I had my surgery 6/04 Started at 270 Am now at 190 I've been at 190 since January! No gain/no loss any suggestions? I have tried the plateau cabbage bean soup buster -- nothing upped my protein between 80-100 calories 800-1200 exercise 2x week I am losing inches - slowly but not a single pound ANY help would be so helpful! Thanks!!!

Boy all I can say is ditto ditto ditto!!! I think I eat alot more now than before / months ago/ not before surgery!!! but, if you think of what we ate before I guess we're eating probably what they would call a "normal" portion.. we aren't really used to a normal portion!! We're used to gigantic or peanut portions. Not normal portions.. I don't want to gain..HELL NO!!!!!!! I think if I start I'll freak out and stop eating..lol... I think we're all doing great. Keep up the great work. Mary

I have been doing the same since new years also. I gain and lose five pounds depending on the time of the month. I don't know but I am frustrated too. erin

Hi T.J. I understand exactly what you mean! I too worry about gaining it back. I went from 272 wearing a size 22 jeans and 24/26 top to a size 2 or a 4 depending on the cut. I weigh nore, but I'm a smaller size than I was in High School! Lot of tummy skin though. My eating has been all over the place. I still don't drink with meals and recently measured my bowl of chili the other night because it looked like so much. It was 3/4 of a cup. I got almost too full with it. I can eat almost a whole grilled cheese sandwich, a whole chicken drumstick. 3 egg yolks over easy and 2 sausage links, etc. When I eat at home, I eat less than I do when we go out to eat. The last three days I ate constantly (every 3 hours and sometimes sooner) I just thought I was famished but then the good ol' period showed up and now I'm back to being full from a tiny bunch of grapes. Like you, when I eat fast, I eat more and when I slow down I notice when I'm full and stop. I've started writing down what I'm eating and what time just to see how many calories I'm putting away. It's averaging around 900-1200. I notice I eat more at night too. Do you still dump? I find that I get sooooooo sleepy when I have sugar. No real dumping like in the beginning, just a sugar coma/hangover. Hope some of my rambling helps. I'm curious too. Hannah

Hi Junebugs, Wow it has been a while since I've posted last . . . I am so psyched to read about everyone's successes at 10 months out! I am one week shy of 10 months postop, had a surgeon's appt yesterday and officially am down to 184 from a starting weight of 300 (I'm 5'5"). I am really pleased with this 116-lb loss but feel it could be better if I were doing more exercising and being more careful with my food choices. I have had continuing problems with lack of restriction and getting hungry too soon after a meal, so I have had to stick with measuring portions out and not relying on my body to tell me when I've had enough. I also stick to a schedule of eating meals at specific times each day, and am trying to stay within 800-1200 calories a day. Some days I feel like a bottomless pit, other days I can eat breakfast and then not remember that I need to eat again. Defies all logic, I tell ya. I started in 4x-5x sizes, now I'm getting into 16W's with no problems, even fit into a pair of size 14 Jordache jeans from decades ago yesterday. Couldn't breathe in them, but got em buttoned LOL. My boobs are disappearing, will definitely need to get ps work when all is said and done (and I win the lottery). My biggest problem right now is my huge panni, it is hanging really low and still very fatty, and keeping me from getting into smaller sizes. I talked with my surgeon yesterday (WLS surgeon who also does tummy tucks) and he took some photos, we will submit to insurance for approval but I've been told that my insurer is a tough sell. I hope that I've gotten my PCP to do enough documentation about rashes, back pain, etc. to prove this is a medical necessity, as there is NO WAY I could self pay for any type of ps. I am pledging to myself to get serious about these last 30 lbs, hopefully if my ps is approved I can lose as much as possible before then to have the best results. So that's my update for now. I hope everyone is having a great day! -BJ 300/184/150??