Your concern is one that I've seen on this board over and over again. I felt the same exact way that you do. Here is what I eat in a given day. 8AM - I eat a Breakstones "cottage double" strawberry flavor, water, my daily pills/vitamins and a cup of coffee with splenda. Around 11:30 I'll be hungry for lunch and I'll either have a stuffed burrito from taco bell and just eat the filling (no tortilla) or a wendy's chicken salad or something like that - but I can eat it all without a problem. Around 2:00 or so - I have a couple of dill pickles and maybe some cashews for protein. Around 5:00pm I will have dinner with my husband which usually consists of chicken or steak and a vegetable, no starch usually - my husband doesn't eat potatoe or rice either. And I eat a good 4-5 ozs. before I feel full. Around 8 or 9pm I'll have another handfull of cashews. So you see you're very normal to feel like you're eating a lot. I hit a long 2 week plateau and found that the scale did not move until I started moving. about a 1/2 hour or so on the treadmill for about 4 days a week. What I'm finding is that it takes very little effort on my part to make a big difference in my weight now. That's all we can hope for. You are going to have to try a little bit. But you'll see big results when you do. Hang in there!! Sheri Byrne

We had surgery the same day and we wore the same size clothes before and have lost about the same amount of weight (65lbs last monday 01/19/04) are you 5'8"-5'9" by any chance?? I'm an apple too! I have sooo much belly! The thing for me is that I have lost alot in my legs and upper body but not much in my belly! I have heard, since surgery, this saying You gain from the bottom up and lose from the top down. So far pretty true. I lost a lot in my face, boobs and arms. Not much in my belly and some in my legs. I get measured every 2-4 weeks. It's really nice to see how things are changing on those times when my weight isn't changing much. I started at 300 lbs. How about you? As for sizes, it really depends on the brand. I can fit into Old Navy's size 20's, but not other brands 22's! Take care Kristen

Hi Shawn, I still dont know what the two stage is? I had laproscopic gastric bypass. I dont really think i'm overeating, i get concerned sometimes because i have so few problems, and i try any food i want. Sometimes i dont get full right away and at other times i have a difficult time getting food down. It helps to hear other poeples stories. Thanks for writting back. Cyndi

I had my surgery 11/3/03 down 71 lbs today. I am not dropping sizes like everyone else seems to. I was in a 28 before surgery and am just now getting into a 24. What is wrong? Anybody else had this problem? I was very apple shaped and carried my weight mainly in my abdominal area, so I am sure this doesn't help. I just want to know that I am not going to be in Lane Bryant shopping in a year still! Any suggestion? Heather

I'm going to see someone who will help me with how I'm eating. PS how do you make the little icons. I tried but it didn't appear in when I previewed my message. Help please. That's alright, it did work this time when I previewed.