Topic: New Message boards: Sneak Peek
Hi OH Members :kiss:
This is not the complete version release for the new message boards, but we want you involved in the process. Take a moment to go take a look at the new message board design, and features. We would appreciate your feedback so far on the message board, and understand there are many more things to come before a final release. You will notice some new things like signature line, color/size font, edit and delete. It's a good start at what's to come.
To get a sneak peek of the message board (many more changes coming):
Sneak Peek
Thanks for bearing with us and please know we are working hard to make sure YOUR ideas/suggestions are part of the new design.
Amy Williams
Member Services Dept.
This is not the complete version release for the new message boards, but we want you involved in the process. Take a moment to go take a look at the new message board design, and features. We would appreciate your feedback so far on the message board, and understand there are many more things to come before a final release. You will notice some new things like signature line, color/size font, edit and delete. It's a good start at what's to come.
To get a sneak peek of the message board (many more changes coming):
Sneak Peek
Thanks for bearing with us and please know we are working hard to make sure YOUR ideas/suggestions are part of the new design.
Amy Williams
Member Services Dept.
Topic: Prader Willi Patients
We need your help! If you suffer from prader willi syndrome, or know someone who suffers from prader willi, who had weight loss surgery we need to talk to you. OH Magazine is working with a researcher who is trying to gather information regarding how a patient with the syndrome coped before and is coping after weight loss surgery. The information will be gathered for a future article in OH Magazine. If you can help us with this research, please send an email to me at [email protected] and tell me your name, phone number, email address and what your current situation is with prader willi. Thank you.
Ronda Einbinder
OH Staff Writer
ObesityHelp.com :type:
Ronda Einbinder
OH Staff Writer
ObesityHelp.com :type:
Topic: Please support a fellow LOSER!
I am posting this for Robyn as she is enroute home from Northern California.
Sharon
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Hello everyone!
We have a new LOSER among us. My new Angelette Robin Robbins underwent a safe and successful surgery this morning at Inland Valley Hospital in Wildomar with Dr. Suh. I just got off the phone with her and she sounded terrific! She will be discharged on Friday morning. Happy day!
Let's flood Robin's surgery page with our support and best wishes.
http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/members/status.php?N=R1116089477
Thanks so much!
Robyn
overtherainbow
on 1/20/06 5:27 am - Somerville, MA
on 1/20/06 5:27 am - Somerville, MA
Topic: Friends of WLS Boston Gathering March 2006
Boston Gathering of Friends of WLS
Friday, March 24, 2006 - Sunday, March 26, 2006
Adults Only
Registration Deadline is February 10, 2006
Late Registration Deadline is March 3, 2006
This weekend is about connecting with people that can understand the journey we have taken and having some fun with fellow WLSers and support people.
I have finalized the Hotel information for the Boston Gathering. The cost of the hotel is $79.00/per night, this is per room. You can call the hotel to make your reservations at 1-800-325-3535 or (781) 848-0600 by March 3, 2006:
Sheraton Braintree Hotel
37 Forbes Road
Braintree, MA 02184
(Exit 6 off Interstate 93/state Route 128 )
We have been very fortunate to secure the $79.00 room rate again this year. The hotel has a good size pool, hot tub and saunas. They also have a full gym (Braintree Athletic Club) they offer daily memberships at $7.00 a day. If nothing else, it's a great get away for the dreary end of winter...
As a lot of us did at past gatherings, I recommend doubling, tripling and quadrupling up.
Saturday during the day you will be free to go sightseeing in Boston or do whatever you like. There is a wonderful shopping mall across the street from the Hotel.
It is a very reasonable car ride from PA, NJ, NY, CT, NH, VT, ME, MD, RI
If you are interested in flying into Boston you have three airports to choose from. The first one is Boston''''s Logan International Airport, the other two are located about an hour away from Boston. They are in Manchester, New Hampshire and Providence, Rhode Island (TF Green). There is a shuttle to the hotel from Boston''''s Logan Airport.
Braintree is also on the T''''s red line (the T is Boston's rapid transit). The red line is accessible to South Station (where most Amtrak''s come into from the South.) The Tara (as it's known in the area) will gladly pick you up from the Quincy Adams T station.
Please feel free to bring your Significant Other, but children will not be allowed at the Friday night or Saturday night events.In addition the Boston area has a WEALTH of nearby attractions. In late March you're looking at doable weather for walking trips in Boston. Also historic Plymouth is only a 40 minute drive (the Plimoth Plantation and the Mayflower are there) And Quincy, the next town over is historically rich as well.
Here is a brief overview of the weekend festivities:
Friday, March 24, 2006
8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Mix and Mingle
10:00 p.m.- 11:00 p.m. - Private Pool Party
Saturday, March 25, 2006
5:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. - Dinner/Dancing
- Keynote Speaker being arranged
Sunday, March 26, 2006
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Farewell Breakfast
Here are the costs associated with the weekend.
