Hey gang... I'm feeling much better today - still not 100% - but I can eat now. Little man's bug is hanging on a little longer than mine. His appetite is coming back but he's still got the Trots. I asked him earlier when he came out of the bathroom "Do you still have diarrea?" He said "No, just scrambled poopies" The things six year olds come up with. He cracks me up. I made a big breakfast for the family the morning and started the crockpot. Hot tea (20 oz) 1 egg (scrambled) 7g Protein 2 sl bacon 6g Protein 1 sl american cheese 7g Protein 1/2 a light whole wheat english muffin 1 Venti triple decaff sugar free vanilla latte 20g protein 1 vanilla almond biscotti (3g protein!! ) 1 Protein ball (made another batch) 3g Protein 1 Venti triple decaff sugar free vanilla latte 20g Protein 1 piece pot roast (about 1/2 the size of the palm of my hand) 16g Protein with some of the carrots, taters, onions & mushrooms that cooked with it all day - all in all - about a cup size serving. 1 cup of apple jacks (grrrrr) Soooo.... about 82g Protein today and around 1400-1500 calories. plus i drank a lot of water and hot tea. I didn't do anything too strenous today. I sang and danced a little to the xm "heart" station on the t.v. - worked a little in the kitchen - straightened my hair just for fun and that's about it. I'm still pretty worn out. I've got my crockpot all loaded up with boneless chicken, cream of chicken soup, piminto's, sour cream and some french fried onions for tomorrow morning. These soft meats cooked in the crockpot are just perfect on my finicky tummy. Hope everyone else is doing well.... hugs, Pam

Hi Kerri! It does feel good to be able to exercise again Sitting around didn't help with my weight loss. I am stronger day by day. Sometimes I feel like I have so much more to lose, but that's not the case. I am still fearful of gaining any weight. I feel like if that happens that I'm a failure. I know that's not true but with my past history, it speaks for itself. I know what I weigh but sometimes I don't feel like I'm small. Now I find it hard with comments from my family telling me that I should eat more and I lost enough weight and enough is enough. All I have left is skin and bones.... I am getting uneasy with them looking at me all the time. It was better when I wasn't noticed. Now I feel like I want to hide from them. How weird is that! Of course, my tool works and still lets me know when I eat too much! I still want to be able to eat like I did but can't.. The only way I could eat as much is by grazing all day long, small amounts of food. I won't do that to me. I am scared of maintenance, a brand new uncharted territory . It's going to be a day by day challenge and I will have to keep on top of it every day. Oh well, time to get off my soapbox! Again, thanks for your response. Love Ya Right Back! Lucy

Hey MJ~ Nice to see you posting! We've missed you! Hugs, Kerri

you have done so awesome, lucy!!! so much you have accomplished, it is truly amazing. i am proud myself, but when i see success stories like yours, it makes me so proud of you! best of luck with your PS journey. make sure we get all the updates! hugs~mary jo

Hi Pam. Sorry to hear that you are feeling sick with that tummy virus. Just do the best you can and try to get some nutritious food in. Once you're better, then focus in on your protein. I hope you feel better soon! My Saturday accountability is not good as I had some not so nutritious food, like buttery cookies and splurged on a chocolate sundae (small) with nuts, no whip cream at Dairy Queen. I can say that I didn't feel good after eating the sundae; it was a bit much for me. I felt like but only felt sick to my pouch. I won't do that again! Today, I'm back on basics.... Take care and rest! Hugs, Lucy 484.8/383.4/163.4/160 pre-surg/surg day/current/goal