Sher, I used to and was very good at keeping a journal at fit day and not only that I kept one in a notebook, that was when I was trying to lose still but since making goal, I stopped all that. My food varies from day to day but I mentally add all my calories at the end of the day and Im not over 700 usually, even if I eat something BAD. I actually started purposely eating choc, drinking soda with calories instead of diet, using sugar instead of splenda etc etc just to try to up my calories but nothing has worked so far. I cant stand the taste of sugar products any more since switching to diet this and that over the past 23 months but as I said, I have been trying anything and everything to get in more calories. I have had terrible blood work recently and have been put on ensure drinks and vitamin A and D prescriptions along with the vitamin b12 that Ive been on since day 1. I also take calcium and a multi vitamin. The problem is, I do get hungry, very hungry at times but then when I sit down to eat, within 3 or 4 bites, I am FULL. I had an upper gi done, the barium swallow thingy a couple of weeks ago, everything is normal. They did say though that usually after all this time, the pouch does stretch some but in my case it never stretched at all and can only hold approx 4 ozs. I called the surgeon that did my surgery who by the way is NOT a bariatric surgeon, hes a general surgeon who has done hundreds of these over the years and came well recommended by family members, anyways, I called him yesterday to make my 2 year appt next month and he called me back after I told his receptionist my weight and my concerns and said he will talk to me about it more when he sees me but he didnt seem concerned BUT my reg doc says Im aneroxic and she IS concerned. I see her again on tuesday of next week as I have bronchitis and its a follow up to that. I usually eat a piece of wheat toast in the morning with my coffee made with splenda and half and half. At lunch, IF i remember to eat lunch is usually a half cup of soup, or a couple of crackers with pnut butter, or maybe an orange or apple. I usually snack on grapes off and on during the day, or canteloupe, watermelon or some kind of fruit. Dinners vary, but I can honestly say, its not much, maybe 2 bites of meat, couple spoons of a veggie, nothing much and IF I snack at night, its usually fruit. So you can see, the calories are very low, I just recently this week started trying the protein drinks again, UGH....Thank You for taking the time to answer. I will check out the other boards too. Again thank You.... PS what bothers me more is that they say I have at least 20 plus lbs of excess skin that could be removed and that would bring me below 100 lbs and I am 5 ft 6. wearing size 2 and 3 jeans if they have any stretch to them and 3 and 4s if their all cotton........

Wow that is GREAT I am so happy for you OMG!!!!!!!!

Hello, Havent been around much but just saw this post. My weight has been pretty constant the last few months until last week when I lost another 5 lbs. I started at 301, now weigh 118 so I lost 183 lbs.

I was wondering if anyone is still losing weight. I started off at 301, today I weigh 118. I am 5 ft 6 and my doc says Im aneroxic. I still have alot of trouble with alot of foods, especially meats. I lost 5 lbs in 5 days this past week and its starting to worry me. Anyone else have this problem? Thank You

I had to start writing what I eat down. The Dr. wanted to know what my quantities are when I eat. My quantities are still pretty low. Ok, I don't know if this is going to be too much information, but in the last four days I have had: 2-22-08 9am - 1 chicken thigh 11am - 1 cup Life cereal 6pm - 1/2 cup grapes 7pm - 2 oz fish and 10 pieces of asparagus 11:30 pm - 1 slice homemade bread 2-23-08 6:40 am - 10 grapes 11:00am - 6 grapes 11:30am - 1 egg sprinkled with cheese and 1 slice homemade bread 1:30pm - 4 bites of homemade bread and 1 orange 4:00pm - 4 homemade crackers 6:30pm - 1/4 head cauliflower with cheese 2-24-08 12:30pm - 6 homemade crackers with turkey and 1/2 cup orange Julius 1:00pm - I threw up. 6:30pm - 1/4 head cauliflower with cheese 10:00pm - 1/2 cheese sandwich 11:30pm - Apple cider 2-25-08 9:30am - 1 oz smoked salmon and 1 orange 1:00pm - 1/2 kids cheeseburger, 1/8 cup salad, and one fry 6:00pm - small fry We in town all day on the 25th so there is more junk food on that day. LOL I hope this helps.