I had my surgery 10-01-04 and I am down 70lbs so I think you are right on schedule.You are doing fine.

That is so sad. My heart goes out to the family.

Does anyone else find themselve****ting a plateau at the 3rd month out? I haven't lost a pound in 2 weeks, other than the one I *gained*. I managed to lose about 64 lbs since surgery on Oct. 18. I know I have to keep on track, but plateaus are really discouraging. Joan

Well I haven't been eating very well lately everything I eat just doesn't agree w/ me. I don't know the calories or the protein for everything but here it goes. This is what I had yesterday. B- 1- ZOIC protein drink 21 g protein 24 oz. water L- 1 tsp mashed potatoe and 2 bites of a chicken tender D- 3/4-1 cup of Beef stir fry w/ sno peas, bok choy and bean sprouts. S- 1/2 cup 1% milk and 1 amarretto cookie (big mistake, this made me sick)

Hey Christine - I don't think its just your husband who feels that way about condoms. Mine complains each time I make him use one. I just tell him he can always call the dr and go get a vasectomy if he would prefer. I spent the first 4 years on BC...then the next 3 years pregnant and having babies....so its his turn. We don't want any more kids - so its pretty logical for him to go get snipped - its SO much less invasive than for a woman to have her tubes tied (or so I've heard). Men - why are the ALWAYS in the mood? Mine will fall asleep watching tv downstairs, stumble up to bed at 3AM and WAKE me to fool around. AS IF......I would never give up SLEEP for nookie. I tell him all the time - if you are interested, come see me around 9PM - when the kids are good & asleep and I've gotten all my end-of-the-day crap done...but before I am asleep. My son - yes, I am sure he will be fine. Since the day he was born, I noticed a small hair growing below the eyebrow line, smack in between his eyes. I mentioned it several times to the nurse practicioner at his pediatrician's office and she dismissed it each time. At his 9 month check, we saw the real pediatrician and I showed him. He immediately said its a symtom of a dermoid cyst. We got it checked, and sure enough - thats what it is. Its not hurting him now, but eventually it will grow and interfere with his brain....so its being removed a week from Wednesday. He will be in the PICU for about 3 - 4 nights. The drs at the hospital we are going to (Dartmouth Hitch**** Medical Center) are amazing and we trust them totally! They are great up there and have a "Pain-Free" children's program. Anyway - thanks for your concern about him - it will be a stressful couple of days, but we are looking forward to getting it over and done. The scale didn't move for me again today. I stayed at 186 for those 3 - 4 weeks...I am down to only 184 now. That's what I was at yesterday, and again today - the same. I did take some mineral oil, and ate a bowl of Kashi Go Lean last night for my snack...that got things moving along and hopefully that was the reason I didn't see a loss this morning. We'll see tomorrow. If you can tolerate it - you should try the Low Carb Special K or Kashi. I'm certainly no expert, but I think the extra calories, and ALL that fiber helped me come off my plateau. Talk to you tomorrow - have a good day! Jenn