Pam, Everyone is different as to the amount they can eat. I personally wouldn't be able to eat a whole bagel..not because I can't eat the quanitity, but I don't tolerate bread well. I guess if you are hungry often, then you should try to eat things lower in calories that will fill you up especially if the surgery has stopped working for you. Try eating vegetables or fruit. You have complete control to eat the things you should and shouldn't. You just have to make sure to have the right foods on hand to keep yourself in check. I still have to keep track of everything I eat and believe me some days i feel like I can eat a lot and other days not so much. But I do keep track of all my calories because I am still trying to lose weight. I wish you luck. Kerri -151lbs

I don't eat sandwiches at subway. I always get a salad. Kerri

Karen, I love your post. You sound so happy and upbeat. Congratulations on your weight loss. Becky

One year ago today..... I can't believe it has been a year already. I have lost 89 pounds this past year. I am very happy for that loss, but also disappointed that I didn't lose more. I am 26 pounds away from my PCP's goal and 32 pounds away from my surgeon's goal. I have been a real slow loser and these past few months I have been really struggling to keep from gaining. I have been struggling with the FOOD DEMONS for a few months now. I think I am back on track though. At least the last couple of days I have been doing really well. I know only I can control this FOOD DEMON who lives within me. I must be stronger than it... and I am really trying hard to stay in control. A year ago today I was wearing size 24/26 jeans, 3X T-shirts. Most of my shirts I was buying in the men's department. Today I am wearing 10-12-14 misses jeans depending on style, and misses lg-xlg tops. I am very pleased with that. I only had a few problems in the last year with food getting stuck, and that can be very painful. I have had an ongoing problem with constipation and I am trying various methods to relieve that.. I do not dump and I sooooo wish I did because I am a choc-a-holic. And my husband wants me to let you know that I have become a shop-a-holic now too! Now on that note we are on our way to Kohl's early bird sale. Good luck to all on your weight loss journey. Karen

You know, corgimom, I have to say that my exercise addiction has really fueled itself. I did start out with a personal trainer and wanting to exercise more, but the more I did it, the more I wanted to do it. I think it might be excessive at this point, but the truth is my body and my mind feel SO much better when I exercise alot that those feelings alone make it worthwhile. But, like anything with me, it seems to be I either go overboard or I don't do it at all. That's sure how it was with eating. I'm not one for happy moderation in many things, and I seem to kind of have gone off the deep end of the exercise pool. but at least that's a healthier addiction! I'm currently on a mental health vacation from the gym and also from being completely anal and obsessive about everything I eat. I'll go back to the gym and my routine either sunday afternoon or Monday n ight. Until then, my only exercise will be walking the dog 2 miles at night after work, and4-6 miles on weekends. I am going to eat what I want when I get hungry, so long as I get my protein in. Other than that, I'm going to relax a bit. With my luck this will make me finally lose weight! In any event, thank you for your support. I hope you find something exercise-wise that makes you feel great. When I went on a site to calculate how many calories I need just to sit around all day, that amount was 1850 a day. With the exercise I do, it went up to almost 3000 a day. No way I could hold that many calories. I thought I was doing well at 1000 a day, but everyone thinks I should increase the calories so I guess I'll see what I can do. Thanks for teh post. I'll let you know how it goes! And good luck to you as well! Mary Ellen