I am amazed at how well everyone is doing. Even those of yall who think you are slow losers-- your not. It will catch up. I was a fast loser I think and now I am slowing down big time. My menstrual cycle is extremely messed up. I have been on a period for a month with a small break for about 4 days. Been back and forth to the gyno in the last several mos and went again today. We are working on a solution to this. He says hormones are stored in fat cells and the rate I am losing they are just going wild!! Problem is I get so bloated and retain water so bad when I am bleeding. Hope I get straight soon so I can start losing again. Here are my stats: Surgery Oct 7 Morning of Surgery 266 Current Weight 166 Total lost since surgery = 100 Started out in 24s and 22s Now in 12s and some 10s Everyone is doing great though.. We are all about the same!

Well, I guess it's my turn. I had surgery 10/7/04. Starting weight: 291 Today's weight: 186.6 Lost: 104.4 only 31.6 lbs til goal!! I'm down a total of 92 inches and am in a size 7/8 jeans and large or x-large tops depending on the cut. As for eating, I can eat pretty much anything, though in smaller amounts. Haven't really tried sweets, I seem to crave salty things instead, which I guess is better than sweets. I have been eating too many carbs this past week, so need to get away from that. You're doing great everyone!! ~Lisa

I worked yesterday 7 a.m - 7 p.m I am a nurse in cardiovascular intensive care unit and we had a mothers day potluck, which was my idea. In retrospect this was a BAD idea. I started off well with a half a deviled egg for breakfast then for a snack I had chicken and a small slice of diet key lime pie I brought. The pie must have kicked in my carb cravings because i grazed the rest of the day, only bites here and ther but all those bites add up. I had wheat thins with spinich dip(10 total give or take,2 tbsp dip give or take)Lunch was Quiche, another snack was bisquick,sausage cheese balls(5 total throughout the day) Dinner was another piece of quiche and a later snack was more key lime pie(SF lime jello,lite key lime yogurt and FF cool whip in a LF graham cracker crust) I am on track today with a protein drink for breakfast a protein bar for snack will have a multigrain wasa with 1 laughing cow triangle low fat swiss cheese for lunch. Will drop off my daughter at preschool and am going to the gym for a mega workout. Dinner will be chicken and a later snack will be strawberries. I already have taken my vitamins and am doing well on water. This is a long post but I felt so guilty about yesterday I had to confess to someone, thanks for listening!

That's interesting on the "full feeling" ... maybe I'll try one again here soon....... Susan

Yep - I drink a diet, caffeine free (sometimes I do the caffeine) soda every day. I do better with fountain drinks, I think they are less bubbly than canned, but I can tolerate either just fine. If I am hungry, but its not time for a meal, soda gives me a "full" feeling. Jenn