I am a month behind you guys but i can not eat anything with egg (deadly allergy), and beef still tears me up, so i have had to become creative with chickenand pork chops. The amish haev sauces like roasted raspberry chipolte and summer tomato and validia dressing. These are so good on chicken or pork. I just tip the spoon in and fill teh curved partt ehn spread it over the meat. it spices it up and doesnt add alot of extras that i dont need. Also try heating salsa on chicken then sprinkling cheese. For breakfast i usually eat 2 slices of bacon with cheese on them. i feel like i live off cheese. you can also go to taco beel and get a chicken soft taco in a bowl without teh tortia and no sauce add teh mild sauce and you have a nice little chicken spicy salad( you can only eat about half of it but it will awaken your taste buds) my husband fixed taco salads teh other night with chili and cheese chips and lettuce tomatos green peppers and i opted out the chips but everythign was ssoooooo goood. I hope that this helps, i had my surgery on sept 21 and have lost 43 pounds as of tuesday. good luck to everyone Jamie

Wow Carol and Zetta yalls loss is AMAZING! I must give you congrats on that....AWESOME! I had surgery 8/28 and have only lost 42! But I have gone from a size 22 to a 12/14 so Im happy......... on foods and stuff...........same here...........so bored and could care less if I eat anything at all ever. I struggle daily and never get my water in ever....but try to drink my Body Fortress protein each day...it mixed with milk taste great and gives me 31g in one glass, but I do have to admit on weekends Im even slack with that. food is such a challenge...I like on milk and cheeze they save me... and Ive started with protein bars but they are sweet tasting and I dont like sweet tasting things now... I use PURE PROTEIN bars...25g protein with only 2g sugar...they fill me quick though...oh and Atkins morning start crispy rice ones 15g of protein in them... they save me and help me get my protein in.........they are small and I can make it thru them...some days its just a bar and glasses of milk and one protein shake for me... although I have found Weigh****chers SMART ONES...they are low in carbs and sugar and high in protein...ranges from 15 - 25g per meal...watch the carb count though. Good Luck guys! and congrats again

Although thankfully I have not felt lightheaded, I too have trouble with appetitie and eating. I try so hard to get the protein and fluid in but it is an all day totally consuming thing. Who would have ever thought that a dr would tell me I needed to eat MORE? Anyway....You are not alone. I see how many people eat wild stuff and I can't imagine how they are doing that. I am still not much beyond cottage cheese and other similar soft wet foods. BORING. Don't get me wrong I am greatful for my 81 lb loss since my 8/24 surgery date. Others I know who are years post op said not to judge anything until at least 6 months post op. Things will get better. My dietian suggested that I start the day with a can of Zoic which is a protein shake. It has 21 g protein and only 1 gm sugar. It is fair in taste (Vanilla or chocolate) I get it down and then the rest of the day try to add protein like cottage cheese and Wendy's chili. I will also eat a slice of cheese as a snack. I carry light mozzarella cheese sticks with me too. It will get better. Keep up the good work. Be sure to take your vitamins, calcium and b12 Nettta

Hey there friend, will you send me the recipe for protein balls? I hope you are feeling much better after gallbladder, hows your hand?

Jan that is AWESOME!!!!!!!! Im so happy for you! 55 pounds is AMAZING! and size 12's are even better huh?! I almost fainted this past weekend when I was able to purchase a 12! Im with you.............19 years since that has happened! We are all so blessed! and yep I think that winter depression i****ting me too...Im kinda in a funk lately excited about shrinking....not too excited about always being on display with people...but blessed that everyone around me supports my journey...they are all just simply amazed and tell me DAILY...lol I shouldnt complain about that huh? ok ladies so we all are getting slack on our exercise...we need to start supporting each other to get us out of this funk we are in..........lets do it!