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kells4
on 11/3/09 4:52 am
Topic: RE: Healthy recipe forum
Thanks so much for this amazing forum!!! I get lots of tips and new recipes I'd been following this forum for a log time now but I just didn't registered myself but I wanted to thank you so much for all that help that you are giving me without even knowing!

And I'd  also like to share this marvelous recipe I found at a
free recipes site I found that also has healthy food recipes

Here is a KILLER blue cheese dressing recipe for you guys as a thank you:

1 clove garlic
pinch of dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon onion
salt
pinch of white pepper
1 1/2 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1/3 teaspoon worcestershire sause tabasco
1/3 cup sour cream
1 cup of mayo
1 1/2 ounces buttermilk
3 ounces maytag blue cheesecrush garlic glove and dice

Whisk together all spices in the red wine vinegar, add sour cream, then Mayo and then buttermilk. Make sure you leave healthy sized chunks of cheese so your friends get that little surprise.

Remember: The first time you make a recipe follow the directions to the letter and, use the very best quality of the listed items.

"The salad itself is also important.I always cut the heart out of the Romaine. I tear the Romaine (rather than cut it). ALWAYS peel the tomatoes before slicing and I always seed them.Mix the lettuce and tomatoes in a large bowl. Add the dressing about a tablespoon at a time while continuing to toss. Make sure all items are covered but not smothered. Take some fresh blue cheese (not used in the dressing) and crumble it over the single salad servings.I also hard boil an egg and shred dust the top of salad before serving.

Finally, please take the time to find a Blue Cheese Other than Danish Blue. It is worth the search!

HeyItsLoni
on 10/23/09 4:56 am - NY
Topic: RE: Sharing weight with spouse
I have never told my husband my weight
rameeguy
on 10/22/09 9:03 am - Newnan, GA
Topic: Helping Hubby talk about future DS
I just wandered upon this board.  I have a great husband of 9 yrs.  We have no kids due to my PCOS.  I am in the 3 months program that my insurance requires before I can submit for approval for the Open DS.  My hubby will not talk to me at all about this surgery.  He has only barely spoken his fears about losing me during the surgery by complications/death.  My health scares him and he knows I need this surgery.  How can I get him to open up to me and talk to me about his fears?  Normally we can talk about anything...I think he is scared he is going to worry or stress me out more than I already am when all I really want to do is help him understand the surgery and get on board with it.  Thanks ahead of time.

Ramee
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.

sagewalker
on 10/15/09 11:34 am - OR
Topic: Sharing weight with spouse
This may not be the right Forum for this-- Sorry ahead of time.

Has anyone NOT told their spouse how much they weigh? I have always kept this from my husband. He has always guessed much less than I weigh.  I do spread my weight nicely if that is even possible?! We have been married for 19 years and not even when we were dating did he know! He is 6'3 and I 5'1 we are opposites in every every way.  In fact we currently work at the same work place they are having a biggest loser contest and I did not join because I was more afraid of him knowing!! I am braced and ready for the arrows you will shoot at me!
Sage walker
IdaMae D.
on 10/9/09 4:43 am - Philadelphia, PA
Topic: RE: Any positive stories about WLS inhancing a marriage
My hubby had his wls in 2006. Our marriage continues to grow stronger and stronger with each passing year. We looked at his surgery from a family systems persepctive. We continue to grow closer, I love him more each day and his love for me grows each day. His life has been extended. He has none of his co-morbidities. He's still off all his pre-surgery medications. We are looking forward to a long happy healthy life together.

I just had my surgery the 14th of september and he has been my biggest supporter and it's really nice to have someone else in the house that totally understands what I'm going through.

Your might be thinking why did he have his surgery first. Well in 2006 I was 140 pounds and didn't need WLS. As I've aged my metabolism has gone haywire. I continued to gain weight, did everything to loose weight, from nutritionist, diets, as well as working out and walking. Nothing worked. Doc did all the blood tests for thyroid/cushings etc. no smoking gun there. So I had to do something that would change my metabolism. Gastric Bypass has done that for me.

Hope this is helpful to you. Prior to my WLS my honey and I were very close and now that I've had my surgery we are even more connected.

Ida

IdaMae

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!

HOLLI00
on 9/26/09 9:41 am - ALTUS, OK
Sara13
on 9/21/09 5:50 am
Topic: RE: Anyone have an UNsupportive spouse?
The exact words of my husband "I would rather you be overweight , than diet and be cranky". He never liked it when I was skinny. Very jealous. Now no one notices me and he is happy with that.
Laura R.
on 9/19/09 7:54 am
Topic: RE: 3 mos post op and husband cheated
I'm so sorry for your pain. I hope you find comfort in loved ones and give yourself all the time you need to decide what's best for you.

All the best,
Laura
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