WOW MY HEART GOES OUT TO U I WISH I SAW THIS EARLIER I JUST COMPLETED MINE... HANG IN THERE I HOPE AND PRAY YOU GET ONE SOON DON'T GIVE UP

 This Thursday, October 29th, 2009, is the next Great Beginnings South Lap Band Support Group Meeting at the First State Surgery Center from 7 - 8:30 PM.  

We will be picking the dates of our November and December meetings because the last Thursday of each of those months are Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve respectively.  

Hope to see you there!

Any questions, please email or phone me.  And if you arrive after 7PM, the doors will be locked so call me on my cell phone and you will be let in.

Lucy Knappenberger
Obesity Help Support Group Leader
302-593-9865    [email protected]

So I have a question that Id like to get a few  diffrent answers or some advise on this...

See I weigh 249lbs, but dont show it, so when I tell someone I am having the gastric by pass (RNY) on Jan 11th people try to talk me out of it, not that they will be able to I want this soooo bad, that no one can talk me out of this, But i dont know what to tell people, rather then I want this more then anything right now.  most people are happy for me, but I have found a few who try their best to talk me out of it, and I tell them I have debated and researched this for 3 years, and had 3 miscarriages while debating it, this is my time to do this now so i can try again in the future to be a mommy one day.

So here is what I ask.. When someone tried to talk you out of your bypass what did you tell them, besides MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS! ha ha ha ...

any help out, please

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.

Miss, Welcome. I'l; be 6 yrs out in January. Scared is normal. Try to stay positive & focused and keep supportive people around you. You can come to a support group to meet folks. You'll also meet people at the Life Skills class. Next support mtg is next Tuesday nite at 7pm. Victory Church at 13 & 40.
Hope to see you. ((HUGS)) Elissa