COSTS: Deadline: February 10, 2006
Post-op = $67.00
Pre-op/Support = $80.00
This includes the following
Registration Fee = $25.00
Saturday Night Meal = $32.00 (4oz - post-op) = $37.00 (8oz - pre-op and support)
Sunday Breakfast = $10.00 (4oz - post-op) = $18.00 (8oz - pre-op and support)
COSTS: Deadline: March 3, 2006 - LATE REGISTRATION -
Money Orders Only will be accepted
Post-op = $92.00
Pre-op/Support = $105.00
This includes the following
Registration Fee = $50.00
Saturday Night Meal = $32.00 (4oz - post-op) = $37.00 (8oz - pre-op and support)
Sunday Breakfast = $10.00 (4oz - post-op) = $18.00 (8oz - pre-op and support)
I am still working on getting a charter sightseeing tour similar to the duck tours we did last year, so more information on that to follow.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at [email protected].
Hope to see you all there!!!!
Marie
Friends of WLS
Topic: RE: Hawian Cruise and Conference
ObesityHelp Hawaii Cruise 2006
Norwegian Cruise Lines - Pride of Aloha!
Welcome to The Whole New Hawaii!!!
Imagine Hawai'i. What do you see? O'ahu's glittering Diamond Head and dazzling Waikiki Beach? Maui's lush valleys, tropical beaches, waterfalls and rainforests? Kaua'i's spectacular Na Pali Coast and Waimea Canyon? Or the Big Island of Hawai'i's volcanoes, black-sand beaches and 13,000-foot-high mountains? Hawai'i is a kaleidoscope of natural beauty, and each island offers a unique and thrilling experience of its own. So which Hawai'i Island do you choose? We invite you to experience them all - on one unforgettable life-changing vacation.
Come and join us while we travel and learn together. We had a marvelous time while sailing to Alaska this past summer - so now we are headed for warmer weather and clear blue waters. We will be joined by some wonderful speakers who will share their pearls of wisdom while you collect your own pearls from the beaches of Hawaii. Come and spend a vacation with you WLS friends and family. ObesityHelp will be there to take care of your needs and feed your brain. We will let the chef feed your pouch. Some of the classes that we will be holding are:
Chair Exercise that anyone can do - anywhere
Road Signs to Success
I've lost all of the weight...now what
What do I do with all of this skin - I do not like the layered look
Thin Brained vs. Fat Brained
Behavior Changes in becoming the New You
Scrap booking Class
Craft time under the palms
Where did all my Vitamins Go?
Learn to walk again with Grace!
These are just a few of the many options that you will have for learning and sharing. We will have plenty of time to see the sites and play. You can be as busy as you choose or do nothing at all - That's the beauty of a cruise. Hope you will join us.
Monica Ganz, Ph.D.
Director of Events and Chapters
ObesityHelp, Inc.
866-957-4636 x 385
I would be happy to mail this information to anyone who would be interested in this amazing cruise vacation. Simply call our office and request the packet for the ObesityHelp Hawaii Cruise 2006.
Just a $300.00 fully-refundable*, per-person deposit holds your space.
All-Star Cruises & Travel, Inc. is a fully-certified, full-service travel agency. We are ARC-appointed, CLIA-approved, IATAN-approved and members of ASTA. We take very seriously our commitment to excellence.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Mr. Daniel J. Schmier
President/Dean of Students
PS. We're asking that everyone get deposits in ASAP. We're working to get our group a complementary cabin upgrades through Norwegian Cruise Lines and they won't consider it until all deposits have been received.
ObesityHelp Hawai'i Cruise 2006
Sailing Date: Sunday, November 5, 2006
Cruise Company: Norwegian Cruise Lines
Name of Ship: Pride of Aloha
Itinerary: Sunday ~ Depart Honolulu, O'ahu
Monday ~ Nawiliwili, Kaua'i
Tuesday ~ Nawiliwili, Kaua'i (Scenic Cruising)
Wednesday ~ Hilo, Hawai'i (Evening Sail by Mt. Ki'Lauea)
Thursday ~ Koni, Hawai'i
Friday ~ Kahului, Maui (Optional Tour to Lana'i Available)
Saturday ~ Kahului, Maui
Sunday ~ Honolulu, O'ahu
Group space held: Category K (inside) 30 cabins
Category KK (inside) 11 cabins
Category E (oceanview) 30 cabins
Category BC (oceanview w/balcony) 5 cabins
Catogory BB (oceanview w/balcony) 21 cabins
Catogory AA (Owner's Suite) 3 cabins
*Cruise Cost: Category K (inside) - $899 per person (3rd/4th guest $479)
Category KK (inside) - $910 per person (3rd guest $479)
Category E (oceanview) - $1219 per person (3rd/4th guest $529)
Category BC (oceanview w/balcony)
$1569 per person (3rd guest $589)
Catogory BB (oceanview w/balcony)
$1609 per person (3rd guest $589)
Catogory AA (Owner's Suite)
$4189 per person (3rd/4th/5th guests $919)
Included in Cruise Package: Seven night sailing aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines Pride of Aloha, a ****tail party as hosted by Dan Schmier from All-Star Cruises & Travel, Inc., Obesity Help onboad conference fees, port charges and taxes.
