RRRRRRRGGGGGGG! Weigh 134 this am. Period is here (ugh) so hopefully that is why. I ate ALOT of saltines yesterday too...I think carbs have ALOT to do with us gaining the occasional pound ladies. I notice if I eat more crackers, I gain or go up. Just an interesting bit of observation. So, no more crackers for me lol. Gotta get to my 132 lol. Have a great day and thanks for letting me harp...bad me, bad me, bad me lol.

Hello! Sorry to hear you are stuck. Try upping your calorie intake. Most people this far out are taking in 1200 calories. I am below goal and holding steady at 124lbs. I am 5'5 so anymore loss for me would not be good for me. When I was trying to reach goal and would stall I noticed if I had a nice yummy steak along with an up in my calorie intake I would drop like crazy. Oh, and if you are hungry, actually, truly hungry, then eat. Starving your body will add weight or make you stop losing. Good luck and I hope you reach your goal!!

Hi - I'm 50 years old and 5' 2-1/2. I was supposed to get down to 110 to guard against rebound so I would end up around 120 when I finish, but I'm having a really hard time. I'm really, really, small-framed and they did set the weight goal for me. I don't think it will be too low (I had a tummy tuck before my revision, so I don't have a panni to remove, so there's no hope of that helping). I eat, on a typical day, the following: Breakfast: one egg scrambled. Morning snack - One fit and light yogurt, low carb. Lunch - 3 ounces of cold boiled shrimp and 2 tbsp ****tail sauce. Mid-Afternoon - 3 ounces of cold boiled shrimp Dinner: either shrimp, salmon, or tuna - about 3 ounces Evening snack - sugar free fudgesicle and possibly a low cal hot chocolate. During the day - I try to get in all my water, hot tea, and sometimes a protein bullet. It's generally about 700-800 calories a day. I am finding I'm hungry quite a bit, but my weight loss has just stalled. I'm really discouraged.

Hello, I am stuck with 20 lbs that wont budge, so I understand your frustrations!!!! I have relied heavily on the ladies here when I almost started back the "other " way (gaining). I am beyond frustrated. All my weight was lost within the first 12 weeks of surgery, then pretty much nothing after. I had a stricture fixed and I think that may be part of the problem, as people on here state how much less than me they are able to eat. I exercise, and don't eat carbs, or drink with my meals. But I don't follow the protein first rule and I should, do you? You know, you look stunningly beautiful, and I cannot tell by your page what your height is, but that weight number seems really low to me? Are you happy? are you healthy?

Surgery Date: August 14, 2007 Highest LBS: 254 Surgery LBS: 248 Current LBS: 163 Loss Total: 91 Goal: 140 Not losing, not gaining, just trying to maintain. Daughters wedding on the 4th. Have fun everyone!!! Congrats to everyone! Tara