Recent Posts

Judi J.
on 10/19/09 12:45 am - MN
Topic: RE: RNY ring erroded into stomache
Charming: the difference between a Fobi and regular RNY is a silastic ring in the stoma area to keep it from stretching.

I thought you had a cousin that had a fobi that was having problems? I guess I thought you were aware of the difference because of your relative
Troche35
on 10/18/09 3:19 pm
Topic: RE: CHOOSING THE SURGERY FOR ME
dear pt,
     i had the micro puch RNY procedure and am having great results. This doesnt mean you should also. Youy must do your homework as to what each procedure pros and cons are and then sit down with your primary care physician and make a determination. The idea of having weight loss surgery is already done the question now becomes what is in your mind right for you and your family if it applies. I took a full year to research all the WLS procedures and when I met my surgeon for Micro pouch RNY he made the most sense. It will click in your mind that the procedure will be the right one for you if the surgeon is a good doctor who takes the time to explain all the aspects of your outcome. Good Luck!!!

Eduardo T.
(deactivated member)
on 10/17/09 2:53 pm
Topic: RE: RNY ring erroded into stomache
RNY surgery does not normally have any "ring" -- you must have had some other procedure?  If you mean a laparoscopically placed "band" -- ask on the lap boards, they might be of assistaqnce.
Barbara C.
on 10/16/09 11:26 am - Raleigh, NC
Topic: ASMBS Nutritional Guideline for WLS Patients

I just had someone ask about nutritional guidelines... This is a detailed read from the ASMBS, but it has some wonderful information if you can wade through it. Please be sure that the recommendations jive with what your practice suggests. If not, and you have a concern, you might want to print it out and take it to meet with your practice so that you can ask them any questions yo umay have.


ASMBS Allied Health Nutritional Guidelines for the Surgical Weight Loss Patient

Barbara
ObesityHelp Coach and Support Group Leader
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/bcumbo_group/
High-264, Current-148, Goal-145

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.

a_lighter_me
on 10/13/09 7:04 am - sacramento, CA
Topic: Lap band surgery
Seems like a safe enough procedure lap band surgery, and patients can expect to lose 60% of their excess weight.
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!

FernTate
on 9/24/09 1:47 am
Topic: RE: fobi addition
so, how ya doing?

Fern
Polly29
on 9/23/09 7:48 pm - Ireland
Topic: RE: fobi addition
Hi there,
I am also having a fobi ring after a RNY surgery (Jan 07),  my pouch has stretched and I have regained about 30ils.  My surgery is scheduled for 13 October,  I just wondered if you can tell me a little about your recovery was it like the original surgery?  & what has your weight loss been like?  I am worried that it wont work.

Regards,
Polly
CATONYA
on 9/23/09 4:10 am - senoia, GA
Topic: RE: help please
Thanks everyone for advice doing better.


  
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