Hello everyone!!! Here go my stats.... Highest wt: 3/10/07 470lbs Surgery day wt: LAP RNY 10/03/07 396lbs Current wt: 220lbs Total of 250lbs Lost!!!!

Thats fantastic. Im SO jealous. I want to lose 142 lbs and have only lost 96. your an inspiration. I have been struggling with getting to many calories and now that I've bumped them down, its seems to be coming off faster. Hoping to follow in your footsteps. =)

Very helpful!!! My nut just told me last week to start upping my intake and I have been wondering what kinds of meal items to have. Your typical day looks terrific and very doable for me. My typical day starting this week has been: breakfast - Activia yogurt with 1 oz. sliced almonds or a scrambled egg on a slice of light whole grain toast snack - string cheese lunch - 2-3 oz. meat (chicken, steak, pork) with 1/4 cup steamed veggies or 1/2 cup salad greens snack - 1/2 cup cottage cheese or a protein drink made with fat-free milk dinner - same as lunch except the meat is usually halibut, cod or sea bass 2-3 times per week (for some reason can't do fish at lunch time, but works great at dinner time!)

Hi, I am tolerating foods well too. I don't have any sugar and I don't eat anything fried. I handle carbs just fine in small amounts. Sometimes I worry I am consuming too many at times - which probably means I am so I step back when I am going for them, and think where they fit in to my meal plan. Sometimes they do, and sometimes they don't. An example of a typical day for me would be: cup of coffee in the morning protein shake for breakfast (made with yougurt and fruit) water lunch varies -1/2 sandwich and some fruit, or cottage cheese with fruit and walnuts orange for a snack more water supper varies - 30z meat, with veggies or salad more water sometimes another piece of fruit for a snack Hope that helps. It was helpful for me to see what someone else is consuming at this point. I will be interested to see other postings. Suz

Janet, Thanks so much for your reply. The dry heaves are much better, I wonder if I had something caught! I know that sounds crazy but I have heard it can happen. This started after I ate a very small salad it did have tomatoes and cucumbers in it. No more with all of that stuff!! I sure hope my hair goes back in I feel so self-conscious because it's the top of my head. I have been taking biotin and zinc I have heard that helps also. I never though of the protien drinks, I still have some in the frig. I'm going to try them. I'm like you I liked them. I hope you are doing well. Take care and again thanks so much.