I cut back on my vitamins because the doctor told me that I didnt need them anymore that My gastric bypass surgeon, and since then I have been have energy problems, so I went back on them and this is week two. I am not falling asleep anymore and I was doing that in the middle of the day. So my question is that should I be still drinking protein shakes and also bars. How much is too much cuz i want to avoid gaining weight. I actually want to lose more. thanks stacy

Now that we're 18 months post-op, are you finding yourself more tempted by poor food choices & old habits? I'm having to work much, much harder to stay within my food plan these days! NOT FAIR!! I had hoped that by the time I was this far out I would have retrained my brain not to gravitate towards those old favorites - sweets & starchy carbs. I have not begun to regain any of my lost weight but if I can't get a better grip on these desires I'm afraid weight regain is in my future. Are you having these same problems and if so, how are you coping? Vickie J.

I had surgery as you know in January of 2006. I started at 260 and now am teetering between 180 and 187. (I would post pix if I knew how, hubby will help me when he is done with playstation game) So here I am, 18 months out and i am now stopped, put the brakes on, now more losing, and I am panicking. I wonder all the time, should I not eat, should I go to a liquid diet, should I started running, I even looked at diet supplements tonite at target. It scared me what extremes I go through to keep going. I have been also taking more bites than chocolate than I should and having real sugar in my coffee. Today i stopped all that madness. What is worse is that I feel like my body is at the same size where I started and I know that cant be true cuz my clothes are smaller than when I was 260. I was in a size 18 to 19 and now I wear size 10-11. So how can I conquer all these fears, I already see a therapist, lol. Huggs to all. thanks in advance for your advice Stacy

Hi Kristi, I am 5'4", starting weight - 256lbs current weight 130lbs I had plastics on July 5, 2006 (lbl, thighplasty, lipo, facelift, ba/bl). I'm still recovering from the plastics since I had it all done on the same day. Hope this helps some, take care! God bless, Syndi

Hey Janet, I use 1 cup skim milk, 4-5 ice cubes, 1/2 cup either fresh or frozen fruit. I use mainly berries since they have antioxidents. Bannanas are high in sugar so if I use them it is only in the morning and only about a 1/3 of the bannana. I use one scoop of Isopure protien powder. Mix in the blender and they are yummy. I switch between chocolate and vanilla to keep things tasty. Also almond and other extracts are great to add for flavor. Michelle