Hi Charity; I wanted to thank you for sending me the link to this website. It really helped because it said that you are not at a plateau if you are losing pounds OR inches. Since I have been losing inches, it really made me feel better. Thanks! Caryl

Hi Natalie; This message board and the wonderful people that replied to me really helped! I started a food journal, and saw that I was not consuming enough protein or calories in a day. I really had to force myself to eat more often , as my Dr told me that the best way to get my metabolism moving was to eat something within a hour of getting up in the morning (which I wasn't doing), and then to have something every three hours or so to keep the level up. I too, felt that I was the only person that wouldn't be able to lose weight after surgery even though I was eating very little and I used to be able to 'gobble' large meals and still find room for dessert. I am happy to report that I went to the DR yesterday and I lost 6 lbs. It is easy to see how many grams of protein you are getting. Almost all food packaging has this info on it, just keep track and you can always add a protein drink if you need more. I have found that the powdered drink that you mix with milk tastes the best ( I buy mine at Super Supplements). The premixed ones in a can are too sweet and have an aftertaste. I used to love beef, and now I can barely stand the smell. You don't have to eat meat for the protein. Taco Bell Pintos and cheese and Wendy's Chili are both a good source of protein and you can get the calorie and proten count at their websites. Please keep me posted on your weight loss! Don't forget to measure yourself so you can see the inches dissapear. Caryl

Well...as sure as I said I get them everyday...I haven't had them at all today!!! Maybe it has something to do with the hiatal hernia that was repaired during my RNY???

Well I will call all the work I did today at my son's school a work out... LOL We were decorating and moving stuff for the open house tonight.

My Christmas wish is to weigh 180lbs by loosing about 3lbs per week (36lbs). I think that's realistic. My short term goal is to achieve Onederland by mid October. I'm wishing us luck and the motivation to pull it (our goals) off! Jean