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I am so happy to find you all. I was sent an e-mail telling me about the Januray 2006 board. I had my surgery 1-11-2006. I feel I am loosing slowly. I have lost 70 lbs. So I am about 6 months 2 week out. I stopped loosing for a few weeks and it so hard. I will be turning 60 in Sept and I have wondered if that is part of the slow weight loss? Please tell me what you are eating and give me some good tips. I will am so happy to find this site.

Welcome to the board Joyce!! I hope you find it every bit as supportive as I do. I think we all have hit plateaus on this board. Last month I was on a 3 month stall and had to seriously go back over and take a hard look at what I was eating. Turns out I wasn't eating enough protein. I upped my protein significantly, and 8 more pounds fell off. Remember, plateaus are not a bad thing (at least this is what I tell myself when I'm ready to throw the scale out the window). It's your body trying to find a "baseline" so that it can start losing again. Susan

Joyce...Welcome to the board! Try not to worry about the "slow" weight loss! I had surgery Jan 30th and since surgery I have lost 69 pounds. I previously lost 30 for surgery so I am down a total of 99 pounds. I think my weight loss was slow but remember you didn't gain it all overnight. So eventually it will come off. I try and get in 60 grams of protein and stay away from carbs and sugars. I drink only coffe/ water and diet snapple! I never count my calories but rather try for the higher proteins. Have you measured your weightloss inches? I have lost 68 total inches. I just turned 41 at the beginning of July. ~~hugs and well wishes~~ Chris

Hi Joyce, I think you and I talked just after we had our surgeries with Dr. Garth. Welcome to the Jan Board. This is a great board. Check out my post yesterday regarding an upcoming Houston lunch. God Bless! Jen

Hi Joyce So glad you've found us Sending hugs, Ronna

welcome! this is a nice board with lovely members----glad to have you here. i eat most things--just try to avoid bread, rice, pasta and do less sugar and fat----i eat a lot less, but I feel I eat a fairly normal variety! i do fight the snack demons, though! Cathy

There are plenty of us who are between 70 and 80 pounds lost. Don't fret...it's going down. I am 48 and have lost 78.5 pounds...I still have 50-60 to go...but don't we feel just great anyway!