Well I was trying to give this sirgery some time to sink in and I was hoping things would get better.  I still am not sure about having done this.  I went to see the Dr on Thursday and told him I was having a hard time, but all he would say is youve lost 30 pounds.

We will see, maybe it will get better.  I just feel like my life has been taken over.

How are doing with everything?

I agree, don't focus on the scale.  The weight IS going to come off no matter what.  Weighing might only disappoint you instead of keeping you focused on the program.   Hang in there!

I don't like the Greek yogurt either - and I'm GREEK!!  I like the Dannon Light and Fit fruit flavored - it's yummy.

Hey Sweetie - don't be sorry for writing a lot - it feels good to vent -  we are all in this together.  Keep drinking, it seems to get better with each passing day. I am starting to drink more water.  Yesterday I drank a whole 20 oz. bottle in about an hour.   It's getting a little easier to sneak in some protein snacks.  Today I ate half of a protein bar for morning snack and the other half for afternoon snack.    Have any of you come up with some good recipes?  I bought some Half the Fat,  No Sugar Added, Butter Pecan Ice Cream today (Edy's brand) - 120 cal. for 1/2 C: 5 g fat;  3 g. sugar - my pouch said OK - sure was GOOD!  Nice break from the other cr**p, but I only plan on having it as a "once in a while treat". 
I hope we can keep this January group going.  It's nice to talk to those that are around the same time frame as I am.  Come on y'all Janusurgeries - let's TALK - VENT - Share - or whatever.   How is everyone doing - Sweetie and I  would like to hear from you all. 

Later!

Hi, I am also new to the "monthly" forum. I had my RNY on 1/27. I am soooooooooo with you on the scheduled eating. I'm on a 5 phase diet. I'm on phase 3 now which allows me to eat- sugarfree jello, sf pudding, strained cream soups (which by the way they ddnt tell me until after i shopped that they had to be low fat low sodium soups), plain sf yogurt, cream of wheat, sf popsicles and ummmm i think that's it. Oh yeh, diluted fruit juices. I'm so thankful for this surgery, but I think I'm in the stage now where I'm thinking when will this get better. The thing I'm struggling with the most is drinking only 1 oz every 15 minutes or 4 oz per hour. I'm trying to get in all of my 80-90 grams of protein a day with my shakes that are 30 g each and 11oz. each. With the 4 oz per hour drinking limit it will take me 9 hours to drink all 3 shakes. I've been blessed that I haven't dumped yet and can keep everything down. In fact, I joked I think they ddn't do my pouch right because I can drink more than 1 oz in 15 minutes easily..... However, I've been advised to still sip and drink slow, which I'm doing. But, its difficult getting in all 3 shakes. I am doing my best to do everything right, but feel like i'm just not meeting the expectation of the 80-90 grms per day. Sorry mimi ddn't mean to ramble on and on.... well maybe vent is a better word, but was glad to hear this is feeling like a chore to someone else besides myself. I also don't think i'm losing as fast as I should be. I lost 17 lbs on the preop diet and have lost 3-4 lbs since surgery 2 weeks ago. SOOOOOOOOOOO thanks for letting me get that out. Hang in there, 6 months or maybe a year from now we'll look back and just like childbirth forget the pain and never regret a moment of this