I eat protein....yes, other things as well, but protein will help stabilize blood sugar....fruits have sugar....some more than others... For me, when I get shaky, I eat a piece of cheese, a protein bar (no sugar), drink a protein drink, an egg, beef jerky, etc, etc, etc...you get the idea.... I do eat nuts on occasion...I know small amounts are good for me...but I find the nutritonal content to be a bit scary with all the fat..also, I have a hard time stopping at a handful..so yes, I do eat nuts, but only about once per week. I MUST eat before I go to bed, otherwise I feel like crap when I wake up, which is at 4:30 am during the week....I eat at least 6 meals per day and the last one is right before bed....also, a carb that I love is oatmeal w/milk....I do eat it several times per week... Also, not sure if others have this problem, but when my bloodsugar drops I have NO control over what I eat...I just know that if I don't eat something quick, I will kill someone....typically I am very easy to get along with, etc., when my sugar goes down, I am intensely cranky...my poor husband.... We love to take drives...all of a sudden he will say...lets stop and get something to eat...later he will tease me that he thought his body was going to be found in a roadside ditch....but I didn't say anything I will reply...he says....I know, but you are sitting there, with a nasty look on your face and I know what comes next....short impatience followed by nastiness....geez, so much for being easy going...LOL Anyway, I try very hard to keep an eye on the clock...although my body does a good job of letting me know.... Best wishes, RAE

Thanks Rae, do you focus on eating nuts and vegies every few hours, or what do you eat? I'm having a really hard time figuring out what to eat. I have been waking up in a sweat around 3:00 a.m and tonight I ate some fruit. I go to see the doctor Saturday. Dianne

Doesn't seem to matter what kind of carbs they are. The worst is white flour. Bagel, bread, chips, noodles. You know, the things we shouldn't have. I can do just a tiny bit of rice or potatoes & fruit is ok most of the time. I'm have difficulty losing my last 40 pounds. Sure wish I could get it going again.

what a fun wow moment! Toni

hi everyone! I posted this on the main board last night and wanted to share it with you too. I had to go see a specialist in St. Louis today for a non WLS problem, this is a 4 hour drive but because I am a veteran, I can get a free van ride for the majority of the way, I just had to drive to the VA hospital (75 miles) and board a van with other veterans going up to the big city VA hospital. well I had an appointment at a regular hospital so after the driver dropped off the other veterans at John Cochrans hospital, he drove me the 3 miles to Washington University hospital, one the way there we were talking and I brought up that I cant take naps anymore, that if I try to lay down, my mind will be going too fast and I have to get up and do something, like weed the garden, wash some clothes etc... the driver asked if I took anything to help me sleep and I explained to him that the reason I do this is because i have so much energy since I lost 130 pounds with GBS, Well thankfully we were at a red light, he twisted aound in his seat and looked at me, his jaw actually dropped! He stated that "You have no sagging skin" and "I would never have imagined you as a heavy person" I told him that I used to take the van a few years ago and did he remember me, he said NO, I asked if he remembered the day his wifes daughter had her baby and the lady riding the van who was crocheting. He said he did remember a lady crocheting but could not remember what she looked like.... well i pulled out my BEFORE picture and he was just floored! he kept saying how he would never had guessed that lady was me. so i had a good day, it was long and i am really tired but it was a good day. Donna 277/150ish