Hi Cindy, Here are a few ideas... Using sauce or condiments with whatever you eat makes it eaiser to digest. Wet burritio Muller pasta with olive oil and Italin dressing add in small cubed ham with green and black olives ... some no fat shreeded cheese and light parmisian cheese... make sure you really cook that pasta so it is very very tender. I eat about 1/2 cup at a time and it has about 12-15 grams of protein and only 150 calories. Carbwell Cereal bars taste NOTHING like protein bars but they have 10 grams of protein and only 140 calories. The peanut butter ones taste like girlscout cookies and the cin/raisin taste like a pastery treat. Cottage chees, no fat cool whip, crushed pineapple drained well, sugarfree strawberry jello, Mix and Treat! Protein and low calorie! Oscar Meyer pre cooked bacon 3 slices 70 calories and 5 grams of protien. 30 sec. in the microwave. Thin deli sliced lunch meat and no fat kraft sliced cheese Roll ups. You can even put them around a pickle and use cream cheese to hold it together. Tuna Wraps .... mixe tuna 6oz can, softened cream cheese 1 and a half bars, french onion soup mix pkg. mix and then spread on a 4 tortia shell and roll it up... put in in the frig and let it set up again.. .cut it into thin circles and eat ... one full roll is 15 grams of protein and around 150 calories. Use very lean meat and make chili with Chili beans, pinto beans, stewed tomatoes, add a can of water for each can of beans and tomatoes... chopped onions and celery, a little chili powder and pepper. cook on low for at least 8 hours. You have to add water once in a while as it cooks down. I made a big batch and froze it in 1 cup servings so I can have it when ever I want. I can only eat 1/2 cup at a time with about 5 low fat club crackers. If you want more detail on how to make this email me.

First of all, great job on what you have lost so far. I think the plateaus are just your body's way of adjusting. I had a 3 week one at about 2 mos out and didn't loose any weight at all. Last week I gained 2 pounds then lost 3 this week. Who the hell knows what our bodies are doing? Keep exercising and keep getting in your protien and water. Also, take your measurements, when the scales aren't moving it is encouraging to see the inches falling off. Also, find something that is too small now and try it one every week or so. I have this lavendar shirt that looked like a tight vest it was so small....I couldn't even get the buttons to meet. It was really encouraging when I tried that on every week or so and saw that it was getting closer to fitting. And last week I put it on and it actually fit well enought to wear in public : ) Just be encouraged, your plateau will pass. I know I am going to hit one soon too. . . . . Carmen LAP RNY 6/2 293/227/170?

That is awsome Sharon! So long as you are feeling well and your blood work is all fine? I am 16 weeks out and Im down about 90 pounds. Wish I cold say I was where you are!

Well I am finding my biggest dilemma comes in the form of not knowing what to eat... can you help me out? I want to know what you typically eat in a days time. I have lost 65 lbs. in 3+ months but I am getting bored with the same things...I can't do chicken i get sick EVERYTIME... but i will keep trying. I am finding myself in a rut though....its oatmeal, tunafish, carb coutdown smoothies and eggs. HELP! lol.... ( do I sound alittle desperate? well i am ...lol) I just don't want to lose sight of how far I've come with this weight loss. Soooooooooooooo........any ideas would be greatly appreciated thanks, Cindy in ohio 287/222/140

Great job! I wish i was loosing that much. I had surgery on the 30th of June and i am down 62lbs ~Amanda 325/263/150