Onederland is onederfull,ain't it?!!! Congrats!!!!! Lou Ann

God Bless You!!!!! I'm going back to the grocery store to pick up my new menu. I was so desperate I een tried counting weigh****cher points again, and I stopped because I was actually gaining. I so appreciate you sharing this with us. jackie

I will be leaving Sunday to drive 8+ hours to have facial plastic surgery. I will be in the hospital 1 night, and in a hotel for another 5 or 6 days. What should I take with me for my comfort, medical recovery needs and food. Thanks in advance for your help & suggestions! Vickie J.

True..I'm very happy about the weight loss...it's adjusting to the way society views me now. A college campus is pretty enclosed...you see the same faces often...and those same people address me differently than they did a year ago. Thank goodness, not all of them...and for that I am glad. I still feel uneasy...I'm still finding myself, and trying to adjust to things I never thought about having to deal with post-op.

This is what he told me to eat: Breakfast: egg and fruit (!/2 grapefruit, apple or orange are the only fruit allowed) Lunch and Dinner: Dense protein like Chicken, Fish, Pork, Beef or Seafood; Baked or Grilled - Not fried and cooked vegtables (no potatoes or corn) or a salad (no iceberg lettuce). This does NOT allow for bread, potatoes of any kind, pasta or rice. One or two protein drinks daily: he has put me on Nectar Protein Drinks because they have 23 gms of protein and only 90 calories, 0 fat and 0 carbs. Snacks if hungry between meals or for an evening snack: Baby carrots, vegetables salad, celery sticks, apples, oranges, hard boiled eggs and sliced deli meats. This means NO: nuts, popcorn, pretzels, yogurt, candy (even sugar free), really, anything not listed. It is ESSENTIAL to drink at least 64 oz of water (crystal light counts) daily. You cannot drink with your meals or 30 minutes after your meals - this washes your food through your pouch and makes you feel hungry again very soon. The main rules I put into a mantra for myself: vitamins in (you must take some good vitamins - he prefers bariatric vitamins), water in (at least 64 oz daily), protein first (you always eat protein first at your meals) and GET MOVING (if you do not do some type of regular exercise, you need to begin a regular exercise program). I hope this helps. Blessings, Carolyn