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(deactivated member)
on 12/3/09 8:12 am
Topic: RE: 15 YO Daughter is size 18/XL -- Where to buy cute clothes?
I am so grateful for all of your replies -- please keep the good ideas for plus-sized teen clothes coming, we are all most appreciative!!!


BigGirlBarbie90
on 12/2/09 2:51 pm - Terre Haute, IN
Topic: RE: 15 YO Daughter is size 18/XL -- Where to buy cute clothes?

im 19 and before my surgery i was wearing an 18/20.
try some of the following!!!
-torrid
-maurices
-deb
-fashion bug
-lane bryant
-simply fashion
-the avenu (sometimes you can find cute things there)
-wallmart!!!
-target
-macys

i really hope this works and gives you some ideas!!!

*MeGaN            
Member Services
on 11/24/09 6:19 am - Irvine, CA
Topic: Health Tracker Updates In Time For The Holidays - Profile Integration and Workouts

Today we released a couple of major updates to Health Tracker just in time for the holidays (as we continue on the path to Health Tracker world domination :). These updates include, 1) Profile display of Health Tracker - If you choose to, you are now able to display/share your Health Tracker within your personal profile. This can be kept completely private, it can be shared with only your friends or with the entire ObesityHelp community. 2) My Workouts - You are now able to build and store custom workouts that can be used over and over again. My Workouts will allow you to log multiple exercise/activity items at one time so you don't have to search for individual exercises each time you want to log your activity or exercise session.

Profile Display of Health Tracker .

The profile display of Health Tracker includes Body, Food Log, Exercise Log and the Macronutrient Report. As mentioned above, this can be kept entirely private or you can choose to share your Health Tracker information with friends, family, your bariatric surgeon or other clinicians.

In order to see the profile view of Health Tracker, when viewing your profile or another member's profile, look for the Health Tracker link to the right of the avatar. If there is no Health Tracker link, the profile view of Health Tracker has been set to private.


 

The privacy settings for Health Tracker can be found in the "Settings" section of My OH. To access your Health Tracker setting click My OH at the top of any page on ObesityHelp, select "Settings" on the left, click the Health Tracker tab and choose the "Sharing" option. Or, just click here to access your Health Tracker Sharing options :)

Workouts

My Workouts makes it quick and easy to log routine exercise and activity. For those who perform similar exercises on a regular basis, with My Workouts you can create a workout consisting of a series of exercises you often perform and instead logging each exercise indivivudally, My Workouts allows to log a single item (a workout) that contains all of the exericses you have performed. Build it once and log it any number of times.

Under My Workouts you will see a list of workouts that you have created and saved. You can log workouts directly from My Workouts by selecting "I did this", choose the day and click "Save"

You can also search for workouts you have created directly from your Exercise Log.

Create your first workout now!

One other addition

For your convenience, in this release we have also made some changes to the account deactivation process. In case you ever have the need to deactivate your ObesityHelp account, you can access this function by clicking My OH at the top of any page on ObesityHelp, select "Settings" on the left, and under the "General" tab select "Manage". Instructions for deactivating your account can be found there.

Have a great Thanksgiving and look for more updates soon!

If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this release, please post them in this thread on the Main Message Board.

MSW will not settle
on 10/31/09 7:38 am
Topic: RE: 5 yrs post-op..so much has changed!
Congratulations!  You are so beautiful!

                   MSW   Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Eat sensibly & enjoy moderation  

 Links:  Are you a compulsive eater?  for help OA meets on-line Keep Coming Back, One Day At a Time  Overeaters Anonymous 

               LV'N MY RNY.  WORKING FOR ME BECAUSE I WORK FOR IT. 

Corina B.
on 10/26/09 3:39 pm - Austin, TX
Lap Band on 02/07/09 with
Topic: RE: 5 yrs post-op..so much has changed!
My god you look beautiful in that dress, congrats on your success!
In your whole life nobody has ever abused you more than you have abused yourself, and the limit of your self abuse is exactly the limit of abuse that you will tolerate from someone else.
    
poet_kelly
on 10/23/09 4:32 am - OH
Topic: RE: Doctor Needed
Did you try searching the bariatric surgeons here on OH?

Kelly
georgiegal
on 10/21/09 9:07 am
Topic: Doctor Needed
My daughter was just referred for a lap band consult.  However, my insurance (TriCare Prime) states there are not any doctors willing to do surgery on a 17 year old.  Does anyone have the name of a doctor in Illinois or St. Louis, MO area? 
Thanks!
laplast2
on 10/19/09 8:09 am - CA
Topic: 5 yrs post-op..so much has changed!
So I was going through some old photos attempting to put together a slideshow for my upcoming wedding, and tripped across my old PRE-OP photos.

Wow! I don't recognize myself.  It's like staring back at someone else.

Pre-surgery:






Here's me as of today:








surgery 2/16/04
WEIGHT 240/135 lbs   BMI 42.5/24   PANTS-18/8  SHIRTS-XXL/M
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laplast2
on 10/19/09 8:02 am - CA
Topic: RE: PLEASE HELP ME
Jennifer,

I had my surgery over 5 years ago. I went through the same issues. 

The surgery changes your physical weight, but your mind is not fixed.  It's a long and tough road for the first year and a half. 

I was very lost.  Didn't know who I was, didn't know who my friends were anymore.  Realized some friends started to hate, others were friends just because they liked that guys would surround me...it was an ordeal.

I remember many times walking around, I'd see from the corner of my eye an asian girl staring at me and thinking "WTF is that asian girl staring at?!" 

It'd take me awhile to realize that asian girl was ME!  I was looking at myself in mirrors, but just DID NOT RECOGNIZE myself!

They told me I had body dismorphic disorder.  (When I looked in the mirror, I saw a 240+ LB girl)

Don't worry, things will get better.
surgery 2/16/04
WEIGHT 240/135 lbs   BMI 42.5/24   PANTS-18/8  SHIRTS-XXL/M
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laplast2
on 10/19/09 7:56 am - CA
Topic: RE: i got my date. :]]
Congrats!  I hope your doing well!
surgery 2/16/04
WEIGHT 240/135 lbs   BMI 42.5/24   PANTS-18/8  SHIRTS-XXL/M
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