I had never seen this one before. I usually read Barbara Thompson's WLS webpage. THANKS!!! Kenya

Hi Sherri, I think the whole bowel thing is very personal. Some people are wired differently that others in that arena I guess. I usually have daily action but not always!. WHen I had my hernia repaired I went days with out a bowlel movement and that was not fun. I guess the best thing to do is ask your doctor. I am lactose intollerant and I can't do sugar alcohols so if I an a little behind then just pop in a sugar free canday or two and have a glass of milk and voila! all is well again. I hope you find a solution. maybe mix it up a bit with your food intake. A lot of protein does cause constipation. Terry

Me too!!!! Good for you. Feels good doesn't it. Just think how hard it would be to lift 100 pounds. I remember having trouble picking up 50 pounds of fertilizer. We were once carrying around that weight every minute.

Sherri, I think it is a bit abnormal to only have a bowel movement once a week. I thank my lucky stars that my bowel activicties are better now than before surgery. Have you always had this problem? Are you getting enough water? I think it is pretty safe to take a stool softener (not a laxative). You might want to check with your surgeon. I know this seems yucky but are your stools a good color? Are they dark or a light color? I'm not sure but you can perhaps take a fiber supplement. Good Luck, Corgimom 306/178/135? (still stuck on this darn plateau)

Wow !!!!! I am so jealous. I wish I could have lost that much and not gone to the gym. I started at Curves in July. It was great to get me going and start toning up. But, I do find that I have since moved beyond Curves. In January I joined Gold's. I must include cardio and weight training now to even keep the scale moving 3 pounds per month. Give the exercise a try. I'm sure between the liquid protein already mentioned and exercise, you'll jump start the loss again. Sandy 357/205/165