Thanks Deborah. I'm feeling a bit better each day.

i'm eating 4-6oz i think, i've been bad and haven't been weighing things lately. i usually eat off of a saucer plate and can have like a small boneless chicken breast and a tablespoon each of a couple of veggies. i can eat a whole bag of popcorn or a big bowl of salad though, they chew down to practically nothing. the occasional trip to a fast food place usually has me getting a 4 pc. chicken nuggets (mcdonalds) and i just "sample" the fries a bit, maybe 4-5 small ones. when i go to chick-fil-a, i get a 6 pc (their nuggets are actual chunks of breast meat and lightly breaded so i can eat more--they have very few carbs compared to most chicken nuggets too--6 pcs is 3 oz which equals 19g protein, 9 carbs) and then i'll get the fruit cup instead of fries. it's weird, sometimes i'm stuffed after the 6pcs of chicken nuggets and have the fruit for a snack later, but sometimes it seems like the chicken goes right through and i can eat the fruit too. :/ i have slowed down a lot but i have to admit that i've been grazing too much over the holidays. i'm 14 lbs. from my goal weight and it seems like i'll never get there sometimes, i lost 4 lbs. in december. michelle 277/163/150?

Mary Ellen- I am in the same boat as you. After coming out of my malnutrition every lb lost is a serious fight. In fact I will lose 2 lbs then gain a lb, then lose 1/2 lb. Really frustrating. I can eat about maybe a cup of food depending on what it is. I have to avoid crakers too. Bad- bad - bad for me. I really have to watchmy carbs also. More than 90-100 grams a day and I gain. I need to lose 21.5 more lbs to get to gaol and it is driving me crazy. Glad to know I am not alone.

Hi everyone. I haven't ventured over to this board for awhile. I had a bad few months. I found out in November that I had a big marginal ulcer on my anastomosis (connection between pouch and small bowel). It was a stubborn sucker and wouldn't heal so I had to have a revision of my bypass on this past Tuesday. Doc cut out the ulcer and a bit more of intestine. He said the stomach and intestine around the ulcer had hardened. No wonder I couldn't eat anything anymore. So here I am 9 months post op, with a new pouch and new connection. I spent 5 days in the hospital. Turns out my potassium was very low, and I was severely dehydrated. I was on IV drip all that time, and bp was very very low. I gained 17 lbs of fluid this week. ACK! That freaked me out, but I'm sure that it will go away. Hopefully this doesn't mean that I will be suseptable to these types of ulcers. This surgery and recoup feels much worse than the first one, but I think my body was a bit run down this time. Hope everyone has a great new year...and keep up the good work! Eileen

Hi.......I eat to much... I went today and ate a 6 inch tuna sandwhich at subway and then came home and had a protein bar... I find myself grazing alot... I do get in 60oz of protein. I need to lose 12-14 more pds. I am 9 months out and finding that the honeymoon is OVER..... Best of luck Janice 231/149/????????