Thank-you, M.G.

Hello Kolla, A lite weight is a BMI under 50. The less you have to lose the slower it comes off. My highest weight was 315 back in 1997. I lost all the way down to 186, got depressed and gained all the way back up to 270. My goodness Girl, you've lost one pound over what you weigh now. You must feel wonderful. I saw your pictures, you look absolutely beautiful. And so much younger. Brokenwing

Not far to go for one year rebirthday. How is every one doing? I'll be 11 months out on Sept. 8th. I started as a lite weight so my loss has been slow. But still I've gone from a 48.8 BMI to 47.8 the day of surgery to 31.8 BMI as of yesterday. I was just 1.3 points from being super obese. Now I have just 2 points to go and I'll only be overweight!!! I'm losing about 5#s a month now and would like to take off at least 35 more. Mayhaps by my real birthday in March I will be at my goal. I'm 24# away from the goal weight my Doctor set for me. I hold steady for 2 weeks and have a gain one week each month. In the fourth week I lose the gained weight plus 5#s or so. There have been 4 months where I didn't lose any weight at all. Do any of you lose this way? Have a great day, Brokenwing_Fallingwater Consult day--267 surgery day--258 today--------174 doctors goal--150 my goal-------140-130 total loss so far---93#

I have hit a couple of plateaus. The last one I hit I had to drink more water and I eat alot of fruits and vegatables and within a week I lost three lbs. Plateaus are common but you will lose some more. I try to shock my body and do something different it usaully get me back on the right track.

Hi Robyn I have heard wonderful things about Karen B's Timer Plan. Hven't tried it myself but have been considering it. My weight loss is very slow now although it's always downhill Hope you have some use for this Best from Iceland Kolla Highest weight -> 327 Before surgery -> 304 Today -> 163 Goal -> 140 KAREN B'S "TIMER" PLAN FOR GETTING BACK ON TRACK The idea of this is to stimulate your metabolism to start burning fat and stop the grazing!!! Of course, adjust the times to your schedule, however, do NOT go past 1 ½ hours between some kind of "feedings". 6 am coffee, tea, or some other kind of warm beverage to "get things going" 7 am 8 or more oz of PURE water 8 am protein shake 9 am 1-3 oz of protein type food* 10 am 8 or more oz of pure water 11 am protein shake noon 1-3 oz of protein type food 1 pm 8 or more oz of pure water 2 pm protein shake 3 pm 1-3 oz of protein type food 4 pm 8 or more oz of pure water 5 pm protein shake (like while cooking dinner - prevents 'tasting" and "grazing") 6 pm dinner 1-3 oz of food total, i.e., 2 oz of protein food, a bite or two of veggie and perhaps a 'taste" of a complex carb 7 pm 8 or more oz of pure water 8 pm protein shake 9 pm light snack like string cheese, deli meat or cheese, about 1 or 2 oz total 10 pm 8 or more oz pure water ? Pure water is very important to optimum health and to flush the fat cells through your body. You may drink crystal light, diet Snapple, flavored waters, etc., however, you still MUST get in the 64 oz of PURE water every day and do not count the water in shakes or the flavored waters UNLESS you are flavoring them yourself with lemon, etc. Propel is good, but still do not count towards your water. ? You may make your protein shakes with just 1 scoop for 20 g of protein or less, but your total protein shake consumption must be at least 90 g. I use the full 30 g portion for each of my shakes, but my body requires more protein supplement. Please adjust accordingly, however the importance is actually drinking them. You can make up a half a portion in 2-3 oz of water to equal 15-20 g of protein then your daily total of drinking 5 shakes would be around 100 g which is perfect for a proximal RNY. ? You will find that by setting the timer, you will never be hungry, and in fact, by the latter part of the day, you will be surprised when the timer goes off to have water, protein, or food again! ? All meals must have a beginning and an end. No more than 15-20 minutes per "mini-meal". If you are full in five minutes, STOP and discard food or put away for the next meal. It doesn't mean that you can still eat during that hour. This constitutes grazing. ? Track your food in Fitday. This helps. You will find that even tho you are eating every three hours your pouchie can't handle as much as it could have before. ? If you aren't "carbophobic" add some whole grains to your meals, but eat them LAST. ? Mix all protein shakes with water and ice only. No milk or fruit. This adds calories and causes cravings for more carbs. You may add SF syrups, or mix your shakes with SF beverages, i.e., Propel, crystal light, Fruit 2-0, etc.