Hi! Glad you made it to this board. My surgery date was 8/25/06 and I'm down 40 pounds. Hope to read more from ya! Leah

hey Winnie, Loved your profiie and great before and after pix ! car is pretty too ! Happy belated Birthday ! Hugs, Amie

Jaime, I too had RNY but lap on 8/9/2006 and have lost 32 lbs since. I have yet to get hungry. I do get an empty feeling when it is time to eat. I eat four times a day and get in all my protein and water. Are you making sure you are getting enough protein and water daily? Blessings, Lavon

Pam, I am 8 weeks post op and have no problems with eating. My Dr has me on an eating plan that is the following: 1 8oz of 1% milk (I put a packet of slenda and almost freeze my milk before I drink it) For Breakfast, lunch and dinner I have between 2oz - 5 oz of protein (usually 2 - 3 oz is all I can handle) and then 1oz - 2oz of fruit or veggies. Then inbetween or before I go to bed, 6 oz of plain or vanilla yogurt (I like plain with splenda in it) and also some fruit. If I am short with my protein after eating, I will have another 8oz of milk with some protein powder in it. I can have low fat mayo and low fat sourcream as well. I was told by my PA to have only one meal fruit and the rest veggies. Protein for breakfast is usually, eggs, cheese, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese; something I can eat pretty fast as I eat my breakfast at my first 15 min break at work. I have my milk on my way to work. Fruits, I have had grapes, dried appricots, banannas, peaches, plums, blueberries. Veggies, my favorite is avacado, zuchinni, brocolli, cauliflower mash, green beans. For my lunch I like to have egg salad or tuna salad, deli meats, cheese sticks. I have really liked zuchinni or brocolli with fresh, grated parmasean cheese melted on top. For dinner, I usually have chicken, steak , shrimp, fish or anything else protein that I would have for breakfast or lunch. Sometimes I have left over from eating out that I will eat for lunch or dinner the next night. If I go to Mexican resturant, I have either a taco and eat the meat inside. If I go to Chinese Resturant, I have shrimp brocolli and have then hold the rice and sauce they put on the shrimp. If I go to a nice resturant, I usually have fish (Salmon is the best). I just recently had the Cajun Salmon from Mimi's Resturnat in Modesto CA. It was very good. It comes with steamed veggies. I really want, but haven't yet, to go to Red Lobster and have some lobster. I plan to take my "I can't believe it's not butter spray" to use. I used to dip my lobster in melted butter. I have eaten at In & Out and have a plain cheeseburger made protein style. I had the single and was able to eat the whole thing. As you can see, I am not deprivied and feel that I am eating more healthy then before my surgery. Of course, I do eat to live now. I really don't want to eat all I eat, but have to get in all my protein for the day. I have lost 32 lbs since 8/9/2006. Blessings, Lavon

I think we are all in the same boat here. I am a little over 6 weeks out and I am eating kind of hit or miss too. I struggle to get the fluids in, but i find that FLAT diet ginger ale is my saving grace. It helps with any nausea I might have too. I get at least 16oz of my fluid in that way. I am beginning to hate crystal light and i am lactose intolerant now since surgery, so I drink Lactaid milk. Can't stomach protein shakes. Yesterday i ate: 2 oz cheese 8 Reduced Fat Wheat thins 1/2 cup Honey nut cherios w 1/2 c Lactaid milk That was my day. And that was a good day. LOL.. Don't worry, I think you are doing fine. It is going to take us all awhile to adjust to this and by no time, we will be worrying that we are eating too much. As far as the scale goes, I weigh once a day in the morning, butt naked before I shower. I go by that number. Try not to weigh more than that. It throws your whole psyche through a loop. Good luck.