Greek salad when I eat out. And my favorites at home are sliced tomatos with cottage cheese or I just eat a slice of tomato with a slice of mozarella cheese on top. Funny thing is prior to surgery I hated tomatos, now I crave them. Go figure I also like: black beans with shredded cheese and salsa mixed together, Campbell's lentil soup, Quacker Weight Control Oatmeal with 7 grams protein with a sliced banana in it, scrambled eggs with green chiles. I'm a modified vegetarian so, I don't eat any meat but, do eat milk and egg products and once in a great while seafood. Take care! Hugs, Dru RNY proximal 254/150/145

WOW! You rock! I am very happy, impressed and even a little jealous (but in a good way) of your success! I am now down 85 lbs, whew! 30 more lbs and I won't be morbidly obese! lol. I love hearing about when people have restriction right away and no complications--I hope that was you! Lets keep posting encouraging our fellow lap banders from 11/04 to come out of the woodwork!!! AnnMarie

Hello fellow Novemberers LOL I went to my 9 month check-up on the 30th. I was quite pleased with my accomplishments. I have lost 93lbs. since surgery, added to the 19 I lost before, that is a grand total of 112 lbs. lost forever WOOHOO!!!!! I am at 168lbs. and wearing mostly 12's some 10's and Large tops. The skin issues are minimal, but there, none the less. Take Care, Debi 279/168/155...getting closer!!!

2 pounds a month is better than nothing! I think I am like 5-8 pounds a month. I have increased my calories cause I am doing exercising daily burning 500+ calories a day, so nutrtionist said up it to 1200. I am still and always will be a control freak, and I journal daily, but its not out of control...it just makes me feel better to see in writing I am on track. I listed what I am eatting on the previous post about favorite meals, you can check there, I'm too lazy to retype it. I still portion out most of my meals, so that I do not over eat, cause I like food, always have always will and if its in front of me sometimes I take the bite too much just because even knowing it will hurt. I got a new picture posted, glad to be rid of my bullfrog old face one. I have lost 153 pounds, the scale said 171 tonite, but I will go by the offical weight at my doctors apt in the morning (till then I will go by last weeks 173). I have 15-20 more to get to normal BMI, a lower body lift would fix that I am sure, but I will wait till I am atleast one year out and hopefully stabilized. I shrank a bit, height is 5'7 I think. I am wearing Large scrub tops comfortably, and large stretch pants. I have alot of skin, and the last bit of my weight is concentrated in my stomach and thighs, it hides well under my long shirts...if it werent for that Id be in a Medium shirt I think. I have atleast 3 inches of bat wing hangage...no tank tops for me til after plastics. I went on vacation mid august to michigain....they got me to wear the bathing suit in the jacuzi one night..I only agreed cause it was dark...To be honest I looked pretty good in the size 14. It had a skirt that covered my thighs, and the tightness held in my skin rolls, and even made my boob rejects look halfway decent. I just did not lift my arms LMAO. Was great to see my freinds, I go once a year, so got lots of compliments, I lost 10 pounds in 8 days cause I was afraid to eat, and we didnt exercise, when I got home I put 3 pounds back on, but did not freak out cause I knew once I started eatting normal it would level out. I didnt starve, and I had my protein drinks with me. Okay I'm done rambling, I need to update my profile, maybe I'll cheat and post this to my profile Michelle 324/173/155ish Thanks for posting. I'm curious to see how others are doing as well. Come out of lurk mode november babies!

Hi everyone - Been a while since I've been here - Things are okay - except my weight loss has slowed to about 2 pounds per month - I'm in a size 18 from a 28 - and well I haven't been this size since I was in my 20's so if I don't loose another pound I'm okay. The bad news is - I'm having a hard time with food - I don't really like eating anymore - some stuff still hurts - the food that doesn't is animal crackers, and mozarella cheese... I think I may really be afraid to eat - When I do eat well - I don't have a great mental shut off & tend to eat more than I should then I hurt for awhile... I know it sounds like I'm complaining - I'm not, it's just a little harder than I expected. I love being thinner - at 5'11" 210 is not a bad weight - it's higher than the charts - BUT... it feels okay to me. Anywyas - Hope you are all well - would love to know what you are eating - how your weight loss is going - have you done anything new? I cut my hair really really short and go sleevless occassionally - THAT'S a big deal.