I am currently on a stall, the first one that I know about. I am not quite 1/2 way yet but I am working on it. Even though I say I on stall....I am losing inches! I am finally allowed to be up and moving around so I am getting some muscle instead of fat cells. But I will start losing again....soon I hope

Wondering how my fellow March buddies are doing this week. How much have you lost so far. Have you ran into any stalls along the way. I have now lost 51 lbs. 1/2 of my excess weight. Yippie. I have had 3 stalls along the way that lasted 7 to 10 days. Currently I am losing about an average of 2 lbs per week. What about you? Brenda

Well thanks, I definitely feel a lot better - physically and emotionally. And I wish I ran 2 miles in 15 minutes. I run at a 15 minute/mile pace, so for me 2 miles = 30 minutes. Not exactly an olympic record!! I did run almost 3 miles yesterday. Still slow, but a little more stamina. Oh, by the way, I looked at your virtual model and made one of my own. It is super fun! Man, are we gonna look good!

Hi Wendy, Today is my first day posting here as well. .. I usually post at a different website. ANYWHO. . . . You asked what you might be doing wrong. . probably nothing. Our bodies work at different speeds in losing the weight. You will be at the same place as every one else in 2 years time :). That is the important thing. However, I saw you get about 1,000 calories a day. I don't get anywhere near that. . . I eat between 400 and 550 a day. That includes my liquid protein--which I drink mostly :). If you feel you are having problems, you could easily try a liquid protein train for a couple days. That is basically drinking protein drinks for a few days. I am actually doing that right now. I started today and I'm hoping to do 3-4 days. I'll get there and see how I do from that. I haven't stalled yet, but I noticed myself just blah, so I wanted to shake it up a bit. My favorites are protein bullets (42g protein each), elite chocolate mint, elite chocolate. . . those are what I drink right now. Before surgery, I loved some of the nectars--green apple, carribbean cooler, twisted cherry, but right now, they are too much for me, so I stick to some of the other stuff. Just an idea to beat that plateau you might be on. . . plus, it also reinergerizes your body and helps detox you of all the carbs and such. It's a great idea :).

PROTEIN :). I get at least 100 grams of protein a day. I drink 2-3 shakes a day--usually 1 or 2 protein bullets (42g each) a day. I strive for everything with protein in it :). I will 4 months on March 19 and my hair has actually grown and gotten thicker :). When I went in for my 3 month check up at the surgeon's, they were impressed how much better my hair looked since before surgery. IN fact, they had put me on ZINC to help minimize the hair loss, but I quit taking it because the protein itself seemed to be doing the trick :). So, you can always add zinc into your list of vitamins/calcium to take. . . it's a pretty small pill to take. I know I am coming to the beginning of the "phase of hair loss", so hopefully I don't have any problems. I have hope though with all the new growth I am having :). I hope you can figure it out so that you don't keep losing your hair. . .