Hey Lori, I hear what you are saying. As long as I stay busy I do not have the urge to eat... Old habbits die hard... Night time snacks are still the hardest thing for me.. I have moved up and down on the scale the last few months... We just have to remember that tomorrow is another day... Don't give up if we fall off the wagon... but just remember to get back on that wagon! I too do not get sick of the wrong kinds of food. (I wish I did) well, Ice cream is the only thing I can not eat, that does make me sick... which is a good thing!

Hey congrats on the success. I am 2 years on 05/16/05, and I am loving every minute of it. My weight has been very unstable and I had to fight to keep the weight on I got down to 160 but felt miserable. I was too light I got up to 165 by adjusting my diet and exericise and was doing great, until I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. They put me on steroids four 10 weeks and as a side effect I gained 25 lbs. This had me scared until they told me it was a side effect of the medication and it would come off as long as I stayed true to the correct diet. Sure enough they started cutting back on the dosage and my weight is starting to come off. So overall it has been a great 2 years. Anyone reading my profile will know it was rough but 8 srugeries and 2 years later. I would do it all again. Good luck and happy loosing. darren

I had my surgery23 months ago. I lost 130 lbs. Now I am stuck. I did gain 8lbs and relost 4. The problem for me is I can't sit down and eat a full meal at one time. I eat some amounts but all day sometimes tooooo much. I do not feel satisfied. I am working so hard to not put something in my mouth. I will try an apple or carrot. Drinking does not hellp I want to chew something crunchy. I tried a vegatation soup which I make mininal cal. I feel full quicky but not satisfied for long. I only have 20 more to lose andI lose that 4 but I am so stuck. What I am bad at is I am not exercising. I know that is wrong. I did lose the weight with not lots of exercise. Sonetimes I feel my stomach is all the way stretch out. And I will gain all my weight. I am afraid of that. I would like some new ideas of different things I can do. Thanks Lori

Hi! It's been ages since I've posted! since May 15th 2003 I've lost 230 lbs-I started at 485 and am around 254! Still have a ways to go -but my life has drastically changed! Yea! Karen

Hello My name is Jessie, I haven't been here in a really long time, I had a baby back in November and gained 26 pounds with him, now making me 30 pounds from my goal, I am having a really hard time trying to get back on track, should I restart atkins? I have gotten used to carbs again while being pregnant with the baby, and after he was born he had a lot of problems and was in and out of the hospitals so I had lived off of hospital food for weeks, He will now be 5 months old this week and there is no more excuse for me not to start getting back on top of things. I am a over a year post op, I will be 2 years post on May 12th I would love to be close to my goal till then, I feel like such a failure I was 302 at the start then I was down to 165 pre pregnancy and now I am back to 185 My goal is to be 150. If I restart the atkins is it 2 weeks all protein and then 25 grams of carbs? Anything that can help would be greatly welcomed. Jessie