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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!

Da Shrinking Dawg
Ramon

on 10/6/09 11:34 pm - Houston, TX
Topic: Grateful Post..

Today I am grateful..

That I know what I did and didn't do..

For those that understand me and accepts me for what I am..

That I have people in my life that make me smile..

For knowing that I am not perfect..

For the people I have in my life that keep me on my toes..

Ramon Lopez 
Co-Founder
 http://www.rydobesity.com 
Interview on www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com Please check it out.. http://www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com/programs/wls-journeys/wls-journeys-guest-ramon-lopez.html/
Video, about me, made by my best friend Yvonne.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gCxNTyRUo0
PEACE 
464/409/200
Thanks Obesityhelp.com
jjoajes
on 10/6/09 9:46 pm - laurelton, NY
Topic: RE: bipolar and lapband surgery
Thank God that it wont-- I was def afraid of that getting in the way--- Because I wasnt going to tell my surgeon if it were to get in the way---thats how bad I want to get this surgery... Anyways thanks for your comments ---made me feel much better :)
poet_kelly
on 10/6/09 10:42 am - OH
Topic: RE: bipolar and lapband surgery
Being bipolar will not keep you from getting approved.  They will want to see that your condition is stable and that you are taking your meds, if you are supposed to be taking meds.  But that's all.

Kelly
Da Shrinking Dawg
Ramon

on 10/5/09 11:17 pm - Houston, TX
Topic: Grateful Post..
Today I am grateful..

For another day of being clean..

For the sky.. It holds the moon and the sun..

For people that make me laugh and cry..

That I will see the little fools this weekend..

That I love myself..
Ramon Lopez 
Co-Founder
 http://www.rydobesity.com 
Interview on www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com Please check it out.. http://www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com/programs/wls-journeys/wls-journeys-guest-ramon-lopez.html/
Video, about me, made by my best friend Yvonne.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gCxNTyRUo0
PEACE 
464/409/200
Thanks Obesityhelp.com
jjoajes
on 10/5/09 12:58 pm - laurelton, NY
Topic: bipolar and lapband surgery
I was just wondering did anyone have trouble getting approved because you are bipolar or have some mental health issue??? I'm afraid I wont get approved because I'm bipolar
Da Shrinking Dawg
Ramon

on 10/4/09 11:54 pm - Houston, TX
Topic: Grateful Post..
Good Monday Morning..

Today I am grateful..

For No tickets..

For being loved..

For headbutts from Stromboli..

For being loved..

For watching a video of the proposal..  She still said yes.. LOL
Ramon Lopez 
Co-Founder
 http://www.rydobesity.com 
Interview on www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com Please check it out.. http://www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com/programs/wls-journeys/wls-journeys-guest-ramon-lopez.html/
Video, about me, made by my best friend Yvonne.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gCxNTyRUo0
PEACE 
464/409/200
Thanks Obesityhelp.com
RHONDA FROM KY
on 10/2/09 11:40 pm - ALEXANDRIA, KY
Topic: ~SPIRITUAL NOT RELIGIOUS~ A DAY AT A TIME
10/03 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY:
I've learned in The Program that I'm wholly powerless over my addiction.  At long last, I've conceded my powerlessness; as a result, my life has taken a 180-degree turn for the better.  However, I do have a power, derived from God, to change my own life.  I've learned that acceptance does not mean submission to an unpleasant or degrading situation.  It means accepting the reality of the situation and then deciding what, if anything, I can and will do about it.  HAVE I STOPPED TRYING TO CONTROL THE UNCONTROLLABLE?  AM I GAINING THE COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN?

TODAY I PRAY
I ask my Higher Power for direction as I learn to sort out the things I can change from the things I can't, for that sorting process does, indeed, require God-given wisdom.  May "the things I cannot change" not give me an excuse for inaction.  May "the things I can" not include managing other people's lives.  May I start to understand my own reality.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Acceptance is not inaction.  Change is not domination.

Copied word for word from the book ~ A Day At A Time.

It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end.  ~Ursula K. LeGuin

Da Shrinking Dawg
Ramon

on 10/1/09 11:15 pm - Houston, TX
Topic: Grateful Post..
Good Morning OH'ers.. IT'S FRIDAY! !

Today I am grateful..

That it is Friday..

For hearing the word "Ramon" and "Mon" from Debra's grandkids..

For knowing that I will always be me..

For the sunshine and the rain..

For the little things in life that make you think..

SONG OF THE WEEK
"IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES" BY GARTH BROOKS

Sometimes late at night
I lie awake and watch her sleeping
Shes lost in peaceful dreams
So I turn out the lights and lay there in the dark
And the thought crosses my mind
If I never wake up in the morning
Would she ever doubt the way I feel
About her in my heart

If tomorrow never comes
Will she know how much I loved her
Did I try in every way to show her every day
That shes my only one
And if my time on earth were through
And she must face the world without me
Is the love I gave her in the past
Gonna be enough to last
If tomorrow never comes

cause Ive lost loved ones in my life
Who never knew how much I loved them
Now I live with the regret
That my true feelings for them never were revealed
So I made a promise to myself
To say each day how much she means to me
And avoid that cir****tance
Where theres no second chance to tell her how I feel

If tomorrow never comes
Will she know how much I loved her
Did I try in every way to show her every day
That shes my only one
And if my time on earth were through
And she must face the world without me
Is the love I gave her in the past
Gonna be enough to last
If tomorrow never comes

So tell that someone that you love
Just what youre thinking of
If tomorrow never comes

MOVIE QUOTE OF THE WEEK From Shrek 3

Aahh! You know, you really need to get yourself a pair of jammies!
Donkey, to Shrek after seeing him naked
Ramon Lopez 
Co-Founder
 http://www.rydobesity.com 
Interview on www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com Please check it out.. http://www.weightlosssurgerychannel.com/programs/wls-journeys/wls-journeys-guest-ramon-lopez.html/
Video, about me, made by my best friend Yvonne.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gCxNTyRUo0
PEACE 
464/409/200
Thanks Obesityhelp.com
RHONDA FROM KY
on 10/1/09 2:02 am - ALEXANDRIA, KY
Topic: ~SPIRITUAL NOT RELIGIOUS~ A DAY AT A TIME
10/01 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
We can be surrounded by people and still feel lonely.  We can be all by ourselves and still feel happy and content.  What makes the difference?  We feel lonely if we look to other people for something they really can't provide.  No one else can give us peace of mind, an inner sense of acceptance, and serenity.  And when we find ourselves alone, we needn't feel lonely.  God is with us; His presence is like a warm shawl enfolding us.  The more we're aware of ourselves as beloved by God, the more we're able to feel content and secure -- whether we're with others or when alone.  AM I EXPERIENCING A SENSE OF GOD AND HIS LOVE AT ALL TIMES AND IN ALL PLACES?

TODAY I PRAY
May I understand that we each have our own kind of loneliness -- whether we are young or friendless, old and kept waiting by death, bereft, left, running away, or just feeling out of it in a crowd.  May my loneliness be eased a bit by the fact that loneliness is, indeed, a universal feeling that everyone knows first-hand -- even though some lives seem more empty than others.  May I -- and all the lonely people -- take comfort in the companionship of God.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Shared loneliness is less lonely.

It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end.  ~Ursula K. LeGuin

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