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I dont agree with the above statement. You should not wait 15 minutes between bites....By the time you get to the 2nd bite the other bite has gone thru your pouch--you will then end up eating more. You should however eat all of your food within 20 -30 minutes. I agree that you should eat slowly and chew your food up but dont wait 15 minutes between bites. You will be eating for an hour and getting way more than you need. It is VERY hard to stretch your pouch but it can be done. Talk with you doctor about eaiting 15 minutes between bites. I dont beleive that is accurate.

Those carby potatoes will make you hungrier and hungrier. Carbs tend to do that to us... Try to stick to the protein--always eat it first. I am going to tell you that I would drink those shakes to get in my protein and then I would chew up and spit out what I was craving. I know this may not be the best thing but it really really helped my head hunger. Its not like I wasnt getting what I needed cause I was thru my shakes but I was also satisfying my brain. I havent craved those items again. The peanuts should be ok--they are full of protein but high in fat. Did you eat the whole can? Try your best to get your water in and your protein. Protein in essential in losting the weight. You are doing great!! Christine 275/266/217/160 57 to goal!

boy, I wish I could eat even close to what you all describe. lets take today. started the day with a protein drink made with 1% milk, that gave me close to 34 g protein with the 9g in the milk. had maybe 8 chedder cracker fish as a snack at 10, and then my fiasco at lunch, tried a personal pan pizza just beef and cheese, and was only going to eat the toppings, got maybe two bites in before i realized it was just way to greeasy, the melted cheese on a pizza is like a grease magnet. it was all I cuold do to keep the two bites down. I will have maybe three bites of applesauce in about an hour, and then a glass of lowfat chocolate milk when i get home at 5 to get in another 9 g of protein. l will try to eat some meat for protein at dinner but in the last 5 days my dinner meals have gotten rougher and rougher to consume anything at all. either I am just not hungry(which is always) or I am still way to full from my lunch and try as I might I cant eat more than a bite or two before just giving up and throwing the stuff away. if I get in 600 calories a day it would be a miricle and only get those from my protein drink and the milk. my usual lunch is a half of a small wendy's chilli with cheese and then I have the rest the next day. soups I do well on but prefer the protein in the chili. I avoid all carbs as much as possible, but because of that seem to be avoiding everything lately. the pizza topping today was a trial which I wont repeat. when I eat slowly I get maybe 3 or 4 bites in and then the food is cold and not worth eating so I just put it away. Lately while I have no cravings of any kind and no real head hunger, I have been grieving that I cannot finish even a childs meal. I have been so ingrained to finish my plate that throwing four fifths of everything away is really getting to me. left overs dont sit well on my pouch either. I have tried lean cusines as they have good protein but can eat only maybe a fourth or a third at best of the meat and none of the vegie. I dont feel bad, though my energy level is a bit low by evening time. I drink water all day though I seldom can drink more than 20 oz of plain water, that coupled with the 30 oz of milk I get in the protein drink and chocolate milk only bring me up to around 50 oz of fluids a day far short of the 64 oz I was told to shoot for. protein wise I know I am far short at probably around 50 to 70 grams a day , I think I am supposed to be at 96 g a day based on my current weight. I was told to take your existing weight and multiply by.03 To see how much protein you should be getting a day. I just cant seem to eat much more than I currently am no matter how much I wish that I could. now If I was loosing weight hand over fist I might not worry but I seem to have plateued about two weeks ago at -55 pounds and for the past 2 weeks have hovereed close to that figure maybe a pound down then a pound up. I walk three miles a day but know that I need to increase my exercise. alas knowing it and doing it are two different things.

Hi Joe... I just wanna say that you are doing an amazing job with your protein. You have lost 55 pounds and I have only lost 49. You had your surgery 3 weeks after me. I am jealous. I too miss eating foods but I am getting so much better with my head hunger. I think you are doing so good. Walking 3 miles a day is fantastic. I dont know why you are beating yourself up... I would be thrilled out of my mind... Men tend to lose quicker than women. I will just keep telling my self that.. hahaha...... I too like you eat alot of Wendys chili. It is good, hot and is full of protein. What I dont eat -my daughter or parrots do.... I dont like leftovers either.... YOU ARE DOING GREAT!

Hello WLF, How are you all doing? I did much better yesterday. I even got the protein drink down and kept the carbs at a minimum. Hugs, Barbara 267/217/126

Hey Barbara... How are you today! How do you feel? I feel really good today. We are 1 day apart in surgery dates and 1 pound away from morning of surgery weight---and we weigh the same now! Thats so cool! You are doing great!

Thank you all for your support. It has been a couple of hectic days. Today I ate some crackers w/ cheese.( Had to have mother-inlaw at hospital at 5 am) for lunch i had a left over baked potatoe and for dinner i am going to have a little salmon. i have drunk about 15 oz of fluid today. I hope to do better tom.

My name is mary lee I would like to join your group. I am in a remote area of colorado with no local support group. I flew to Calif to have my surgery and dont have follow up until my aniversary date 10/4/05 next yearI have phone contact if something goes wrong). I have lost 57 lbs. I have not been drinking protien shakes. I think I need more protien and water. I have had what you call head hunger , chewed the food and then spit it out. I feel relieved that someone else has also done this. alone in southwest colorado Mary lee