Topic: December 2004 babies
Hi,
We are doing a fun game with the December 2004 babies and the January 2005 babies on seeing who is the biggest losers. We need everyone who had surgery in December 2004 to join us if they wish. All you have to do is click on the link below and click reply on the first post to Liz and tell her how much you have lost to date and she will add that to our number of pounds shed.
http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/12-2004/postdetail/11790.html?vc=0
Topic: Hawian Cruise and Conference
ObesityHelp Hawaii Cruise 2006
Norwegian Cruise Lines - Pride of Aloha!
Welcome to The Whole New Hawaii!
Imagine Hawaii - What do you see? Oahu's glittering Diamond Head and dazzling Waikiki Beach? Maui's lush valleys, tropical beaches, waterfalls and rainforests? Kauai's spectacular Na Pali Coast and Waimea Canyon? Or the Big Island of Hawaii's volcanoes, black sand beaches and 13,000 foot high mountains? Hawaii is a kaleidoscope of natural beauty, and each island offers a unique and thrilling experience of it's own. So which Hawaiian Island do you choose? We invite you to experience them all - on an unforgettable life-changing vacation.
Come and join us while we travel and learn together. We had a marvelous time while sailing to Alaska this past summer - so now we are headed for warmer weather and clear blue waters. We will be joined by some wonderful speakers who will share their pearls of wisdom while you collect your own pesrls from the beaches of Hawaii. Come and spend a vacation with your WLS friends and family. ObesityHelp will be there to take care of your needs and feed your brain., We will let the Chef feed your pouch.
Some of the classes that we will be holding are:
Chair Exercise that anyone can do - anywhere
Road Sign to Success
I've Lost the weight...now what
What do I do with all of this skin - I do not like the layered look
Thin brained vs. Fat Brain
Behavior Changes in becoming the new you
Scrap Booking Class
Craft time under the palms
Where did all of my Vitamins go?
Learn to Walk again with Grace
These are just a sample of the many options that you will have for learning and sharing. We will have plenty of time to see the sites and play. You can be as busy as you choose or do nothing at all - Thant's the beauty of a cruise.
Hope you can join us.
For more detailed information please contact:
Daniel Schmier
All Star Travel
800-818-3739
E-Mail: [email protected]
Come and sail with us,
Monica Ganz, Ph.D.
Director of Events and Support Groups
866-957-4636 x 385
ObesityHelp, Inc.
Sailing dates: November 5 to 12, 2006 - Leaving from and returning to Ohahu, Hawaii
Norwegian Cruise Lines - Pride of Aloha!
Welcome to The Whole New Hawaii!
Imagine Hawaii - What do you see? Oahu's glittering Diamond Head and dazzling Waikiki Beach? Maui's lush valleys, tropical beaches, waterfalls and rainforests? Kauai's spectacular Na Pali Coast and Waimea Canyon? Or the Big Island of Hawaii's volcanoes, black sand beaches and 13,000 foot high mountains? Hawaii is a kaleidoscope of natural beauty, and each island offers a unique and thrilling experience of it's own. So which Hawaiian Island do you choose? We invite you to experience them all - on an unforgettable life-changing vacation.
Come and join us while we travel and learn together. We had a marvelous time while sailing to Alaska this past summer - so now we are headed for warmer weather and clear blue waters. We will be joined by some wonderful speakers who will share their pearls of wisdom while you collect your own pesrls from the beaches of Hawaii. Come and spend a vacation with your WLS friends and family. ObesityHelp will be there to take care of your needs and feed your brain., We will let the Chef feed your pouch.
Some of the classes that we will be holding are:
Chair Exercise that anyone can do - anywhere
Road Sign to Success
I've Lost the weight...now what
What do I do with all of this skin - I do not like the layered look
Thin brained vs. Fat Brain
Behavior Changes in becoming the new you
Scrap Booking Class
Craft time under the palms
Where did all of my Vitamins go?
Learn to Walk again with Grace
These are just a sample of the many options that you will have for learning and sharing. We will have plenty of time to see the sites and play. You can be as busy as you choose or do nothing at all - Thant's the beauty of a cruise.
Hope you can join us.
For more detailed information please contact:
Daniel Schmier
All Star Travel
800-818-3739
E-Mail: [email protected]
Come and sail with us,
Monica Ganz, Ph.D.
Director of Events and Support Groups
866-957-4636 x 385
ObesityHelp, Inc.
Sailing dates: November 5 to 12, 2006 - Leaving from and returning to Ohahu, Hawaii
Topic: Great Holiday Gift Idea
Are you having trouble finding that perfect gift for a fellow OH board member, support group friend, or a family member who has had or considering weight loss surgery? We know the perfect gift that they will all appreciate. A one year subscription to OH Magazine costs only $25 and will provide them with support, education and informative articles as they begin or continue their weight loss journey. Nowhere else can you find an 80-page full color magazine that provides information on weight loss surgery and shares the personal stories of others who have gone through the journey. This is a gift that they will appreciate all year long. To subscribe log onto http://oh-magazine.com or phone 1-866-297-4966. You can order as many gifts as you need and we will send them to the appropriate addresses. Don't waste any more time! Order your OH Magazine today!
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