DONT WORRY ABOUT HTE PROTEIN....THAT IS NOT TOO MUCH,,,I GET IN ABOUT 120 GRAMS A DAY...OUR BODIES WILL ONLY PROCESS A CERTAIN PERCENT ANYWAY SO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK,,, THANKS FOR JOINING TH CHALLENGE RAE

iF YOU ARE GETTING CONSTIPATATED.....EAT SALAD.,.,..LOTS OF IT WHILE YOU ARE DOING THIS,,,,YOUR BODY WILL NEED TO READJUST...SO EAT LOTS OF SALAD....BUT LIMIT IT TO JUST FREE VEGGIES....LETTUCE AND CUCUMBERS ONLY....THEY HAVE NO CALORIES IN THEM AND WILL HELP MOVE YOU A BIT....BUT JUST BE CAREFUL WHAT YOPUT ON IT,,,,JUST A TEASPOON OF OLIVE OIL AND SOME VINEGAR OR LEMON JUICE...BE CARE FUL OF THE EXTRA CALORIES AND YOU WILL BE FINE,] tHANKS FOR GIVING IT A TRY...KEEPUP THE GOOD WORK... RAE

Hi Joanne: I am here with you all...I thought I would let you know how I have done the last couple days. and to give a few pointers here... Here is what my day looks like... I get up at 7 am and have a carb options shake....20 grams of protien...only 6 net carbs....some of that is from fiber.... I have another shake at 10 am....20 grams of protien 12 noon lunch 20 grams of protein Soup,,,,,cream of choice but i dilute it with 2 cups skim milk and drink it over an hour or 2,,,,take my time... Then at 3pm I drink a shake.,,,,20 grams of protein 5 pm I have more soup...20 grams of protien same as above and drink it over an hour or so...s 8 pm shake....20 grams.....protein 10 pm.....S/F jello as much as I can tolerate.....I do not limit the jello as it is considdered a liquied so here is how my day breaks down.... each shake is 11 oz liquid...20 grams of protein....X 4 is 80 grams of protein plus 44 oz of liquid to my 64 ounce goal per day... my soup comes out to about 20 grams of protein per meal so that is 40 grams of protein for lunch and dinner....plus another 16 ounces of liquid per meal X 2 so that is another 32 ounces of liquid.... and my jello which is usually a cup or better 2 if i can tolerate it,,,,and that is another 8 to 16 ounces of liquid... so my day breaks out like this... 120 grams of protein 80 to 90 ounces of liquid now youmaybe unable to do it like i do....but you should concentrate on as much liquid as you can tolerate.....that is key here....you need to snap that bladder into shape...this will do it....you may get sick of liquids,,,but i have already lost 5 lbs since January first.... 3 of those was over night.... Good luck and remember,,,,,protein protein protein liquid liquid liquid... You can do this and keep up the good work,.,,, Rae

thank you for posting,, i was just saying yesterday - i swear - that i have to go back to the first month post op eating,, i have been stalled-stopped for almost two months now,, now i started as a lightweight so the weightloss although good is not as signifigant - i started at 245 lbs at 5 ft 10- i am down 62 lbs today but i have been here since beginning of november,, my body is too used to what i have been eating,, and my portions have changed,, i mean i cant do a whole meal like pre op but i can now eat a whole packet of oatmeal where as before i couldnt,, i know - what is the big deal its only a packet but the other meals have increased a little to where i have even gotten sick twice due to overeating,, i am totally with you,, i am going to go back to liquids and soup at least for a week or two and see what happens,, my excersise also slowed down due to it being dark so early still,, i was walking two miles a day four-five days a week and havent done so in about two months - right when the weightloss stopped - well good luck lets see how it goes !!!!!!

Today is much better! I had a protein shake for breakfast, some decaf. tea, s/f pudding and soup for lunch. I haven't gotten on the scales yet will will keep everyone updated when I do!!!! Keep up the good work! Hugs, Teresa