Thanks to the folks *****plied to my message. Each one of you are doing terrfic!! Thanks for sharing your stories. I love to hear about your triumphs!You are an insparation to me. Tracey.

HI; you are a loser; just don't worry about the scales. My wife hid ours'. I was checking daily; and getting depressed when they didn't move. Now she let's me weigh myself once a week. Also; I have found when the scales don't move; the inches come off. Our bodies are readjusting to the way of eating. I find if I follow the diet; lots of water; protein; protein; protein; and don't snack; well, if I do snack it's nuts; or something with protein; the weight seems to come off. We have to remember this surgery is just a tool to help. It really is up to us to develop the good eating habits; and exercise necessary to keep our bodies healthy. Never give up. mark g.

Hi Tracey! I had my lap rny on 11/11/03 too. I started at 306, now I'm 241. I've also been worried that I'm losing too slow. Last week and the week before, I did really well, but I haven't lost anything in a week. I think it's because I have been dehydrated. I was out of town for several days and I can't seem to catch up on my fluids. My mouth has been extremely dry to the point it's hard to swallow sometimes. I practically drowned myself with fluids yesterday, so hopefully I'll catch up soon. I haven't thrown up since surgery, but I think I've had mild dumping when I felt a little icky after eating something a few times. When I feel that way I get really tired and sleepy and need to lay down for about 15 mins, then it's over. I usually can eat turkey or beef bacon, but today I had regular bacon and it made me feel bad. Too greasy I think. I love Subways lowcarb chicken bacon wrap. My husband and I always cut it in half and share it. (he also had surgery in Oct '03 and has lost 103 lbs!) More and more people are starting to notice my weight loss. It's not just noticible in my face any more. I've started wearing shirts that aren't so big on me anymore (I wanted to hide everything) My new shirts are more form fitting now and look much better on me. It's so nice to be able to wear prettier clothes and feel prettier in them. My husband and I are so happy we had the surgery. It's the best thing we could have done for ourselves, our children and our marriage! (we have 4 beautiful daughters) My husband hasn't taken ANY diabetic meds since surgery and has gone from 3 blood pressure meds to 1 low dose. He feels better than ever. My only complaint is that he's way too frisky now! Who knows, maybe I'll be more friskier after losing 100 lbs too! We'll have to keep in touch. Take care, Leah Booth

i had surgery on 11/19/03 i went from 258 to 216 that was at the end of january i am still the same weight what im i doing wrong? what can i do to start losing again?

Drink your water every day. I have lost 95 lbs since Nov 12th. I eat 2 meals a day. NO SNACKS. I eat protein first, then veggies or fruit (no starchy veggies). No protein shakes, I eat real food like meats and cheeses. No sugar, No milk, No bread, No soups or liquids with meals. Did I mention drinking water and NO SNACKS? I exercise 30 min - an hour, 5 - 6 days a week either on weights or swimming. I never ever get hungry, but I do have cravings sometimes. Sometimes I substitute decaf tea with Splenda and some lime for part of my water.