Carol;; You are like so many of us who plateau and are unsatisfied...I am sure if you go back to P/B eating you will start to lose again/. feel free to join in on the bariatric basics challenge. you will see all it takes is liquid and protien in the first week to get you started again... This will help adjust your pouch and get you going....there are several who are in the same position...you will do great...I am sure of it/ this is exciting and you will see results... I have this plan from my bariatric center and it is legit...i promise that...what happens sometimes is we want to or are eager to try new foods and then what do you know we stall...just trying new things. for example....if you try to eat potato chips and can handle them fine and eat one ounce, wow I can do it,,,well a few hours later you eat another ounce,,,,you did not dump but hey it is just an ounce right,,,,well you do the same thing later by the end of the day the who bag is gone and you had actually consumed an exta 1000 calories....for the day....do that 3 and a hlf times, and WALA you gained one pound... It happens and with out noticing what you are actually doing is putting 3500 calories of emptiness in your pouchy.... Getting back to the basic you are retraining yuor self....but more importanly you are making your self...forcing your self if you will to be more aware and care ful/// Good luck Rae

Theresa...you are more than welcome....this is what we are all here for...we all chose a procedure to help us have more productive lives...what better way then to show our support and cheer each other along in this,,,I hate to see people hit plateaus that are so unneccessary. We can do this we need to stick together....I am not a doctor, but I am involved in the way I am chosng to run my pouch and I refuse to let my pouch run me. We are in control and this kick starting ourselves will help in getting back on track... Good luck to you also.. Rae

I think it is wonderful to go back to basic, revisit the pouch rules, etc. Hope this will shake things up for you and get you off your stall. It is possible to apply the basics and still maintain a higher calorie level. You can do it with out bulk too.. adding in flax seed oil to protein shakes.. sprinkle a little toasted wheat germ on top of that morning yogurt. I do know that our bodies respond differently so I can only speak from my own nutritional research and experience. It seems like if I just cycle up or down 250 calories that is enough to shake things up for me and keep the results consistent. I'll be cheering you all on!

Stacy, Thanks for your advise. I will let you know how I make out. I am going back to basics to get a jump start on weight loss again. In the beginning this is how we ate. All should be ok. See you lighter. Joanne

Good Morning to all. Today is the inportant day that we start out P/B Challenge. I started this journey weighing 345 lbs. My lowest weight was 232lbs. Today I weighted in at 245 lbs. I'm not going to beat myself up. I'm going to get back on track and beat this. I am posting this so all will know you can gain weight if you eat wrong. Don't let anyone tell you you will never gain weight again. I am hoping some of this is just fluid for my hands are really swallen today.Ok here goes my plan of Action. I am going to journal and walk 10,000 steps a day.Each night I will plan what I eat tomorrow and try to stick with it. I am having my coffee now. Decafe w/ splenda and non dairy creamer. Breakfast = light yogurt, Snack= V-8 with protein, Lunch= homemade cream of broccoli soup ( a W/W's recipe),snack pudding w/protein, Dinner= Cream of broccoli soup, snack V-8 with protein. Lots of water in between. I will let all know how this worked at the end of the day. Oh, this comes to 635 calories and 92 grams of protein if I stay on track. I will post tonight how my day went. Good luck to all. See all lighter. Joanne