you are right there with me. I have lost just under 50 pounds, and my surgery was 4/4/05.

Congrats Renee' You are doing Awesome. I know you will make it. Keep up the good work Christy

Hey Katie I don't measure my food so don't know if that will help. Breakfast is usually a bowl of oatmeal flavored with cinnamon powder and Splenda. Lunch is a half sandwich of tuna salad with sugar free pickle relish on sugar free bread. Dinner is whatever the family is eating and a late snack is a salad. I do sneak in a bag of Doritos here and there. I'm down 94lbs. 6 to go for goal. lisa

OMG Michelle! That sounds great I will have to try that. I also found that tofu is good with italian foods. I cut it up into small strips like pasta and ciookit in some cooking oil and add your favorite sauce. I was wondering if you could freeze that squash, maybe after cooking it ? That would be nice. Let me know if its possible or if anyone has done that ....Tom

Katie, I think you are doing great! I would suggest eating more solid foods and staying away from the soups, though. My day yesterday was pretty typical: Breakfast: 1 oz ham -- lean only, fat discarded Snack: 20oz isopure pre-made shake Lunch: 1/4 hot dog, 1/2 oz pork & beans, 1 (tiny) bite sauerkraut Dinner: 2 oz stuffed peppers (I don't eat the pepper because the skin is too tough, and I tend to pick around the rice, as my dr says no white starches until almost a year out) Snack: 2 oz low-carb butter pecan ice cream **note -- I only have the after-dinner snack if I have not gotten in 500 calories by an hour before bed. My biggest problem lately is eating enough calories, so I track everything religiously again now. It has taken me until now to be able to eat 2 whole ounces of anything and I have to chew it to liquid to do so. Focus on the protein first -- limit the shakes and try to eat more actual meat -- if meat is too hard for you, try morningstar farms' brand vegetable proteins. Their sausage links are absolutely delicious and only 80 calories/3 fat/3 carb/9 protein per serving (2 links). I use their sausage crumbles to top pizzas and the kids love it. I also use their "ground beef" for chili. Their best "burger" is the pizza burger, topped with a tiny bit of marinara and mozzarella on a toasted slice of garlic bread (if you are allowed bread -- I am not). I also lived off of beef jerky for a long time -- heck, anything with 15 grams of protein PER OUNCE is waaaaaay worth it! Forgot to add -- the totals were around 450 calories and 54 protein grams (my goal is 500 and 55, so I was pretty close!) Hope this helps! And again, I think you are doing great!! --joanna 325/219/125(someday, I hope!!)