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Topic: PHILLY SWIRL IN USA TODAY
The SF Philly Swirl pops are ONLY available at Sam's club. Sam's Club is doing a "Trial run" on there Sugar Free pops and there is only 4 weeks left.
Run out, grab a few boxes to stock up and talk to the manager at the store to keep this product around. Better yet, maybe we can all write Sam's Club Corp and let them know us Bariatric patients NEED this great product around.
I hope this product doesn't go away!!!
http://www.samsclub.com/eclub/main_std_template.jsp?CntId=2005superpage&pid=_01-26-05_super
Free one day pass to Sam's club! Incase you don't have a membership 
Look what I stumbled upon!!!
This article was in the USA TODAY about Philly Swirl!! Very cool 
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2004-08-20-phillyswirl_x.htm
~Lauri B
Look what I stumbled upon!!!
This article was in the USA TODAY about Philly Swirl!! Very cool
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2004-08-20-phillyswirl_x.htm
~Lauri B 
Topic: RE: New to Wyoming
Hi Scott
Welcome to Wyoming!! Enjoying the weather change??
I had my surgery April 16, 2004 almost 10 months out for me. I live across the mountain from you, sorry but I wouldn't know of any support group meetings in your area. I would check with the local hospital though, they may know of some. The Wyoming board is not very active. In fact I rarely visit that board, I just happened by there tonight.
Good luck in your adventure
Mechelle
283/171.5/140
Topic: New to Wyoming
Hi My name is Scott Clack I just got to Wy from Texas. I had surgery on Dec 28th and am doing well. I would like to meet other WLS members here in Gillette and Wy. My profile is in Texas. I made quite a few friends in Texas and look forward to doing the same here. Please let me know when there will be a meeting. Thanks in advance. Scott
Topic: Sllllooowwww in Photos
Hello Everyone!
We are not ignoring anyone. We are backed up as we've never been before. We're training new, but only have a couple who can do this. I'm looking into oldies who've been around awhile to start training so we can train more. I was sending emails to a volunteer yesterday and seeing five and six of the same one sent. These are on my Eudora, so I can easily list by name and delete the duplicates. The volunteers get them from the server. If they waisted time in seeing if there are duplicates, it's take longer, as the server runs lots slower then Eudora on my PC does. So, many times, the duplicates are sent out to other volunteers and they waste time to see that they've already been done, when they should have been posting one which was not done yet.
When you receive the auto reply from photos.. please don't send again, you know we have it. This will cut down on the #s of emails. If you send photos to the Kricket account, or another volunteer, they will be sent to Photos account. So, again at the bottom of the list.
Also, a great time saver is sending in your Member Identification. This is listed on the main page under your Name. If you don't know this..then please make sure we have the same email address which is used on your profile.
This site has grown immensely and we're changing things to keep up better. It's not happening overnight. If it's found out that photos are sent to another volunteer and they are posting, that volunteer will lose access. It's not right for some of you to be waiting weeks and someone else sneaking around the system and getting posted in just days.
Hopefully, we'll be back down to where we want to be soon. None of us like making any of you wait.
Thank you so much for your patience and you all have a great day!
Love ya!
Photo Processing Manager - [email protected]
We are not ignoring anyone. We are backed up as we've never been before. We're training new, but only have a couple who can do this. I'm looking into oldies who've been around awhile to start training so we can train more. I was sending emails to a volunteer yesterday and seeing five and six of the same one sent. These are on my Eudora, so I can easily list by name and delete the duplicates. The volunteers get them from the server. If they waisted time in seeing if there are duplicates, it's take longer, as the server runs lots slower then Eudora on my PC does. So, many times, the duplicates are sent out to other volunteers and they waste time to see that they've already been done, when they should have been posting one which was not done yet.
When you receive the auto reply from photos.. please don't send again, you know we have it. This will cut down on the #s of emails. If you send photos to the Kricket account, or another volunteer, they will be sent to Photos account. So, again at the bottom of the list.
Also, a great time saver is sending in your Member Identification. This is listed on the main page under your Name. If you don't know this..then please make sure we have the same email address which is used on your profile.
This site has grown immensely and we're changing things to keep up better. It's not happening overnight. If it's found out that photos are sent to another volunteer and they are posting, that volunteer will lose access. It's not right for some of you to be waiting weeks and someone else sneaking around the system and getting posted in just days.
Hopefully, we'll be back down to where we want to be soon. None of us like making any of you wait.
Thank you so much for your patience and you all have a great day!
Love ya!
Photo Processing Manager - [email protected]
Topic: Michigander with a food find!
Hey Gang,
Well I wrote Alex at Philly Swirl and he called me personally.
What a great guy he is. He sounds like such a generous man!
If you are unfamiliar with the philly swirls they are a Sf popsicle (taste like italian ice sorta) in many flavors, the cotton candy is to die for! They are only about $7 for a case of 40!!
He is sending me coupons to pass on to family, friends neighbors.
the grocery stores do not have them in SF but ppl other than us will probably like the regular. But Sams club sells them in SF for us!!
