Keep up the good work.... I am so proud of you....you are doing great and you will see results...just give it some time and you will see and you will be so glad you did... Rae

Hello all April brothers and sisters... I have recently read your threads about plateaus....I have the answer for it and it is very worth your time to try it...It works and if you work this the right way...you will be on the weight loss trail once again. I was determined to find a way to break a plateau early if the day would arrive that it has struck me so here goes...listen carefully...it works and you will be amazed and wish to hug everyone around you... Here is what you do.... Start on a Sunday or a Monday! it is vital you start in the beginning of the week.. Get back to the basics...yougurt, your proterin suppliment of choice, broth, jello, pudding, water, water, water, cream soups of all kinds.... For week one of a 4 week basic training.....for exactly 7 days...eat as much as you want of the listed above food choices...nothing more no veggies, no fruit, no sugar, we did it the week after surgery we can do it again...and live... For week two of basic training...eat no more than 1/2 cup per meal 3 times a day of soft food material....tuna,oatmeal, taco meat, mashed tatos, any thing soft, plus all you want from the list from week one of basic training...throoughout the day For week three of basic training...eat no more than 3/4 cup of food 4 times a day of ground food...cereal, chicken, any thing you would consider ground....plus all you want from the week one of basic training...not week two, week one....throughtout the day for week four....eat no more than one cup of food three times a day of any of your desired meals...example....breakfast, 1 scrambled egg half peice of toast 1/2 banana...trust me it fits into a cup...or if you prefer..weigh to eight ounces...no more than eight ounces...per meal...dinner would look like this...for me...1/4 cup meat, 1/4 cup mashed tatos, 1/4 cup green beans...1/4 cup salad....plus all you want from week one of basic training throuhgout the day... Then at the end of week 4....you go right back to week one and start all over again...if you should find your self getting constipated....eat salads...not often...but only limit what you put on it...like one teaspoon of olive oil and some lemon juice...lettuce is a water veggie so it is ok and it is virtually calorie free.... Trust me on this WLS buddies...we all have a common goal and this program will work...it took alot of trial and error to find a plateau buster and this is the real deal...yoou will lose the pounds off of this way if training...and that is what it is...we need to retrain our pouchies to listen to us...I was sick of having to listen to it...i dumped enough and since being on this..well have not dumped since..i have control to use this tool to the best of my ability Give it a try and you will see results....I am here for the support of any one who needs it.... we are all in this together and we can over come...we just need to stick together....feel free to email me or IM me any time you want....ask for my IM info and I will be glad to give it to you...one thing I have learned,,,,,,we can not do this alone... God bless each of my WLS sisters and brothers in the month of April... I think of you often... Best of luck to each of you.... Rae

Christine, You can go back on the April board to 12/21/05 and see the post Rae Ann Coon posted. It looks like this: NOW HEAR THIS!!!! I have what you are looking for!!! The post explains the whole challenge. I have also asked her to repost it so keep looking for it if you can't find it. We would love to have you join us. Post your pre=op weight and your weight as of Monday. Join right in. See you lighter. Joanne

Sue, glad you wanted to join us. Please post your start weight and your weight on Monday so we can keep track. It will be interesting to see how much weight all has lost at the end of the 4 weeks. I tried the fudge recipes and they were great. Thanks!!! See you lighter. Joanne

HELEN REMEMBER EVERY PROTEIN SHAKE YOU DRINK IS COUNTED TOWARDS YOR LIQUID INTAKE...IT IS OK,,,IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE WATER,,,,BU****ER IS NICE....TRY EATING LOTS OF s/f JELLO THROUGH THE DAY,,,THAT IS ALL LIQUID.... GOOD LUCK AND IF YOU ARE GETTING CONSTIPATED IT IS OK TO EAT SALAD...IT IS CONSIDERED A WATER VEGGIE...SO HAVE AT IT....JUST BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT YOU PUT ON IT....A TEASPOON OF OLIVE OIL AND LEMON WILL BE GREAT.. GOOD LUCK RAE