Hi, Marianne Sounds like your doing a gread gob. I'm glad you posted your list of foods you eat, I just wanted to get an idia of what everyone was eating to make sure I was on track. I see I'm not alone, as far a losing slow. At least I know were still losing, and have each outhers support, thats a real big help.. Thanks again for your post, Good Luck to you. Edna

It really depends on the food - the more liquidy it is the more I can eat. If its something dense like meat or cheese - at most I can fit about 2oz (1/4c). If its less dense, like milk, soup, fruit or hot cereal - 4-8oz. And then sometimes stuff just fits better than others. I usually just track calories and protein instead and its 600-900 per day. And yes the amount I eat daily now would have easily only been one meal before.

It sure is comforting and encoraging to come here and read that you all have had stalls too! They sure are frustrating especially when you know your calorie intake is so low, your'e exercising like crazy, you're getting your fluids and protein and you wonder who could this be! Then all of a sudden your body gives up and there you do again and you're losing. Till the next time. I guess when I'm stalling again I'll come here and whine so I can make sure I'm not the only one. Misery does love company right?

Highest Weight: 250 lbs Pre-Op: 235 Surgery Date: 8/14/07 Current Weight: 198 Total Loss: 52 Surgery Loss: 37 -Marianne C.

I have quite a variety of things I eat now so it's hard to list but some of the regular foods I eat are: Dannon Carb Control Yogurt, Fish, Beef and Chicken Liver, dark meat chicken and turkey, ground beef, cheese, cottage cheese, Ricotta cheese, cantalope, honeydew melon, spinach, SF pudding made with Unjury protein powder, SF Jello made w/ Unjury protein powder, whole grain protein bread with fresh ground peanut butter, scrambled eggs with cheese, tuna and chicken salad made with reduced fat Hellmans mayo. I often make liver pate with left over chicken liver and have it on soy crisps. I drink an Acheive One frapuccino drink every morning. YUMMMM.. tastes like Starbucks Frappuccinos. I also manage to get 2 more protein drinks in some time throughout the day in between my meals. Most of my fluids are coming from my protein drinks but I also enjoy my water when I can, making sure I don't drink within 30 minutes of eating. My vitamins are 2 Bariatric Advantage chewable mulit's, 3 Bariatric Advantage chewable caliums, 1 sublingual b-12, 1 biotin, and one Bariatric Advange 18 mg iron. I am also a very slow loser. I have lost a total of 37 pounds since surgery on 8/14 and JUST today... finally arrived in ONEDERLAND! I have been losing about 2 -3 pounds a week but recently had a stall at exactly 200 pounds which lasted for 9 days. My exercise. I walk every morning 2 1/2 miles, plus most evenings another 2 1/2 miles. I addition I do weight bearing exercises in our pool using the water barbells for resistance.