From one Nat to another .. I too gained about 4 pounds last week ... same diet I have always been on .. no real cause for me to question my calories .. but I do still input them into fit day.. and I still can not get over 1000 a day .. I too have been hit with low blood sugar . If you go to the grads board .. there is post about it .. seems that there are a lot of grads out there experiencing this . As to my weight gain .. I finally figured that it had to be my new Hormone patch .. and I was retaining water . I switched meds and the weight came off .. I still keep to the same formula .. Protein +Water + Exercise .. and so far so good . Keep us posted O K.. Take care, Natalie

Hello everyone. I have not been here in a while due to finishing up school. However, I graduated law school in May and took the bar exam in July. I will get my results next Friday Anyway, I have a question for anyone who is 2+ years out. I have been doing great since my rebirth and am at my personal goal. I have had no complications. However, in the past two weeks or so, I have been finding that I am able to take in less and less food before I am full--uncomfortably full. I know that I had issues being obsessed with the fear of regaining and would consciously limit what I took in. I am not sure if due to that my stomach has shrunken or what. Any ideas/recommendations would be greately appreciated. I have not updated my profile yet, but I will soon. If you want to see the progress I have made, you can check out my profile on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/chocolatpeach Hope to hear from you all soon! Tracey

WoW Thanks Lyn, This is good info. Well I take my suppliments but I was a slacker. Not anymore. I also added noni joice back to the program. I was tested for blood sugar and it was good but was not shaking or having issues then. But there are times that If I drink coffe in the morning from QT (its sweet) I feel shaky. But by the time I go to the docs I am good. Perhaps I need to tell her I need a glycemic(sp?) test for sugar levels. Okay alot of good answers you gave thanks. And I will check out the Grad board as a matter of fact I will go and check it out now. Thanks Agian NAT

I took my weight yesturday and I was 147 and today I was 151. I am surprised on how the weight can fluctuate (sp?) so dramatically at this stage but it has. I am happy at around 145 and was not so upset with the 147 weight. But when I did the 151 this morning I was upset. I am scared that I did this all for nothing. I dont want to gain the weight back after so much hard work. I can feel the weight coming back. My PS surgeon made my tummy so tight that with every pound, I can feel my tummy tight tight tight. Its sort of sore and I am trying to be viligent to the wieght gain. My blood pressure is still high and I have to take meds for that. And I had issues the last month with my health. My iron is very low and I was dehydrated. Being dehydrated even made me temporarily loose my eyesight and balance. This happened at work and was very scary. I am trying to be viligent to drinking water and staying hydrated. This is a serious condition. So anyone reading this plz!!!! DRINK YOUR WATER. It makes all the difference. I am not so dizzy but I am still shaking a bit and nausious. Trying to get it under control. This is crazy I suppose I did not calculate this in my decision for this surgery. I am happy I had it but I wish I was more serious in my research. I thought I was doing well but now I dont know. I cant believe that I have to go on a diet with this surgery so this is always a fight. I have to get my weight under control. I am trying very hard trust me. I have my membership at LA Fitness and trying to use it as much at possible but work does not permit it. That is no excuse and I have to make it work. Wish me luck plz.... NAT

I too have joined a weigh****chers program to help keep me honest with myself. I want to lose the last 30 lbs. The online tools are great. We are doing the weigh****chers at work--so I have a good support system. Leanne