Please guys get out there and try these Philly swirls. They are great and affordable. Sams club is doing them on a test run trial to see how they sell. So when you go to buy your case, take a second out to ask the manager to keep selling them there.
Come on guys lets show these guys how much support us OH members can give them!!
www.phillyswirl.com
e-mail:[email protected]
~Lauri B
Topic: JEREMY NORMAN UPDATE 01/31/05
I SPOKE TO JEREMY NORMANS MOTHER KATHY TODAY, HE IS NOW ON THE 11TH FLOOR OUT OF ICU FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 10+ WEEKS!!
HE IS TALKING AND KNOWS WHATS GOING ON AROUND HIM ASKING QUESTIONS ON WHATS BEEN GOING ON THE PAST 2 MONTHS. HE DOESN'T REMEMBER THE BAD THINGS WHICH IS GOOD BUT IF HE ASKS THEY ARE TELLING HIM. HES DRINKING COFFEE AND EATING SOME THINGS NOW, HES LOST AROUND 150 + POUNDS WHILE HE WAS ASLEEP. ROBERTA HIS WIFE HAS BEEN WITH HIM THIS ENTIRE TIME AND SHES A PRETTY TOUGH PERSON IN MY BOOK PLUS HIS FATHER AND HIS WHOLE FAMILY. THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH SOME ROUGH TIMES BUT IT LOOKS LIKE DAY BY DAY THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER. HATS OFF TO JEREMY FOR BEING SUCH A FIGHTER AND HATS OFF TO ALL YOU MEMBERS THAT HAVE PRAYED AND THOUGHT OF HIM DAILY. HES OFF KIDNEY DIALYSIS AND HIS LIVER IS HEALING, THEY REMOVED THE TUBE FROM HIS NECK AND ONE FROM HIS FOOT!! HIS WEDDING RING NOW FALLS OFF HIS FINGER SO THAT WILL BE A MUST TO GET RESIZED. HE AND HIS FAMILY KNOW THIS WILL BE A LONG JOURNEY TO FULL RECOVERY BUT LOOK HOW FAR HE HAS COME ALREADY. WHEN I SAW HIM LAYING IN THE HOSPITAL 2 MONTHS AGO WITH ALL THE MACHINES HOOKED UP TO HIM I JUST PRAYED HE WOULD MAKE IT. I WANT TO DO ALOT WITH HIM AS HE LOSES HIS WEIGHT THINGS THAT ARE SIMPLE FOR OTHERS TO DO BUT VERY HARD FOR PEOPLE THAT WERE OUR SIZE, I WAS IN MY HOME FOR YEARS WITHOUT GOING OUT AND WHEN I WENT TO HIS HOUSE SEEING HIM IN HIS BED BROUGHT BACK MY MEMORIES OF MY PAST LIFE OF WEIGHING 745 POUNDS. I WANTED HIM TO SEE IT WAS POSSIBLE TO START A NEW LIFE AND NOT GIVE UP ON THE OLD TIRED OVERWEIGHT ONE. I'M STILL NOT IN WHAT YOU CALL MINT SHAPE I STILL HAVE ACHES AND PAINS FROM CARRYING AROUND ALL THAT WEIGHT BUT NOW I CAN GO ANYWHERE, FLY ANY PLACE, DO THINGS WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND THATS ALL I EVER WANTED FOR JEREMY JUST TO EXPERIENCE A WHOLE NEW LIFE WITHOUT HAVE WALLS AROUND HIM. HIS FAMILY WANTED ME TO TELL YOU THAT THEY LOVE YOU ALL AND THANK YOU ALL FROM THE BOTTOM OF THEIR HEARTS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT AND PRAYERS. EVERY DAY HES GETTING BETTER ITS ONLY TIME TILL HES BACK HOME. THAT IS THE NEWEST UPDATE ON JEREMY NORMAN. THANK YOU ALL ONCE MORE FOR HAVING THE HUGE HEARTS THAT YOU ALL DO.
