Kristi I am proud of you for your full committment to this life style, I did well until about 10 months out and then tested the water and have been struggling ever since!
Congrats.
Hugs, Chris

Ok, I am at 3 years.  I have lost 13? pounds and am holding.  Would I do it again?  In a heart beat.  Do I have regrets?  Yes, but it is more that what I lost the weight to do, I am not doing anymore.  Is it a pain?  Yes.  I do not eat some foods.  I pay way too much for what I do eat when out, which is fairly often. 

I am healthy, my asthma is almost gone, use to go thru 4 inhalers a month, now I go thru maybe one a year.  I do not take Singular at all anymore either.  My bloodpressure is perfect.  My cholesteral is perfect.

Foods I dont' eat.  I DO NOT and WILL NOT EVER eat sugar.  I limit my fats to the point where I crave it and have to get some in.  I try to eat whole grain breads, but eat Sara Lee 45 calorie white bread.  I eat non fat cream cheese.  No sugar Jelly.  Sugar free foods on a limit, as they still have calories.

My day today, a little light , but somewhat normal

3/4 cottage cheese, low fat
6 cubes of pineapple
1/4 cup soy beans roasted
1 banana
1 tsp of peanut butter
1 slice of pizza ( very rare)

When on the road I snack on sunflower seads that I have to shell.  I eat cream cheese on bread with sf jelly as a snack.  Banana and apple (If good) and we eat at the salad bar where we bring our own dressing that is 15 calories a serving.  I make sure to add eggs to the salad for protein.

I decided when I had the surgery that I would follow the rules for the rest of my life.  So far I have.  I can't tell the difference of splenda and real sugar.  Am going to try the new sweetner, Truvia in the next week.  I measure what I eat, in that I know what size my food needs to be.  I still get sick if I eat too much or the wrong thing.  Heavey meats like dryer steak will do me in.  Sugar will do me in, even a bite of sugar based cakes.  Too much fat does it too.

Well, that is what I have to say on this day.  Wishing you all the best.

Kristi

Breakfast - coffee with skim milk and sf vanilla davinci, whole grain toast w/ butter & 2 dippy eggs

Another piece of toast about 1 hour after bkfast

Lunch - pork and saurekraut

Dinner - chicken, vegetable and barley soup, grapes

Liquids - 3 cups postum, 2 cups skim milk, 1 cup sf cran grape juice, 1 cup water

Confessions - few doritos and small piece of coffee cake

I will have a snack of some sort before bed and will have more liquids - probably water b/c I ran out of juice and don't feel like going out. 

This really does suck!!

My weight before surgery --250
Lowest weight---144
today's weight---177
Goal weight--150
Pounds to lose 27lbs

Have a great year!

Hugs,

Anna

Im glad you posted and you are doing so good. All I can think about right now is FOOD! I hate that!

As for the Wii Fit, I got the board for the kids at Christmas to play with the games they have. I didnt even realize all the exercises that the board came with. You can jog, do yoga, strength training and balance games. It keeps up with your BMI and weight and the amount you want to lose. So far I really like it. I do miss the gym and having a few minutes to myself but that wont be happening for a long time.....lol.

Dawn is doing good. I havent got to see her since summer because of the pregnancy. We are planning on a trip hopefully in March.