calling all March 2004 post-ops

Well, I am down 71lbs since surgery on March 22 but I don't think I look like it. How can you lose this much weight and not look like you lost it? I am shrinking a little. My clothes are looser but I still fit in my old clothes. They are bigger but I can still wear them. It is very strange. ANyway,,,,Here is what I ate today. b- protein shake l-a slice of bologna and half slice of cheese in a wrap. I ate most of the bologna and cheese but ditched the wrap. Too dry. Oh, I did have a little mayo on it too. snack-2 rye crackers with some spinach spread on it. It is a dip made with spinach and fat free sour cream and mayo. d-a thin slice of roast beef, 1tsp cole slaw, 1 tsp mashed potato, couple bites of corn s-sunflower seeds I should have had another protein drink but just didn't feel like it.

Hi Deb, I'm down about 75 pounds. B - Slice of turkey and a slice of mozzerella L - 1/2 cup of Chinese beef and vegetables - no rice S - 1/2 of a low carb, high protein peanut butter cookie performance bar like thing that they sell at my gym. D - 1/2 McDonald's grilled chicken salad w/ low fat vinaigret dressing Connie

I've lost 71 pounds since my surgery. Breakfast-2 eggs scrambled with shredded cheese and salsa and half a piece of low carb bread. Lunch-salad with a slice of deli roast beef cut up, tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, onions, black olives and cheese with low fat ranch dressing(didnt eat the whole thing I always make too much salad) Dinner-ate the rest of the salad snack-cut up fruit, pineapple, honeydew melon, cantulope, and strawberries with a dalop of fat free cool whip! ~Nicole

Well my stats are 334/263/138. Lets see my eating diary for yesterday was this: Breakfast: 2 pieces of bacon and 1/2 cup of grits Lunch: 1 cup of tomato soup Dinner: 1/2 cup of refried beans with tablespoon of sour cream Snack: Pumpkin Seeds Drink: Propel Water, Tea. Not a very good menu for yesterday I have to say. Elizabeth M -71lbs

Hi Deb: I am down 52 pounds since March 18th. I am down from a size 20 to a size 14 and some 16's. I am chaning sizes pretty quickly now but it took a long time to go from a 20 to an 18 and then from an 18 to 16. My meals: I never eat breakfast - just have 2 cups of coffee. For liquids I drink 32 oz of Fruit 2 O daily. Lunch - 2 oz. chicken, and steamed zucchini Snack: 1 90 cal. yogurt, and later 1 apple. Dinner: 3 oz. Tilapia (fish), 1/2C basmati rice, 3 asparagus spears. I like to have really nice and tasty meals now, since I can only eat so much. Hope all this info helps you. Louise 231/179/150

Well, reading this just really helps me put things in perspective. I know I am a slow loser, but I also see where some of you are still only able to eat 2 oz of food, while I started out with a 4 oz pouch that is now about 6 ounces or so. That's disconcerting to me still, but I'm learning to cope with it. Still, I don't see where I eat a lot, but my body likes to hold onto it! I had surgery 3/10/04 at 325 lbs and as of yesterday I was 267 with a 57 lb loss. I am having a hard time recalling what I ate yesterday, but I'm pretty sure it consisted of a yogurt (SF/low cal), beef jerky and an apple. Instead of trying to wrack my brain on that one, I'll post my last fitday entry which was several days ago. 3/4 cup of high protein oatmeal: 198 calories and 14 grams of protein, 24 gr carbs, 3 gr fiber. Diet cola - 4 calories, 1 gr carb 14 oz chai latte made with Carb Countdown 154 calories, 18 gr protein, 5 gr carbs 1/2 cup broccoli - 45 calories 3 gr protein, 5 gr carbs, 3 gr fiber 3 oz chicken breast - 166 calories, 25 grams protein 1 tablespoon cooking oil (est for stir fry), 120 calories 1/2 cup white sticky rice, 102 calories, 2 gr protein, 22 gr carbs. Total: 789 calories, 57 gr carbs, 62 gr protein. This was a high carb day for me but normally I try to keep it in the 30's and I've been doing much better getting higher protein. But even with that and walking every day and swimming many days it's still not coming off very fast. Dina

Deb - Yesterday I had a protein shake for breakfast, salad with shrimp for lunch, and chicken/cheese quesadilla for dinner. My snacks were almonds and sf popsicle. Dee Open RNY 3/04 -77

breakfast- 1/2 balance bar, 1/4 cup of diced pears lunch- 1/2 baked chicken breast, 2 tbl mashed potato's dinner- salad, 1/2 chicken burrito snack- peanut butter stuffed preztels 1 serving Too many carbs in yesterday's meals, I was craving them bad! Lori Laproscopic RNY 300/228/175 -72

I had surgery 3/24/04 and I am 60lbs down. Breakfast: 1/2 glass of chocolate instant carnation breakfast (no sugar) Lunch: 1/2 chicken breast w/2 tblsp of mashed potatoes Snack: 1 sugar free vanilla wafer Dinner: 2 tblsp of mostacolli w/ground beef Night snack: 4 Fat free Wheat Thins w/ cheese Throughout the day: Water & Sunrise Crystal Light!!!! I am not a hurry...I will get to my goal weight when I get there. **NOTE: I don't always feel this way....

Breakfast: ****gg, mushroom,onion and cheese scrambled Lunch: leftover breakfast scramble Snack20) sunflower seeds, small banana Dinner: 3 oz jambalaya Ms. D Lap RNY 3/16/04 265 Before surgery -95 233 surg day/170/130 -63