I went off on my boss the other day. I walked away from a conference call to calm down and then blasted him upon return. He thought I had lost my ever lovin' mind. So, I apologized for the outburst...not for what I said. My OB/GYN told me that I might have to start taking estrogen once I lost 50lbs. After reading your post and thinking about how I reacted to my dimwit boss...I need to call her. Chauncine

I drink these for breakfast every morning while driving in the car *yes I know that's a no-no* I LOVE them!

Slow losers, I share your pain. I may have uncovered my cause this week. At our recent support group meeting one of the ladies who has lost over 90lbs in 4 months shared that she is only eating 600 calories and getting all of her protein from her food. My Muscle Milk with 8oz of skim milk has 410 calories with 42g of protein. Imagine, what 2x per day was doing to my weightloss? I'm now going to look into other protein shakes and/or sources. I have since downloaded a program to my Palm from CalorieKing.com (they have a web-based program). I have dropped 6lbs this week by making sure I'm between 1000 and 1200 calories with at least 80 grams of protein I find myself constantly checking everything now for hidden calories and carbs. I am also kicking up my exercise to 6 days a week. This program suggests weighing yourself every day. Which can cause insanity. When I broke my plateau I was overjoyed...now that the water weight is coming on I'm dying. Keep encouraged and stay focused. Everyone's weightloss journey is different. I'd rather lose slow and retain skin elasticity than drop it quickly and look like a bald bag of skin. Chauncine ~60lbs (10lbs pre-op)

All, I tried one of the Lemon Chews this morning and it was wonderful. I don't like the taste of chocolate Viactiv. I got a tip from a visiting dietician. I told her that my program says to chew on Tums. I know that we need calcium citrate not carbonate. She suggested that I go ahead and use the citrate pills I purchased from GNC. I drop two in my pitcher of Crystal lite and they dissolve throughout the day. I find myself putting one in my bottle of Propel and having to shake it a few times to make sure it doesn't settle at the bottom. The beverage is a little cloudy but I know that I'm getting the right type of calcium. Chauncine

I think we all compare ourselves to others. I know I do... I am down 46 lb., not including the 11 I lost before surgery. I see people who have lost 60, 70, 80 lb. and 26 inches by now, and I get discouraged... I don't even seem to be losing that many inches; at least it seems that way to me. I am able to wear a lot of smaller clothes I have, but I can still wear many of my "big" clothes, too! People who started out at a size 30 can wear 18-20s??? I can't get into an 18-20!!!! *sigh* And some of these people claim they don't exercise at all!!! EEEK!!! I go 3-4 days a week for 1.25 hours of cardio and weight training each time! I am just going to chalk all this up to each of us being different. I see my surgeon on Friday, and, hopefully, he will be satisfied with my loss. I want to believe that none of us are "typical," and that we all will lose at our own pace. Do you think that is possibly true? Pat