Everyday since surgery that I have been able to walk w/out leg pain, has been a WOW moment for me!

Sherri I am not too adventurous with my food. I have not eaten any red meat unless it is in something. Some of the foods I eat are Breakfast Worldwide Protein Shake (35 g protein) or 1 scrambled egg & 1/4 c sottage cheese 30 minutes later Tea, caffein free with Splenda (16 oz water) Snack 1/2 c mixed fruit salad (fresh) 6 almonds, raw Lunch 1/2 c tuna salad with 8 Wheat Thins or 1/2 c soup or 1/2 c turkey chili with 8 Wheat Thins Snack 1/2 c s/f pudding or 1/2 c fruit or 1 string cheese s/f popsicle Dinner 10 medium garlic shrimp or 2-3 oz fish (talapia, salmon, etc.) I love my George Foreman grill! or 1/4 c masked potatoes and 1/4 c mashed carrots or 4 oz ground beef, extra lean, mashed up and fried with Pam and add Carb Solutions meat sauce. Snack s/f pudding or s/f fudgsicle I have gotten used to eating at least one fish meal a day if not two because fish has the most protein. I try to get in all my water but usually fall short. I try to drink Propel or Crystal Light to help boost my intake. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. My food plan was very helpful in the beginning and I have stuck to it religiously except for trying dense red meat products. Three weeks full liquids, 3 weeks puree, then soft food, then real food. I am suppose to try to introduce a new food each day but like you, I am afraid of upsetting my lil pouchie so I stick to boring stuff. It is working so I will stay with it. I have not had any processed sugar products, bread, or pasta. As for exercise, I have a treadmill that I use occasionally and walk a little at work. I am hoping the exercise hormones kick in soon and motivate my sorry butt!!! Good luck in your journey and keep us posted. Sheryl

Last week I weighed and I have been at a standstill for about 7 days, I hope its because my cycle was getting ready to star. I got a little discouraged but I am back on track. Hang in there you will start to lose again.I am not sure about the carb intake. I dont do well with pasta bread ,or sugar so I dont have much of a carb intake.

Hey Joe, Congrats on your weight loss. You are doing so much better than me on the exercising. I get scared to try new food too, but it is the only way you will know if your stomach can handle it. I tried wendys chili today for the first time and I did well on it. I have been craving ribs and am putting off trying that for awhile. Good luck on the rest of your losing. Have have a wonderful christmas! Lisa 382/337

Thanks for this, others' comments are very helpful - I am returning on Monday, and haven't told anyone in my department. I work at a large non-profit, and since we pray for e/o, everyone is in everybody's business. I just told them about the hernia repair and intestinal problems, but didn't go into much detail. They'd seen how many problems I was having with swelling, keeping stuff down, and back pain, and I related it all to the hernia. All that stuff is actually gone now. It's not that I'm ashamed. Not really. I just don't know how to discuss it. When I decided to have laser surgery on my eyes last year, the reactions from a couple of coworkers were so horrible and shocking that I decided not to tell anyone about my WLS. For something as simple as fixing my eyesight, you would have thought I was getting my eyes popped out with a rusty screwdriver. I can only imagine what they'd say about THIS surgery.