Carol - I was just on the grad board talking to someone who is going through something similar. Before you make changes, take a look at where you are now. Track your eating on a site like www.fitday.com or www.sparkpeople.com, and see where you are. How many grams of protein, carbs & fat are you consuming right now? What is your vitamin routine? What kind of supplements do you take? What is your exercise routine? If you are consuming too many carbs, then the first thing you have to do is break that addiction. Go really low carb (under 50g) for three days, and you'll find that as the carbs get out of your system, you have MUCH more control of them. Make sure that you're getting in enough fluid in between meals, and then concentrate on getting the right combination of foods - primarily protein, some complex carbs, some fat. You need all three sources, but you want to get your carbs in their most natural state - fresh or steamed vegetables, fruit, whole grains. If you are experiencing depression, you may need to talk to a counselor or therapist in addition to the medication they are giving you. Good luck --BT

Hi Carol, I find it hard too, to lose anymore weight. And Yes, I did regain some. 15 to 18 pounds. I am fighting to lose it. I do know that the further out we are the more non complacent we get. In my case I know I started picking on carbs more and grazing. I try to get back to basics. I still eat protein first and do not drink with my meals and up to 1 hour after but sometimes I am just so hungry. Nothing satifies me.(sp) What type of appetite supressient did your doctor give you? I'm interested. I'll check back to see how we're doing. O.k.? Koukla

It has been a long time since I have been on here. But I am getting desperite and maybe I need to start talking to someone who had surgery around the same time I did. 9/13/05 I never reached my goal, I went from 303 to 207 and then no matter what I did I didn't lose anymore. I am now at 214 and I am so afraid I am going to gain back what I have lost. I don'e know about anyone else, but I can't seem to stop thinking about food. I am also a nightime eater and can't seem to go to bed unless I eat something right before I go. I have been to the doctor and found out my metabolism is very low and I shouldn't eat more than 1300 calories a day. I'm willing to do this and I tried for a couple weeks and still didn't lose weight. She even gave me an appetite supresient to take around 5pm to try and stop the nightime eating, It did nothing. I went to see her yesterday and she changed the perscription to a higher dose. I will get that filled today and try it and see what happens. If I could stop eating at night I think that would help a lot. She told me that thinking about food all the time is a form of depression . Have any of you heard this before? OK this is turning out to be a little too long and I should get back to work. I would appreciate any feedback. I live in the Verona PA area. thanks Carol W

Please make sure you keep us updated. I just went through a scare with a spot on my liver. I was pretty scared, but we were lucky and it turned out to be a hemangioma(spelling).

I will keep intouch. getting more tests Hug Barb