Somewhere towards the middle or end of my profile I have it. You are welcome to get it from there. Hugs, Norma Cantu

maybe try the canned chicken or some type of ground white meat or other white fish. Can you eat salmon?

hi thanks for the diet but it says dont substitue any food what if I cant eat tuna? any suggestions? Jamie thanks

Hi Jamie, I haven't had a chance to read your profile yet, but I will now. I have a diet that has helped me get beyond this plateau that I've been on for the last couple of months. I absolutely lost weight (5#s in 3 days). You diet for 3 days only, then go back to your regular diet for 4 days. The 3 days were easy and I felt full and satisfied at every meal no matter how big or small. Some meals (like dinner) took me a long time to eat but I did it. I worried about what and how much to eat on the 4 days off, fearing I would overeat and sabotage the entire diet. But, I didn't. It actually felt like my stomach got a little smaller like right after my surgery because I could not go back to eating alot. It also sounds like you have yet to deal with the obese mind or mentality of weight loss. Do you still associate food and comfort; food and feelings? Try this diet: It ABSOLUTELY broke my plateau and my PA said it was ok to try for the 3 days. Cardiac Diet: Day #1 Breakfast 1/2 grapefruit (or grapefruit juice) 1 slice of toast 1 tbsp peanut butter Lunch 1/2 c. tuna 1 slice of toast Coffee or tea Dinner 3 oz of any type meat 1 cup of green beans 1 cup of beets or carrots 1 small apple 1 cup of Vanilla ice cream (yum!) Water Day #2 Breakfast 1 egg 1 Slice Toast 1/2 banana Black coffee or tea Lunch 1 cup cottage cheese or tuna 5 saltine crackers Water Dinner 2 weiners 1 cup broccoli or cabbage 1/2 cup carrots 1/2 cup bananas 1/2 c vanilla ice cream Water Day #3 Breakfast 5 Saltine Crackers 1 Slice of Cheddar Cheese 1 Small apple Coffee or tea Lunch 1 hard boiled egg 1 slice of toast Coffee or tea Dinner 1 cup of tuna 1 cup of green beans or cauliflower 1 cup of cantaloupe Water This diet works on a chemical breakdown and is proven to work. DO NOT VARY or SUBSTITUTE any of the foods. SALT & PEPPER may be used, but NO other seasoning. This diet is to be used (3) three days at a time. In (3) three days, you will lose 10 pounds! After (3) three days of dieting, you can eat your usual foods, but DO NOT OVER EAT!!!! You can have all the water, tea and coffee you want (avoid creamers and sugars in the coffee or only add a little) After 4 days of eating normal, start back on your 3 day diet. This diet is used by the Birmingham Alabama Hospital Cardiac Unit for patients who need to lose lots of weight in a hurry before having heart surgery. You can lose up to 40 pounds in a month. Or so the diet claims. Again, I only noticed 5# immediately after 3 days. My Grandmother tried it and noticed a 16# loss in 10 to 12 days. Maybe after trying this and losing a few pounds, it will build up your will power and self esteem to get on track and keep losing weight. The surgery was only a physical tool to help you lose the weight. It also takes a lot of mental energy for you to sustain and maintain the weight loss. Stop focusing on your problems and focus on the positive things you have accomplished. Sometimes your mind can be your own worse enemy. Good Luck! God Bless!!!

Hi Jamie, We are in the same boat. I agree with Donna we should have gotten therapy before and after surgery. As it is I started light weight I was 233 lbs the day of my surgery and I'm 5' 10". My doctor didn't want me to get "too skinny" so he made my pouch bigger. Why did he do that? I dunno. Now I can eat normal and sometimes I think I even eat too much. Stress and bad habits are not helping me right now. My lowest weight was 177 lbs and right now I'm 200 lbs. I never got to my goal and for the past year I have been gradually gaining. I know is my fault because I don't work out. I try not to drink with my meals but sometimes is so hard not to. The only thing I do religiously is take my multi vitamins twice a day. I forget the calcium sometimes. But I'm getting better. I have tried to do the low carb slim-fast for breakfast but I can't I'm so hungry and I want food in the morning. Just like you I have thought about a revision maybe go to a different doctor and have them check my pouch size. I don't think we are big enough for insurance to cover a revision plus maybe that is only for people with complications. I have inquired about diet pills and someone here mention appettite suppresants but I can't seem to find a place online to buy them. I should be getting insurance again next month and maybe i can convience my PCP to give me a prescription for diet pills. I guess all we can do now is keep trying. Good Luck to you and let me know if you find something that works for you. Hugs, Norma Cantu 242/233/200/170