HELLO LADIES.... it sounds like everyone is doing great.... I myself am beginning to feel like a new person...I just now started really working out...I have been doing the treadmill lightly but not on any real schedule and I know thats not good...so I beefed it up this week and im getting on a tight schedule. I ordered a FLUIDITY bar...have you guys seen the infomercial? It TONES...boy do I need that...I beginning to get nervous about all this flab already....if you want to check it out go to www.fludity.com its a tough workout...like yoga...stretching and toning like a ballerina...lol....Im going to give it a shot! I live on coffee (decaf), highly diluted tangerine-strawberry crystal light...(I mean its like 80% water but I have to have some type of taste in it in order to get it down), decaf tea, milk, cheese, turkey chili and brunswick stew. I havent had a popscicle in forever...I had so many after surgery that I just cant stomach the thought of them now....pudding either....crazy. I get all my vitamins in each day...I dont view that as really an option... some day I just dont like my protein (body Fortress from Walmart), other days thats all I want. Its so crazy... I cant eat anything even remotely dry...OUCH! and I struggle so bad with my water intake...if it wasnt for diluting things with it, I wouldnt get in any at all. It takes ALL DAY...beginning at 8 am until 10 pm for me to finish my water jug that holds 30 oz...so man am I doing bad. I know thats why my scale just stopped moving and starting going UP...I got it back to my 199 this morning since I worked so hard at liquids and food yesterday...so I was glad of that...it had gotten back up to 204! As for clothes...Im down from a loose 22 to a loose 16...(some 18's still fit but are way too loose, but man what are we suppose to wear?!) So inches are moving even if the scale isnt. You guys are kicking my butt on the scale...I have got to find a sweet spot combo that makes mine move again....I know its WORK and DISCIPLINE... I can do it! I just keep thinking come Christmas I pray to be a different person.

Wow Kelly we had surgery the same day and you are going GREAT with your loss....me......not so great...Ive only lost 29 now...I had reached 31 but the scale started going back up.... So I challenge myself daily to EAT something and drink this dadgum water and finally the scale has started moving again... I cant eat anything even remotely dry...I dont waste my time with anything thick anymore... my latest craze is brunswick stew...it is already mush and gives me some protein...I just have to use less ketchup and SF BBQ sauce...and chili...I eat turkey chili almost every day. I find myself chewing some things and simply spitting them out cause Im scared to swallow them....crazy I know...but drinking too fast or that makes me miserable. I grill chicken all the time and cant eat a bite...even though its moist...I gag...so my family gets to enjoy it while I watch. I worry cause I really dont care....I dont care if I eat or not...but I must say CHEEZE is my savior...I live on it... the same stiks someone mentioned earlier....(sargento with the crayons on the outside) and the cubed colby/jack ...those are great...I have started to chew a few saltines with it sometimes...they go down great. I finally got the nerve to try peanut butter....it goes down GREAT..I was shocked.... so I keep it here at my desk and reach over and take a little tsp every now and then. Congrats again...keep us posted!

I can't eat mostly everything. I had my surgery on 8/25/06. My surgeon calls this stage phase III soft foods. I can eat chicken, turkey, fish (except for tuna) I've tried cabbage a few times cooked really soft. Zuccini steamd. Spaghetti squash and some eggplant. What I don't eat are noodles, potatoes

Crystal light is too sweet for me I am doing decaf iced tea, water, popsicles, yogurt smoothies, and yogurt all counts for fluid. I hate protein shakes and drinks. I am trying to get it all in by real food. Tuna still hurts. Crab does ok. My energy isn't where I would like it. Is anyone exercising? I need to start doing my walking videos again. So far I am thrilled when I have any energy left after working all day. I come home and do things now instead of collapsing on the couch. Any hair loss yet? I am taking biotin 1000mcg 2x a day and haven't lost much I notice nothing is growing either, on my legs or even my eyebrows.

I eat a lot of yogurt. Breyers light is low on sugar and high on protein. I also do the string cheese sticks I found some light ones with 9g of protein each. They are Frigo by sargento I think, I know the package is designed for kids they look like crayons. I am still having trouble with tuna but can eat just about any other meat if it is moist or has gravy. Salmon didn't do well but it was dry. Crab is high in protein and walmart had a foil packet of it that wasn't real expensive and I just put 2 squirts of spray butter on it and zapped it for 20 seconds and that went down well. What are you taking for your ulcer? Can't they treat the stricture? Push fluids. I hate most of the protein shakes Unjury isn't bad. Isopure is ok but I have to dilute it or I get stomach cramps. I do sugar free popsicles also I will be praying for you. Jenny