Jean, Thanks for your opinion and information. Trust me I took all the pills there are OTC and prescribed. Unfortunately they only worked temporarily and that is what I'm looking for right now. I know that if I get closer to my goal I'm going to do my best to maintain. I had RNY and my surgeon made my pouch bigger than others because he was affraid I was going to get too small. I'm 5' 10" and I was only 242 lbs when I went to see him for the first consultation visit. My BMI was 32.4. By the day of the surgery I was 233 lbs. So he figured that if he did my pouch as small as others I was going to end up being too skinny. Because of his decision and my poor eating habits now I'm anable to loose anymore and I even gained. Yes, I'm not going to lie. I have done horrible with my eating and no I haven't work out in a while. I'm not going to make excuses but I just can't get back on track. I have tried eating better and work out and I can't seem to loose any weight for the past year. That has discouraged me so much and I feel horrible for having this surgery and being one of the many failures. I got so tired of judgemental people here on the main messageboard. Everytime I came to post about my problem and wanted to hear positive things all they did was made me feel worse about myself. That's the reason why I stopped coming to the OH alltogether. I really want to find something that can help me even if is just a jump start. Once I see the scale move it will be different I know it. My last resource is diet pills. I have never stopped taking my multivitamins and calcium. I eat a good amount of protein. I love chicken. I drink at least 64 oz of water. Yes I do eat carbs and I don't work out (working on that) I still don't loose any weight. This is being like this for a year. I understand that there's other people that have a lot more will power and that can handle this a lot better than me. Thanks a lot for your help. Norma Cantu

Donna I have suffered with Thyroid disease for many many years and believe me you do feel nuts until someone tells you that its your thyroid.. Untreated thyroid disease will make you totally loopy!!! I was in college when they discovered mine and that semester my wonderful 4.0 average plummeted to a 2.5 It took over 3 months to get my number right and once they did WOW what a difference. It gets better!!! Debby

I agree with you Jean that it's better to try something different then diet pills. Like I said I took them for a month but from passed exprience they only work for so long and then they stop working. I was being totally honest and up front with her. I hate when people won't answer my questions She asked and I told her what I did but like I said my husband got very upset with me as he don't feel they are healthy. It's so dark and raining out here in my neck of the woods today. Donna

Hi Chelle, That's cool that you work at Sears also. They don't pay a lot but they are like family. I have never worked for a place where everyone is so freindly. My problem is either thyroid, not eating enough and someone pointed out might be gonig through the change of life. I know my thyroid is off as my surgeon checked it but he don't seem concerned about it. I go see my PCP on Monday. I still have my gallbladder and my surgeon said it's not that!! I have been keeping a daily log of what I eat and some days I only eat once a day and even throw that up at times. I need to take calcuim (sp) pills and they are making me throw up, sigh. Donna

Charlotte, I don't think there is any one "correct" time to do it. I think the key is to do it on a regular basis and with all the same conditions each time. So, if you want to weigh yourself every day at 5 pm buck naked, then always weigh yourself at that same tiome, no clothes. I have a personal theory that weighing oneself on a daily basis is a dangerous thing. To me, it is "fat lady" thinking. Worrying about gaining a pound is counter productive in my opinion. And I am all about NEVER being in denial about my weight ever again, so I weigh myself once a week, always first thing in the morning, after going to the bathroom and with no clothes. Once a week is enough time to get a couple pounds gained under control. I left obsessing about my weight behind me on the day I had my RNY. jean