JEREMY'S FRIEND KIRK THOMPSON -450# LOST
HE IS TALKING AND KNOWS WHATS GOING ON AROUND HIM ASKING QUESTIONS ON WHATS BEEN GOING ON THE PAST 2 MONTHS. HE DOESN'T REMEMBER THE BAD THINGS WHICH IS GOOD BUT IF HE ASKS THEY ARE TELLING HIM. HES DRINKING COFFEE AND EATING SOME THINGS NOW, HES LOST AROUND 150 + POUNDS WHILE HE WAS ASLEEP. ROBERTA HIS WIFE HAS BEEN WITH HIM THIS ENTIRE TIME AND SHES A PRETTY TOUGH PERSON IN MY BOOK PLUS HIS FATHER AND HIS WHOLE FAMILY. THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH SOME ROUGH TIMES BUT IT LOOKS LIKE DAY BY DAY THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER. HATS OFF TO JEREMY FOR BEING SUCH A FIGHTER AND HATS OFF TO ALL YOU MEMBERS THAT HAVE PRAYED AND THOUGHT OF HIM DAILY. HES OFF KIDNEY DIALYSIS AND HIS LIVER IS HEALING, THEY REMOVED THE TUBE FROM HIS NECK AND ONE FROM HIS FOOT!! HIS WEDDING RING NOW FALLS OFF HIS FINGER SO THAT WILL BE A MUST TO GET RESIZED. HE AND HIS FAMILY KNOW THIS WILL BE A LONG JOURNEY TO FULL RECOVERY BUT LOOK HOW FAR HE HAS COME ALREADY. WHEN I SAW HIM LAYING IN THE HOSPITAL 2 MONTHS AGO WITH ALL THE MACHINES HOOKED UP TO HIM I JUST PRAYED HE WOULD MAKE IT. I WANT TO DO ALOT WITH HIM AS HE LOSES HIS WEIGHT THINGS THAT ARE SIMPLE FOR OTHERS TO DO BUT VERY HARD FOR PEOPLE THAT WERE OUR SIZE, I WAS IN MY HOME FOR YEARS WITHOUT GOING OUT AND WHEN I WENT TO HIS HOUSE SEEING HIM IN HIS BED BROUGHT BACK MY MEMORIES OF MY PAST LIFE OF WEIGHING 745 POUNDS. I WANTED HIM TO SEE IT WAS POSSIBLE TO START A NEW LIFE AND NOT GIVE UP ON THE OLD TIRED OVERWEIGHT ONE. I'M STILL NOT IN WHAT YOU CALL MINT SHAPE I STILL HAVE ACHES AND PAINS FROM CARRYING AROUND ALL THAT WEIGHT BUT NOW I CAN GO ANYWHERE, FLY ANY PLACE, DO THINGS WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND THATS ALL I EVER WANTED FOR JEREMY JUST TO EXPERIENCE A WHOLE NEW LIFE WITHOUT HAVE WALLS AROUND HIM. HIS FAMILY WANTED ME TO TELL YOU THAT THEY LOVE YOU ALL AND THANK YOU ALL FROM THE BOTTOM OF THEIR HEARTS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT AND PRAYERS. EVERY DAY HES GETTING BETTER ITS ONLY TIME TILL HES BACK HOME. THAT IS THE NEWEST UPDATE ON JEREMY NORMAN. THANK YOU ALL ONCE MORE FOR HAVING THE HUGE HEARTS THAT YOU ALL DO.
JEREMY'S FRIEND KIRK THOMPSON -450# LOST
Topic: Chonic fatigue and fibromalygia
Do you suffer from Chronic fatigue and Fibromyalgia and experienced an improvement after weight loss surgery? If this sounds like you, Obesityhelp Magazine would like to hear from you? Please send an email to [email protected] :type:
Topic: A Great Snack!!!!
I bought these great snacks at Sams club.They are called Philly Swirl Like a popcycle.A cross between a italian ice and sobert on a stick.They are great.Don't taste sugerfree.They are on a trial period a sams.
Here is the complete nutritional.
Calories.........10
Total FAT.......0
Cholesterol.....0
Sodium...........0
Total Carbs......4g
Dietary Fiber 1g
Sugars 0g
Sugars Alcohol 3g
Protein.............0
Contains 100% Vitamin C
Go gets some if they don't sell enough sams will pull them i email the company to ask them to look into a product somewhat the same with protiein.because they are so good.the owner of the company personally called me back that me for the suggestion.said he would try but if this doesn't fly at sams that they would be probably done.So try it they are great!I thought it was awsom that the owner co-founder called me what a great guy.jeff Streator IL check out the web site
http://www.phillyswirl.com/aboutus/dist.cfm
458/442/398/220 one month post op
Topic: MTV-- True Life Looking for Dieters
MTV is currently conducting research and casting for an upcoming episode of the Emmy Award winning documentary series True Life. Currently, they are looking for young men and women, between the ages of 18 -28, who are dieting in groups (whether it be for motivation or competition), people who are losing weight to obtain a specific goal and are choosing to do a crash or fad diet to either jump start the diet or end the diet, and people who have tried every diet in the book and this is their last effort to lose the weight. If you meet this criteria and would like to share your, story please contact Stephanie Carle, Associate Producer, MTV's True Life Documentary Series, at [email protected]. They will initially be conducting phone interviews with those interested in sharing their journey. Emails should not be going to obesityhelp.com :type:
Topic: OH Chapter - Support Groups
Happy New Year!
I just want to take a moment of your time to update you as to the progress of the Chapters. As the interest had grown in the program, beyond my expectations, I have had to redesign a number of items in order to stay on top, so we have delayed the official release of the program. I am working with IT to get many aspects of this program on-line, including the training. Some of these items have made for many delays. This was not expected and been a frustration of mine. I am so sorry for the delay.
Please be patient with us. I am not ignoring anyone. I will continue to answer any question via e-mail or phone.
I know that together we will build an incredible support system for all of us.
If you have interest in this program e-mail me at:
[email protected]
Thanks again for your continued support.
It's a Lifestyle,
Monica Ganz, Ph.D.
866-957-4636 x 385
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