Try this to jump start you to begin again: How to break a plateau #1 - Do this for 10 days to break a plateau. #2 - Drink 2 quarts of water a day . #3 - You must have 45 grams of protein supplement and all your vitamins/minerals supplements each day. #4 - You may consume up to 3 oz of the following high protein foods, 5x a day . beef pork chicken turkey lamb fish eggs low fat chees ecottage cheese plain yogurt or artificially sweetened Peanut butter Beans/legumes you may also have: sugar free Popsicles tea or coffe esugar free soda sugar free Jell-o sugar free Kool-aid broths/boullion Crystal light drinks #5 - If it's not on the list, you can't have it for 10 days!!!!

Good Luck Kassie, My suregery is also July 18th. I can't wait !!

Anyone else close to this date?

remember why you went through all the pain...you are reacting to the sickness you have been through by using food as we all do....it's the comfort we are looking for... there is no easy fix for emotional eating... first, get into a support group, second, get out those four ounce servings and eat using that egg timer... we all slip and lose ground... but you have to stop and think how badly you want to be able to do the things you can now that you are smaller... also, cut all carbs for at least two weeks ...this will cut the carb cravings out....it's important...good luck

I talked to my nurse at my insurance provider today and was told that I would more than likely be denied but that she would let the physician look it over and tell me for sure tomorrow. She also told me that if my Dr. was a center of excellance physician that they would have automaticly approved me and also that my Dr. was going to become an center of excellance physician on July 14. Because my paperwork was sent in before July 14 and they were having trouble with my 5 years of documented comorbitities that I will be denied, does that suck or what. By the way my insurance is through BCBSNC.