Cute new picture Heidi - you look great!!

Pre-Op: 232 Surgery Day: 229 Current Weight: 159 Total Loss: 70lbs

You know there are as many different approaches to life after RYN as there are people having the surgery. For myself I do live off of 600 calories most days. I however have over 100 grams of protein most days. I do this while exercising twice most days and I don't experience hair loss. The key for me is that I am religious about my vitamins. I have them faithfully without fail! I also have plenty of protein for strength, saiety and nutrition. I also drink my water (not so good at that though). Lastly my calories are nearly fat free (my shakes are 1 gram of fat each) and my other protein is beans (which are less than a gram of fat per serving). I will have a small serving (1/4 cup) of salad (a mixed variety of these types: greens, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, avocados, etc) maybe every other day. I stay away from fruits, breads, junk and the like. I did have a long stall (it came at a time when I increased my serving sizes and was eating some foods that were not helping my body). Since I've gone back to a healthier eating my weight loss has increased. Honestly, other RYN'ers and our NUTs and our DRs can give us great advice, but be sure that how you're eating is 1 what's helping you lose weight and gain strength and 2 is a way in which you can (physically and emotionally) live with each day.... Stay Encouraged, Tiffany

Started at 355 This week at 259 Down 96 lbs. Yahooo.... Been slow the past couple of weeks, but Im still happy

Hi y'all well my week is going ok, started to work out again. starting out slow about 30 min a day..but all is good here. here are my stats. pre-op: 367 lbs day of surgery: 361 lbs surgery date: 8.13.07 today's weight: 278 total loss:-89 lbs total loss since surgery: -83 lbs