Marilyn....Have you tried the thinly sliced meats in the 2.5-3 ounce packages?They seem to taste better than other meat to me as I can't abide regular meat fish or poultry. Hope this helps. I also am losing slowly & do admit to cheating. After all we still have those same old habits & when stres****s me there I am again eating! UGH!!!!! GOOD LUCK & KEEP ON TRUCKIN.......

Much happiness to all you weight loss folks out there. I am just starting to look into having the surgery done.I'm 54 so I don't know if they will do it for me.I am hopeing to go to a informational meeting next week. I live in S>C> so if there are any Carolininians out there,I would love to hear from you. Actually I'd love to hear from anyone who can give me any encouragement about the surgery.I'm kind of nervous about it but I'm also at my wits end as to what to do.Thanks for any info or support any of you out there can give me Connie

Catherine, I think it sounds like you're right on the money. I had my surgery on 3-3-03 with a start weight of 240 and I'm 5'5. BMI was 40. I have lost 55 lbs and feel like it's too slow also. I think it's hard because we get use to the rapid weight loss in the first few months. Then, when it slows down some, we freak; which is understandable due to our anxieties about our obesity. Heck, everything else has failed for us in the past, it is hard to believe this works, but it does. I have only lost an additional 10 lbs. since May 15th. Yesterday I stuck with only protein shakes (real meals) and had 90 gms. of protien instead of my 30-60. I've been bad about getting in the protein and especially the water. Managed to get the 64 oz. of water in also. Today....the scale is moving again. When I read the post about the heart being a muscle, and muscles need protein in order to survive this process, well, that lit a fire under my a##! So, 90-100 gm. of protien a day come hell or high water for this kid! You're doing great. Just go back to the beginning when the weight slows down. That seems to have worked for me!

I know , I have said this before I am a slow loser .. But why am I>. The world may never know LOL I started out 256 back in Aug 2002. Lost 5 pounds prior to Surgery. The day of surgery I was 251.5. I am exacly 3 months 2 days post op.. I have lost 48 pounds since the day of surgery. If you include the 5 prior I have lost 53 pounds .. Is this a normal weight loss for a 5ft 3inch person..Starting BMI was 44.3

I guess Marilyn and I are the only ones *****ally know what slow means. I'm 3 months post op and no light weight (starting out with a BMI of 50). Down 54 in 3 months. Lap RNY 3/18/03