THREE MONTHS OUT TODAY, AUG 19

Greetings,

I am 90 days out from RNY surgery and am down 50 pounds. Today I weighed in at 215.

I am paying for not following the "no (or limited) caffeine" recommendations. I have been irritable lately. I need to reduce my intake, no doubt.

I am surviving on yogurt or eggs for breakfast, a protein bar for lunch, doctor recommended Gatorade G-2 (low cal) and my 64 ounces of water. I will have a small portion of meat or chicken when I can hold it down.

The surgery has been a blessing, my diabetes is gone (no more taking 3 meds and 2 insulin shots a day), I sleep better, I have more energy, and I have lost about 6 sizes on my waist.

How is everyone else doing this month?

Hey Jon! Glad to hear your first 3-months have been such a success! I too have not followed a "no or limited caffeine" rule but I have switched from espresso to regular coffee if that helps anything. and I only drink 16oz.'s a day instead of at least 24oz. I myself have lost 55#...half way to my goal (if that truly ends up being my goal) and I've lost way more in inches, over 70 inches last time I checked. I am able to tolerate way more than I thought at this point which I am not sure if that's good or bad. I haven't been super great on the exercise but I'm getting there. I love getting rid of big clothes and fitting into regular sizes and most of all to see ppl's faces and hear their comments on noticing that I've lost weight. I love my RNY!

I am three months out the 20th and down 78 lbs and from a 28 to a 20/22... woohoo! Able to tolerate almost anything except chicken and beef so I am living off egg beaters, soup and oddly enough cheese and yogurt. I was feeling a bit sluggish at times but added the cheese to up my calories and I am feeling fine! Glad to see you're doing so well!!!

Kristy and Michelle, Glad to see others from May surgery doing so well. Dropping eight sizes is outrageous! 78 pounds....WOW.http://images.obesityhelp.com/mbgraphics/emoticons/clap.gif

I am down 80 lbs. from May 19th. I still can't tolerate most meats. But I can each seafood? Anyway I am soooo happy that everyone is doing well. I am so proud of us all!  Go May Team!! I am down to size 9/10 in Jeans, but still need a large to x-large in shirts. Starting to have quite a lot of loose skin on my arms....YUK! But, I guess I will just keep exercising and see what happens there. I am off all meds. except vitamins of course. Diabetes is completely gone, metabolic syndrome is gone, cholesterol is dropping, not quite normal yet, but almost, and I feel GREAT!!