Sandy, my surgery date buddy, you GO GIRL!!!!! I am glad we have you on this messageboard. You are such a sweetie. Hey, checkout my new profile. Felicia from MT "spruced" it up for me. I love it.

i had lost 45 lbs,,gained 4 some how and it took another week and i lost 2 then 8 lbs now ive lost 51wowowowowowowo sandy

ITA w/you, Mariah. I recommend the Atkins route. You might want to check out the forums at BariatricEating.com for some great guidance and recommendations.

You could do something similar w/lf cheese. Sprinkle small 'piles' of shredded cheese on a cookie sheet, bake or broil until crisp, and VOILA! Chips!

1. What types of food did you eat this week? Hard-boiled eggs, poached eggs, strip of bacon with the eggs, yogurt, cottage cheese, baked chicken breast, chicken parmesan sandwich from Plant Sub (inside of sandwich only, not the bread), pintos & cheese from Taco Bell, grilled chicken breast, bean with bacon soup. Basically everything healthy that I'm allowed to eat. Also, I tried a couple of protein bars for the first time. 2. What types of exercise did you do this week? Walking. 3. How much weight did you lose? Total loss? Don't know how much this week, but I've lost 101.5 pounds since May 5 when I first met with the surgeon. 88.5 pounds since the surgery. 4. What was your biggest challenge? I had to attend a couple of days of training for my job and didn't have access to my normal foods. I had to order something healthy from a sub-sandwich shop and a pasta/pizza restaurant. I chose healthy things and did pretty well. The training environment had a lot of candy, sweets, chips, and I avoided it all. 5. Will you be walking for Obesity this weekend? No. *Fun bonus question: Are you excited for your next high school reunion? Do you plan on going? Anything about school memories you want to share? My next high school reunion will be in 3 years and will be my 30th. I haven't attended one yet, but just might this time.