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Dear Patrece, Amalia, and all else who check in,

       It's 10:15 and I am going to take my pills with a protein shake and call it a night. Didn't sleep well during the night, but had a wonderful 4 hour afternoon nap.

    For breakfast I had a fat free no sugar added yogurt and 1/2 cup of Go Lean. I had lunch but for the life of me I can't remember what it was. I remember asking Ellen if she wanted some for lunch, but she was still full from a late breakfast. I know it was a decent food item. For dinner we went out to eat. I had broiled flounder, a small amount of salad with onions and a tiny bit of ranch dressing. Also had 4 small bites of white baked potato with no butter or sour cream. It was fine without it.   Ellen ate well for dinner but then had a chocolate dessert that use to be my favorite.  I took a taste of it from the tip of my spoon and it was so rich I didn't even want to have what was left on the spoon. So all in all, it was a good food day. No exercise at all. Well off to drink that protein.    Mag    

The weight loss always slows after we hit about 3 months out. It slows by about half. This happened with me, and when i talked to my surgeon about it, he told me that and said that it is about the normal way it goes for most RNY patients. but its ok, the loss will continue. I do understand your feelings of wasting your honeymoon period. It is a real fear and concern. When you are able, get back to it. Then keep it in order, because once you are 2 to 3 years out, it will all be up to you to maintain. The surgery doesn't do much at that point except restrict if you do not strectch out your pouch. Gotta get the lifestyle stuff down pat before that, and learn to keep it in place no matter what, but it isn't easy.

I feel confident that this will all be resolved and you will find the drive and ability to do what you need to. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers for that!Once you begin getting more active, that will help too, also eating too little, not getting in the fluids, all contributes to slowing weight loss. Do you think the heat there may just be too much for you, and maybe you need to relocate? I know thats not an easy process either, but may be worth considering.

Hope you are all better very very soon. Big hugs to you.

Thanks my friend,
   I'm so unhappy about all these problems because I'm wasting my precious "honeymoon" period. My sis thinks that once I'm feeling better I will lose at a faster rate again.   Mag

Way to go, Tim!  Keep on truckin!

So yeasterday I had an ok day, but never felt like eating much. We had to go to Denver to pick up Pauls Mom and Dad at the airport, as they were returning home from a visit with their son in Atlanta. The flight was delayed. By the time we dropped them off in the springs, it was 12:45 am. Stopped at a fast food reseraunt on the way home as hubby was hungry. I ate about 7 of his fries, and it set off a terrible cycle of pain and nausea. My tummy was bothering prior to that, and like a fool I listened to paul when he said ZI should try to eat a few fries, as maybe i needed food in my tummy. I WAS SOOOOO SICK and had another 45 minutes to drive us home, which took an hour and 15 minutes as I had to stop 4 times on the way. Today, I still cannot seem to eat. I had a slice of cheese and the pain returned somewhat. So now, its water, ice, and an atkins shake for lunch.

Endoscopy is to be done tomorrow at noon to see if this is an ulcer going on. The pain and stuff last night was different pain tho, not sure what all this is about. Maybe it is worsening...just not sure!?

Used my pedometer yesterday and had just shy of 10,000 steps in for the day 5.4 miles it said, based on my step legnth. So far today 4252 steps in. Feeling like I need a long lazy nap. Have a gfew errands then just might do that.

Hope you all have a great Sunday.