I am finally 223 lbs. again. I think 7 weeks ago I was 230 so I am losing 1 lb. a week. It is going to be a slow journey to onederland. I do feel better though. I like the simplicity of dotting. I think some of my serving sizes are a little bigger

I lost another pound this week (224 lbs.). I knew this was going to be a marathon. On the other hand I haven't seen 223 lbs. in years! Dotting my food servings is easy. Tri

I am starting my 4th week bot. I am filling in dots on my dot diet sheet for a little over a week. I have to standardize the serving size of each food group so that I don't eat too many calories. I am finding a starch serving is 80 to 100 calories,

I am finishing 3 weeks bot today. I am down 5 lbs. I decided to follow the dot diet (3 servings of protein, dairy, starch, fruit, veggies and fat). I decided to eat every hour or 2 (at the rate of 1 dot per hour) after I read of a woman ate all day

I am adding 5 exercise dots to the dot diet plan so that I get a 1 hour workout spread though out the day. If it is good enough for the Mayo clinic I have to make it official for me. I am once again 225 lbs. That is 5 lbs. in the past few weeks. I

I am stalling. Is it the dot diet? Is it a stall? Am I not moving enough? Am I eating too many calories? Today I thought I'd track my actual food calories, also fill in my dot diet sheet and track my exercise. Hopefully this is just a stall after

Exercise: Are you all or nothing?
Don't have time for a full 60-minute workout? Don't sweat it. Divide and conquer. Shorter spurts of exercise, such as 10 minutes of walking spaced throughout the day, offer benefits, too. The ke

I have been dotting for almost a week. I really like eating all day. It would not be for most rny's but for me it works. I got my flu shot today. I am really tired this afternoon, but I had the flu a couple of years ago and I will never miss my flu

It is 9:30 am and I am due for a serving of food. I feel nothing in my gut, but I am not starving either...just comfortable. I have had 3 dots so far today: protein, starch and fruit. I like the flexibility of choosing a food group each hour rather t

I can't believe it is easier to eat all day. I guess it makes sense. By eating small amounts every hour, I am not getting the blood sugar's rise and fall as food slides quickly through my pouch, stoma and intestines. At 3 pm, for example, I ate a pe