Yes, sometimes I feel like I eat way too much. One thing that has helped me is to add snacks to my day. Then when it's meal time I'm not so hungry that I eat too much too fast without realizing it. For example here's yesterday's intake: (don't freak out at the times, I'm a early early early bird) 3:00 am Snack - protein drink 6:00 am Breakfast - lit and fit carb and sugar control yogurt 9:00 am Snack - beef jerky 11:30 am Lunch - Lean Cuisine Steak and portabello mushrooms (with broccoli) 3:30 pm Snack - beef jerky 6:00 pm Dinner - 1 1/2 cups mixed greens, 1/2 cup FF shredded cheese, 25 medium boiled shrimp, 2 tbs light balsamic vinagrette Although that looks like alot, it's about 800 calories, 107 grams protein and 30 grams of carbs. I use FITDAY.com to track my food whenever I feel like I'm out of control and I always find that I'm getting fewer calories than I think I am! and with all that I also had 2 20 oz mugs of coffee and 150 ozs of water..... I feel stuffed all the time but I'm never hungry hungry and I don't really get too many calories..... Karen 356/229/???

Hi people of nov. How is everybody doing? I'm doing great, my daughter got married on the 26th of Aug. and I had so much fun. Everyone commented on how good I looked. Butttttt I have been on a stall for a month or so. It is so aggrivating. also does it seem to you all that you can eat alot more now. I mean I can eat a half of a hot dog on a bun . and some cottage chesse. or 1 whole egg and a half a piece of toast it seems like so much to me. And today I had my dad to the clinic and I ate a whole turkey sandwich on a hard roll bun. Is this just too much? help me out here. I need to know if you all have seen the same thing lately. or is it justme? Thanks Betty

I have made the same mistakes. I will be going bac to the basics also. I just order some prtien drinks that have 25 grams of protein per serving. I hope it will help. good luck to you. Reneka

Hi Carol. I, like Jennifer and Aimee, usually eat more protein than my doc suggests, around 85-95 gm a day. I have been lucky to have had a pretty steady loss, but not without a few bumps here and there. And it is slowing substantially since 6 months out. Sometimes only one lb a week (I only weigh weekly). Even had a 2 lb gain one week in July but didn't go nuts over it. I haven't had a plateau (no loss at all for 3-4 wks) so I cannot speak to the plateau buster diet. In April or so loss slowed so I upped my water to about 100 oz or more. That gave me a boost. Now I consistently drink at least 98-100 oz. I have logged EVERYTHING I have eaten since the day of surgery. I use my own excel spreadsheet but also I rely on fitday, product labels, and the USDA calculated nutritional information to determine what I am taking in. And I plan, plan, plan my menus a week in advance so I know every day that I've met my 85+ gm protein goal and if I need added protein from a snack (or NOT). I normally only have one snack (protein) in the evening. I'm diabetic and go hypoglycemic in the evening if I don't have something. But it's always protein. You said you just started walking every night. Exercise is important. I suggest you use something like fitday.com or just keep a log of what you are eating and drinking. You might see some trends that you can tweak that might help you get back on track. Are you keeping a log of your measurements? Often even if you hit a stall you are still losing inches if not lbs. Many a week I have felt 'skinny', weighed and hadn't lost a lb or only one when I thought for sure I had lost 3 lbs that week. I was still getting thinner. You have only 20 lbs to goal. Good for you! I was told the primary window for weight loss was 12-18 months. We're only approaching month 10. You're not at the end of your weight loss yet. Give yourself a break. Relax. Kathy

Hello everyone! I have a question about vitamins. What kind do you recommend? I currently take Optisource by Walgreens I take 4 a day and it has everything in it. The problem is I am getting sick of the taste. It costs 25$ a month. Can anyone recommend one you swallow with everything in it? And so it doesn't hurt your stomach. I am not concerned about the price only if it is good and tolerable. I didn't mind the optisource, my labs are awesome! But the taste is starting to turn me off. I have lost 123 pounds I went from a 24 to a 12 and I feel awesome. I have been slacking in the excercsie dept. which upsets me because I was doing so good. I even ran the BIX (on the hottest day of this year) it is a 7 mile run. I have not lost much in the last 2 months and I seem like I don't care. I feel happy about my body and don't care what others think. But I know I should be working out and it makes me mad at myself that I am finding other things to do. We are currently adopting from Korea and we are matched with a BEAUTIFUL baby girl who should be home before x-mas. We named her Ella Eun Ju and she is A DOLLY! The adoption is taking my mental and physical emotions. I am very busy with my son also. If I stay this weight i am fine with it. HOWEVER I do not want to gain any pounds I have NO wiggle room. I want to lose 20 more but I understand if I can't. Thank you for listening WOW I feel better about talking about this. I have been gone for awhile and I know I need this support. Angel