I didn't know there was a board for Oct WLS paitients. This is great I will check it out more often. I'm 6 months out and down 111 pounds. It will be great to talk to people in the same stage I'm in.

Hi I eat to much IMHO I can't still eat a whole can of chicken noodle soup which sounds totally backwards from what others say about the liqueds but I can eat a whole banquet tv dinner the small ones. Sometimes I can't though and those days tickle me. I still don't eat bread, but My dietician informed me that when I eat cheese and deli meat on crackers that is still bad. She said NO CRACKERS what-so-ever. Well that bites. I was a big meat eater before surgery so I thought the protien wouldn't be a big deal but when You take the bread and even cracker out of that equation that just royally bites. !!! Best Wishes Shell

Hi I get really aggrevated about this also!! My Surgeons scale has me at 192 my PCP has me at 182 and my scale has me at 182. So You can guess what numbers I choose. I hate seeing the numbers at the surgeons it puts a weird let down feeling in me when I get on there. I try not to think about it. You have done awesome. Best Wishes Shell

aw hun try not to be discouraged but try and remain positive. When was the last time you lost 60 lbs. If you are anything like me you can say umm never. The weight you lost right before surgery should be looked at too. Why??? Cause the first weight you loose is water weight. You just started before surgery is all. So you lost that first 20 to 30 in water before while the rest of us lost it after having had the surgery so of course you would think you are loosing slower cause the water weight comes off fast and easy its the other weight that we fight with. So that being said you are prolly close to par with the rest if not past us What is your weight now? Size 16 aint all that bad either. I too started at 24 and i can tell you this from size 16 down to 12 comes quickly. The difference in fitting into 16 to fitting into 12s is like 30 lbs or less. I am 5 10 my presurgery weight was 283 on surgery day i was 276 and i was into a size 16 around the 210 mark now at 183 im a size 12. Trust me 16 to 12 is totally doable keep your chin up hang in there and do drink the protein drinks it helps maintain and build muscle which in turn burns fat more effectivly for us. kindest regards deb

Congratulations, I personally have been up and down 2 freaking (lol) pounds and can't wait to get there myself!!! Continued Success!!! Mayra