That is so wonderful!!!!! Amazing what this surgery has done for all of us!

Hi Molly, I have the same two breakfast's every morning. Home- 1 slice sprouted grain toast. I make an open face sandwich with one egg, sliced tomaote, and cheese. 1/2 cucumber. Work- 1 slice sprouted grain toast, made open face sandwich style with a few slices of chicken or turkey lunchmeat. 1/2 cucmber, carrot sticks, few cherry tomatoes. Snack, dont always have a snack, but if I do its always the same. !/2 container low carb yogurt, with small scoop flax seed powder, sliced strawberries or other berry, about 5 pecan halves broken up, sprinkle of granola. Piece of fruit. Sometimes its a morning snack, other times its an afternoon snack. Lunch is whatever leftovers I have. Meat and veggie. Salad with diced chicken breast on top. I always add fresh cucumber, carrot sticks, cherry tomatoe to nearly every meal. Helps fill me up after my protein. I have been adding a little carbs lately. Been working out alot, and need the energy. Dinner meat and veggie, with a small portion of a carb. Fruit desert. Sometimes I add a small side salad if im extra hungry. Lauri

I have no set menu or anything. I eat what I am hungry for. I don't eat as many carbs as I did before surgery. I have only had pasta for dinner a handful of times in the past year and rarely make sandwiches, but I crave them once in a while and indulge. We had sloppy joes the other night and I used a light bun and didn't have seconds. Actually, I ended up throwing it up because I was too full. Still have trouble stopping once in a while and think I can fit in that last few bites. My day usually consists of... Protein shake for breakfast with 8oz skim milk, 4 frozen "milk" ice cubes (an add'l 4 oz of milk) a scoop of Whey protein powder, a TBSP of SF French Vanilla Creamer and 1/4 cup of super strong decaf coffee. I bought some Light whole grain bread today to have peanut butter toast tomorrow and maybe do my shake later in the day for a snack. Lunch is usually 3-4 oz of some sort of meat (chicken, fish, beef occasionally) and maybe a bite or two of whatever side dish I made for the kids. Tonight it was rice, but have only had that twice since surgery. Dinner (since I work midnight shift, this is lunch) I might have shrimp ****tail and a few Reduced Fat Ritz Crackers with cheese spread on them, or a salad with chicken and cheese and reduced fat dressing. Or some sort of leftovers. For snacks I have soy crisps, soy nuts, peanuts, sugar free pudding, SF ice cream occassionally, I made some Pumpkin Fluff with SF pudding, canned pumpkin, skim milk and light cool whip and pumpkin pie spice. YUMMO!!! Sometimes I might have some 100 calorie popcorn or other 100 calorie snack or some fruit. I try to eat "normal", just limit my carbs and don't eat as much. I take in about 1000-1200 calories a day. I'm not really losing anymore, but am only 5 pounds from my goal, so I am ok with maintaining. I finally came to that decision last week after busting my butt on the 5 day pouch test and gaining back a couple of pounds after I started eating again. It was worth a try and I did keep of 2.5 of the pounds I lost, so it wasn't a total bust. Hee Hee. Can't wait to hear what others are eating. Hugs, Tabby

Woo Hoo, Michelle!!! That is suck awesome news. WAY TO GO GIRL!!! I bet you are over the moon. Isn't this surgery wonderful? i'm so proud of you. Hugs, Tabby

201 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For the first time in over 15 years, I weigh under 300!