Updates...Progress Reports...

1. Pre-op/Current/Goal? 259/154/130 I'm 5'4" tall and in a size 12. I really want to see a size 8! People are starting to tell me that I don't need to lose any more weight, which is totally not true. These people are always thinner than I am. I guess they don't want me to catch up. hehe Even if I don't lose another pound, I would still have this surgery again in a heartbeat. It hasn't solved all of life's problems, but I sure feel better! 2. What are you eating on a regular basis? Protein Supplement (unjury or nectar), Cheese sticks, dried pineapple, pretty much anything I want except sugar or chips. I eat out at lunch most days, but I avoid fast food. Things I really enjoy but not daily - popcorn, SF Dreyers Neopolitan Ice Cream, and SF Snackwell Shortbread or lemon cookies 3. Any regrets/complications/issues? No regrets and zero complications! Praise God! 4. How are you doing on vitamins and protein? I'm like a drill sergeant Mon - Fri, but on the weekends I'm a little lax. 5. Any advice? For pre-ops, do your homework before you decide to do this! Don't go into it thinking it's the easy way out. For post-ops, remember to exercise and that this is a total lifestyle change!

Hi all, 1.288/178/170 2.nothing the last few days got a touch of something....not too much fun, but cleaned out my insides...lol 3.no problems 4.protein is great, but vitamins...keep forgetting until I fall into bed at night. 5.not much.....but do what u feel is right? Brooke

1. Pre-op/Current/Goal? Pre-op 315 as you know the last time I would get on a scale Current 180 this was where my doctor said would be ok Goal I really don't have a goal. Coming from way over 315lbs. I already think I look good. Plus I'm 5' 6 1/2" 2. What are you eating on a regularly basis? Any thing that doesn't eat me first. I have been pretty good in the controlling the amounts. I have tried tiny teeny bits of sugar but am afraid to go hog wild. Sugar was my down fall. I don't deny me any thing. The worst habit I do have, if I think I had two many little bites of sugar I will spit it back out. I know thats just down right NASTY. I have a chocolate protein drink mixed into my coffee every morning and sometimes at night when I think I want sweets I make a 4oz chocolate protein drink. Then I am good to go 3. Any regrets/complications/issues? I need to have my shoulder replaced on Dec 6. They wanted me to stop loosing so I would heal right. I wonder if and how much more I would have lost by now if I had not started to eat carbs to hold where I am now. I HATE my sagging chicken thighs. I feel my bat wings are bigger than my thighs. My mom just had to have a bypass last Monday so would I do this again????? In a heart beat. 4. How are you doing on vitamins and protein? I am good about the vitamins and protein. I just felt like I traded in my old meds for new better ones. 5. Any advice? I tell people that think this will change your dating life it won't. Will it give you a better chance of a longer life it will. I was already a happy person with all the hard knots life threw at me and this sugery didn't make me a happy person. It just helped me to live life a whole lot better

Hi there , here it goes Pre opt 417/246/anything under 200 I am able to eat almost anything, Have stayed away from sugar completely. But am eating carbs.. southbeach protien bars for breakfast lean cuisuin for lunch and alittle bit of whatever hubby is having, chicken veggies Still can't do steak very well. no regrets at all. Vitamins great, not so great with protein.. Wish I had it done years ago.. Lynn

1. Pre-op/Current/Goal? 220 / 138 / 135 2. What are you eating on a regularly basis? Almost anything but in moderation Breakfast: Usually veggie Omelette, Lunch: Soup or Meat& Veggies, Dinner: Whatever I can find. 3. Any regrets/complications/issues? NO regrets, NO complications, Carbs are creeping back and I want them to stay away! 4. How are you doing on vitamins and protein? I take my Vitamins religiously! Protein is so so. I get all from my food sources at this time. 5. Any advice? Keep coming here for validations and to keep yourself in check...

