70 LBS DOWN - 4 months POST OP

It has been awhile (long while) since I posted. But here I am back on the March board. 70 pounds lower - of course that is my scale and first thing in the AM and zip clothes but it counts!!! I am crossing my legs, my clothes are so baggy, I keep hearing "skinny minnie" at work, I can walk miles versus feet. I need to update my profile and will but I just wanted to post to you all. I can tell you it was rough while I was in the hospital - I threw up the first time while I was still in the hospital and it scared me so badly. I have thrown up myself several times (some I made myself hurl). I have noticed I can eat more - I should not but I love fruit (Watermelon!!!!) and that plus ritz chips seem to give me issues. I had a little beer on my 48th birthday and won't be drinking again. I have made an appointment with a Psychiatrist (MD) to see what's up with my periodic non-compliance of "what I should be eating". Why do we do what we know is not good for us? I have NOT found a protein shake I can stand. Elite Rich Chocolate is as close as I have come and it is disgusting but I make myself drink it sometimes. I have found a wonderful liquid calcium citrate that tastes like Blueberries and am very happy. I can swallow pills (including this monster vitamin - Chromangen-Forte) and I am happy about that because the chewables were getting disgusting. I can honestly say with all the ups and downs this is the best decision I have made for my self in the last 20 years. HOW ARE ALL OF YOU DOING???

Nancy im having the same trouble with the protein shakes i just got 2 new bottles i nthe mail today and cant stand either one. I think i have 7 jars now and my hubby isnt very happy about it. I dont plan on buying anymore of the big jars till i make sure i can take it because its a big waste of money. I guess im just gonna have to have one everyday if i like them or not till there all gone. I have found that the eas advant edge drinks van and choc are ok and i can take those better than anything.

Nancy - Good to hear from you and big CONGRATS on the 70 lbs! As for protein, we were just talking about this in another thread, but I do find Unjury the least offensive of them all. I am going to try to make SF pudding with the LC Carb Countdown milk (which is amazingly like the real thing and has 12 grams of protein in a cup) and add a couple scoops of the plain unflavored Unjury to it and see how it tastes. I'm betting it will be great. I have found that having the Unjury in the Carb Countdown Chocolate milk (again, tastes just like the real thing) gives me 32 grams of protein. The Unjury only gives the slightest hint of a powdered milk flavor, but not strong. I do blend it with a hand blender though, and ice in it would be luscious. As for me, as of this morning I'm down 58 lbs and have 117 left to go. I had watermelon on my son's birthday in June and adored it. I can eat too much of it and don't dump so I'm going to have to avoid it this summer. I might splurge for my birthday the end of this month but it won't be sitting around in the house because I won't be able to control myself with it. I also ate a lot of cherries when they came ripe on our tree. In fact, I've found that fruit in general goes down just fine for me, which is slightly disappointing to me because I'd like to have an incentive to not eat too much of it. Dina

Well, fruit is SO much better that what I used to eat, and still occasionally sneak! Like you I have done low carb for years and am kind of enjoying feeling like fruit is a legal snack in sane quantities. But we each have to find our own way through this, don't we? Joy -52 (so nice to have a new number to type!)

You and I can hang together - I am also down 70 pounds. There are somedays that I feel like I have not lost enouigh but when I read your post I was like "Wow, congratulations". I wonder why I cannot do that for myself. I have been having trouble lately because I found out that chocolate and I are still bosom buddies. The only thing that is giving me trouble is fats like oil so I stear clear of them. I wish I could do better at staying away from the carbs. Stay the course and you will do fine. Congratulations on the big loss.