my cycle has definitely changed. and before surgery, my pms was more of a weepy person. now i want to strangle everyone that walks in my path.  this has been every cycle since surgery. Now I am 4 days late i think my husband is going to move out(kidding). I have been a nightmare and it's all from a surge in hormones causing me to get enraged a few times a day and im very short. I hope this evens out soon. 

 You have done such a great job!!! Good for you! You  are always so nice and helpful and supportive on this board and I appreciate it so much. I look forward to reading your posts and responses. Thanks for being such an inspiration to us all. :)

A typical day for me is a protein smoothie for breakfast which gives me 35 grams of protein. 27 from the powder and 8 grams from the milk. a string cheese for snack. meat of some sort for lunch. usually about 1.5 to 2 oz. a protein bar for afternoon snack (these fill me up like crazy) and then dinner is usually some sort of meat and some veggies. same about 1.5 to 2 oz of meat. between the protein shake and protein bar im getting in tons of protein. I was doing no protein shakes at all or protein bars the whole time up until about 2 weeks ago and was not getting near the protein, calories and was losing way slower. Then threw those in instead and it started speeding up. 

For protein shakes im using the bariatric advantage banana flavored powder and adding about a half cup of frozen strawberries and 8 oz of 1% milk. it works! protein bars are zone perfect bars and they are good too (Got those at costco). 

You keep it up too!! I can barely imagine Onederland. I haven't been that small in probably 20 years. amazing! I havent been this small in 15 years. Yay for us!!!

I am so excited today. It seems that once I upped my calories I have been losing a pound a day, even through my monthly cycle. So excited. Thanks for all of your support and for your posts. Even if I rarely post, I read all of the time. Happy Day! 

I am just under 8 weeks out and have noticed the past few weeks that the first few bites or drinks of the day i can feel my stomach is a little upset. Is this someone anyone else remembers having? Not expecting it to be a bad thing. I am just nosey! :) 

 Thanks Cathy! Usually weekends arent a problem for me, but this one is not so great. I know I am due to start in a few days, so I am sure that has something to do with it, too. Hang in there! You are doing great!

Having a tough head hunger day. I know it's because I have eaten more carbs than normal the past few days. I vow to get right back on track. I am still losing steadily, but don't want to risk falling into old habits. Wish me luck!

 LOL! Amen!

Good Job!!! Congratulations!

I have been sticking to the diet and vitamins and am super exhausted. Usually I am a very fast walker, can't sit still. I am moving in slow motion all of the time now. Can't concentrate on anything. Have had no probs from the surgery. Just hoping I will gain energy soon.

 The issue was that our doctor's plan requires no beefier pork ideally for six months. I didn't understand why especially after everything I have read on this forum. Thats why I emailed our dietician for clarification.  I'm so glad I can help, latoya!! Anytime!

 that just sucks! 

I am doing very well. Finally getting some energy. Finally cooking regular food, instead of heating up canned goods, etc. Hoping to see the scale move again. 

I hope you feel better soon. Keep me posted on how it goes. I am sure all is fine. 

 Whoops!!