Good idea 1.365/171/guess I am there 2.stallone protein pudding for breakfast, chicken, apple, eggs, cheese, dessert protein 3. no regrets, had a few early complications, always constipation issues no matter what I try. 4. faithful 5. stay away from sugar at all costs and keep trying to leave time between bites

. Pre-op/Current/Goal? 289/185/165 2. What are you eating on a regularly basis? eggs/lots of protein (steak, ground beef and turkey), fish, cheese 3. Any regrets/complications/issues? no issues, regrets or complications (thank God!) 4. How are you doing on vitamins and protein? I am absolutely religious about taking all my vitamins and i take 2-3 protein shakes a day.. i am obsessed with doing this correctly. 5. Any advice? do your homework prior to surgery and stay vigilant after! this is a lifestyle change forever and it can be dangerous if you don't follow the rules. i also exercise 4-6 days a week. am i neurotic about it? yes, probably but it has been great for me and i'm very thankful.

1. Pre-op/Current/Goal? 271/149/155 (Doc's goal). My weight loss really slowed down for awhile, but has picked back up again. I'm actually starting to get a little nervous about losing too much! 2. What are you eating on a regular basis? Breakfast is nearly always the same: 12 oz. of V8 juice and 1 Atkins Advantage shake. Lunch and dinner are usually some meat (must be moist) and a low-GI-vegie. I snack on sunflower seeds all day and drink lots of Propel fitness water. I do have an occasional diet caffeine-free coke (flat) and SF cookies or candy. I dump more on fats than sugars and on too much sugar alcohol. 3. Any regrets/complications/issues? No regrets! I have gone from 17 regular prescription meds to 4. I carry around before and after med lists rather than before and after pictures. The first 4 months were horrible (ulcers and nausea); the next 5 months were much better; the last month has been horrible again. I think I may have another ulcer. I am TERRIBLE about exercise (hate it, in fact), but that hasn't seemed to slow my weight loss down. 4. How are you doing on vitamins and protein? No problems - I take my vitamins faithfully. 5. Any advice? Just be prepared for the inconsistent reactions to food - some days I can eat just about anything, but the next day the same foods might make me sick. Also, it has helped me remember to take my vitamins by sorting them into a magnetic pill holder and attaching them to my computer stand, right in front of my nose.

I love reading all the updates. They help keep me motivated. 1 - 238.6/136/122 I'm 57 and 5'1/2". I am past my surgeon's goal of a BMI in the low 30's. I'm in a size 4 and would be happy at this weight but would really like to lose the fat bulge above my belly button. 2 - Oatmeal and Protein Delight for breakfast Veggies and meat or cottage cheese for lunch Acheiv 1 snack Veggies and meat, meat soups, eggs for supper Protein Delight or Acheiv 1 before bed Very occasional 100 cal bag of popcorn Way too many pumpkin seeds No sugar, no bread, very little red meat I dump on small amount of sugar (1 tablespoon of sweet/sour dressing) and I dump on too much fat (1/3 cup of mixed nuts) 3 - No regrets, no complications. Issues - I'm worried about regain. I barely exercise. I spend too much money on me (shopping transference addiction). 4 - I use those weekly pill boxes and fill them once a week. Then I dump them daily into a small dish so I can keep track of them. I might miss an occasional calcium or iron pill, but for the most part take everything I need. Right now I still do 2-3 protein drinks a day and will continue til I use up what I have on hand. I will continue with the Acheiv 1's cause I LOVE THEM!! 5 - Advice - continue with support groups, OH forum, dr's appts. It keeps you on track. Corrine

Ya'll make me feel like I eat too much. I drink an Isopure protein shake EVERY morning (with skim milk) (I love them). I don't eat again until lunch when I have something like Wendy's Chilli, tuna or egg salad, or cheese with a couple of whole wheat crackers. I love no sugar added peanut butter and will snack on that and almonds if hungry later afternoon. For dinner, I usually have another protein drink and then maybe some more almonds/peanut butter. I feel like I eat way too many almonds. I pour myself two ounces every morning into a container and that's what I eat from. Anyway, some days I seem to be lot hungrier than other days. I'm thrilled with the surgery and weight loss and the way I feel, etc. I'm only afraid that I'll eventually regain and that maybe I eat too much and will stretch the new pouch. But we're all in this together, I'm sure some of you feel that way sometimes too. Does it sound like I eat too much?