Well my goal was to get into onederland by the end of the month. It aint happening. Im 207. The way I lose, I only drop about 2 lbs a week. To bad.

Please send me the requirments. I've never heard of this one before.... Your meal plan looks like what I'm already eating (except for the two protein drinks), so it doesn't look like it would be much of a change. When i read your original post, I thought you were talking about just doing liquids for a while to get things moving again. I've tried to keep a diary, but after a few days, I end up forgetting to write in it. I'll start again with this though. Jenny

Surgery date: 10/18/07 Highest weight 354, but pre surgery it was 333 Surgery weight 303 Current weight 217 Height 5'6" Down 116 pounds total and a size 14 for the first time since I was a freshman in college--1985.

Sorry I didn't start a thread for week 2, but my sister had her baby, and I went to Jersey to visit, and didn't get on the computer at all. And I've been trying to get backinto my zone at home and work, so I haven't had time to get this together until now. So, things haven't gone well since my last post. Aside from going to Jersey, and not wanting to do much but hold the baby, my back went out again. I've been going to the chiropractor for about 4 months (twisted pelvis, which caused a pinch nerve), and things had been going really good, and then right before I left for Jersey, I took a huge step back in the progress. I don't know if it was the exercise I had been doing that aggravated it again, but I can't do anything. I'm in constant pain and can't even do the dreadmill without wanting to cry. Just sitting in my office chair hurts and I keep getting pain down my leg. And if that wasn't bad enough, my scale showed I gain 3lbs this morning. I'm hoping that was a mistake, or that I was retaining water (or even poop!) and I'll go back down tomorrow. Either way, I'm still 15lbs away from the 100lb mark, and now its only 9 days until my 6 month date. I'm contiplating doing the liquid diet for a few days, in the hopes of getting things moving again. I'm going to talk to my chiropractor tomorrow on what I can do to get some excersise in that would be okay on my back, but that will help in weight loss. They gave me some back strengthening excercises, but those aren't going to help lose any weight. I hope everyone else is doing well, and hopefully close to meeting goal, or even there already!

Hey Demetis! I can totally relate. I've been hoping to get to 100lbs lost by the end of the month, but in the last two days, after not really moving much this month, my scale actually showed a 3lb gain! How is that even possible!!?? I started a thread this month to try to be accountable to meet my goals (I do better when others know what I'm trying to accomplish) and had been doing good at the beginning of the month, but then I went to visit by sister and her new son, and I twisted my back again, so I've been side tracked on the exercise again. I've been tempted to go back to a week or so of liquids to see if that would help. I keep thinking that now would be a good time to do it, since I still don't have an appetite and it would be easier than when i do get that back. Are you going to do the 5 day pouch test, or just the liquid diet you were on right after surgery? If you want a buddy to talk to/get support from during this, let me know, and I'll do it with you. I really want to hit 100 by next Wednesday. Jenny