How much weight has everyone lost since there Oct.04 surgery?Please give the date of your surgery. Thanks,Kit

Hi all, Surgery Date: 10-21-04 Weight Then: 282 (Day of Surgery) Weight Now:228 Loss: 54 lbs Congrats to everyone! You guys are all doing amazing! At the start of this journey I weighed 294, then I lost 12 pounds for surgery, so I am actually down 66 pounds. And while that makes me happy, I am still frustrated that my weight loss has really stalled in last 2 months--I only lost 3 pounds in January! But I have joined a gym, finally getting in all my water and nearly every day I meet my protein goals. I know it will come off eventually! thank goodness for this site--It helps so much to hear that I am not alone and we all share the same hopes and fears! I can't wait to see where we all are at six months!

Hi everyone. Here are my stats: Surgery date: October 19th Starting weight: 304 Today's weight: 214 --------------------------- Total loss: 90#!!!! I can just taste that century club!!!! I really don't know what to say as far as why I have been successful up to this point. I guess I would say it is because I watch what I eat, I try to aim for protein, and I make sure I get AT LEAST 64oz. of water/day... sometimes more! I also believe that if I crave something, even if it isn't the best for me, I have a LITTLE bit of it. I believe that denying myself those things will just set me up for failure. I just practice moderation and I never go overboard. This seems to keep me satisfied and in my opinion it is working well for me! Congratulations to us all, we are doing wonderfully! Amber

Sorry to hear that you are having problems with eggs. I was and still am an egg lover as far as taste goes, and I can eat eggs however not as much as I used to. I can eat an over easy egg better than scrambled, and can tolerate scrambled eggs if they are cooked soft. I have been eating homemade breakfast burritos, small of course made with one egg, I can't eat the whole thing. If I am going to eat over easy eggs I can manage two eggs as long as I am not eating anything else with it. I manage to eat about three eggs per week, and even though I can eat two eggs I usually just eat one. Sometimes though what I can eat one day may bother me the next so I am cautious.

Hello Sheryl: Surgery: October 21st, 2004 Weight then: 377 pounds Weight now: 267 Weight loss: 110 I have read some of the other reports from people, about the woman who said that her hunger has returned with a vegence. I myself don't get hungry but also have to watch myself when it comes to looking in the frige. Old habbits are hard to break. I am able to tolerate pastas and sauce, or anything for that matter as long as it doesn't contain any granulated sugar. It is hard to find foods that aren't made with sugar, even some of the Lean Cuisine meals contain sugar. I don't really go into dumping but my body rejects it. I had a beef and bean burrito that according to the label had very little sugar in it, It didn't settle well. Other wise I have been blessed. I have had no complications from the surgery as of yet, and do watch what I eat. I don't drink many protein drinks but am getting ready to have my blood checked to see if I need to start B-12 shots. I can't believe that I have lost over 100 pounds. I feel like a brand new person already and am looking forward in reaching my goal weight. I have had one episode of dumping I will not repeat what caused it. Even though what caused it was sugar free, and was probably the sugar alcohols in it. Before this surgery I was losing the ability to walk, and breathe things are so much better. I have bought a few things like sweaters, and a shirt or two however no real shopping yet. My close are hanging off of me and I am beginning to look like I am trying to wear the grunge style lol! I am thankfull and very blessed to have this surgery, it has saved my life.