I'm shrinking away to nothing...

That's good. Because right now I have major chicken neck and I'm only 34.

I had to stay out of the woods for a couple of Thanksgivings.

I didn't wait: At my age even if there was some adjustment it wouldn't be enough. Like Grim I had to be careful at Thanksgiving. I had a facelift (and TT). They were well worth the cost which was less than I expected (I decided to do it when I had the consultation and realized it was pretty close in $ to the driveway we put in last year - I figured I was worth a driveway).

I know of some herbal appetite stimulants that really work well. They're even 100% legal in some states!

I still don't like food much, but the malabsorption went away in year three and the ability to gain weight came back. Staying at goal is a struggle now.

I was shopping for swimsuits today and yearning for that year when size zero was too big.

I wish I had five dollars for every post I have read like this over the years. Seriously. Enjoy it now, because when your malabsorption honeymoon ends, you will look back at this and shake your head. Really. And, this is coming from someone who hasn't yet dealt with any regain -- I promise you, you will not disappear. Your new challenge will be to keep from being the statistical norm of bounce back.

You do need to suck it up and find a way to eat the correct amount of protein. That's part of the "work" of learning to change our relationship with food: it doesn't matter if you "like" it or not. Food is no different than medication or supplements. You intake it to make your body run correctly... not for a pleasing pass-time. Eating food for enjoyment/fun/entertainment is the obese person's way of seeing food.

What everyone before me has said is 100% accurate. Also, as an added reassertion: my husband is 5'10.5" and ranges from 150 to 158. He is not "skinny" and has in fact, an absolutely perfect BMI.

Taking a wild guess at your age, this chart shows you to be smack dab in the middle of "normal" or "healthy" on the age- and sex-adjusted BMI chart. I'm tempted to call shenanigans on your assertion that you are too thin.

Agreeing with what has been said... I am sure you are 'thin' but 'too thin' is different. BMI is generic, so if you are really concerned go find a place to have a bodyfat Dexascan. That will give you the most accurate measurement of your bodyfat.

Go get a few snicker bars that will help with stopping the weight loss. Full size ones not the mini one bite things. You can always add some chips and salsa along with the snickers.

I always thought the big ones were the One Bite size.