As each week passes I feel better and better thank God. I'm tolerated most things I eat very well. I try to eat a good bit of protein because a lot of the shakes I bought were pretty nasty. But I tried the powder I got from walmart last night and it isn't bad at all. Thank goodness. I notice a lot of people eating chili but I have a taste for some spaghetti. Not the noodles but the meat and sauce, lol. I know that seems strange but I've been really craving it. I think it's so strange that I haven't been craving sweets. I used to love cookies and pies and anything with sugar. But I haven't really given them a second thought. I'm doing better on my liquids. Still not getting 64, but I'm close I'm getting in around 50-55. I need to up my walking over the next few weeks and I'd like to join the gym by mid October. My face is breaking out, and I'm not sure why. I'm drinking a ton of water so I thought that would be a good thing but I may have to try some vitamin e or something like that. So far so good. Down 40 pounds and pleased with that. Hope everyone is doing well.

I am a bit further out than you and I noticed that for the first two weeks I felt fine (well, fine considering what I had been through) But in week 3 and 4 I had NO energy. Barly made it home from work and had to cra**** took till about week 6 for me to start feeling alive again. Has your doctor done lab work yet? Mine did it at 4 weeks just to make sure I was getting in everything i needed. If you are not scheduled to see him for awhile - I would give him a call just to check to make sure things are progressing normally. But remember -your body has been through a LOT the last month, so give yourself some time to heal and regroup! Take care.

I cant believe how much I appreciate everyone for their support when I had my pity party the other day. I was so frustrated and starting to get depressed even. Today, I woke up and the scale moved to 219 finally. I have not seen this number for 1.5 years now so I needed it more than anything. I also went back to working out and that could very well be my solution. You are never going to believe my luck and God's graces. I went and bought 5 sessions with a personal trainer at 24 hr fitness. I met with her today at 7am and guess what???? She is 2 years post op from WLS!!!!! I now have someone who understands my diet, needs and struggles. She killed me though, I am hurting in places I did not know I had. LOL I also took yoga yesterday for a full hour. Cant do it all yet but I made it through!!!! hugs to all, Tanya 252/261/219/140 surgery/home from surgery/current/goal

Tanya I so know how you are feeling. I am one day before you and I finally figured out my body is "cycling" sort to speak. The first week of the month - I lose 1-2 pounds a day. The second and third week of the month - NOTHING! The forth week of the month - no scale loss, but I do notice changes in my body (clothes fit better, more energy, etc). Then the cycle repeats itself. You have just been through a MAJOR surgery girl. Your body is adjusting. That does not mean the surgery is not working - it is doing exactly what it is supposed to be doing. According to your tag line - you have lost 41 pounds - that is a bit over 5 pounds a WEEK since your surgery! When have you ever lost that before?? Please do not put so much faith in the scale. You are doing wonderful - exactly what you SHOULD be doing. Keep up with the protien and water and the scale WILL start to move again. This is NOT an instant fix - but I guarenttee you this time next year you will be staring your goal of 140 in the face!

Jacie, I *REALLY* appreciate your reply, and your support of my post. I *DO* appreciate EVERYONE'S support of my post. I honestly posted it out of my love and concern for all the women on this whole website who were worried about failure and plauged with fear that this surgery was going to fail them. Okay, to be blunt, there will be SOMEONE for whom this surgery will fail, but the percentage is SO SMALL...it's prolly NOT YOU. So please, my buddies, take a deep breath and start to trust. Do what you are supposed to do, and think POSITIVE! You are fortunate...you had a year to read the boards and realize that the weight wasn't just going to fall off, pound after pound, week after week. It takes some time for our bodies to adjust what they are going through, and our job is to keep on keeping on and be patient. I kind of figured it out from reading profile after profile...it was so cool to "meet" so many women and journey with them through their weight loss...I shared with them their hopes, dreams, set-backs, and successes. I'm a total profile reader! NEwayz, thanks for your support...I do wish we could all read my post cuz most of it is common sense...some is just experience! I wish you continued success and a downward spiral on the scale. UTE_NDN