I guess I'll post here too since my post got ousted LOLOL! highest weight: 254 pre-op weight: 221 Surgery date: August 2, 2007 Yesterday's weight: 170 total loss: 84 lbs. I have gotten back on track with my eating habits since the holidays. I was eating a bit more between meals and not drinking as much fluids and I also had been bad about getting my protein drinks in. In the past few days I've really put myself back on the right track and in no time I lost back to where I was before the holidays. My hair loss is also slowing waaaaay down, thank goodness!! I'm losing less than half of what I was two weeks ago. Yippee!! I'm about 40-50 lbs from goal depending on how I look and feel. My ideal weight is 130, but I would like to shoot for 120-125 just to see how I look and feel when I get there. Have a blessed and successful week! God bless!! Brenda

Highest 440 Surgery 405 Last week 324.6 This week 322.0 (-2.6) Total 83 since surgery, 118 since consultation

WTG on the protein, Becca girl!! How are you getting that much in? Share, share, share!! I get 60 to 70 and it's a struggle, so I'm not doing something that you are, lol. I'll check out fitday...thank-you!

100 g of protein a day? HOW?!?!?!? HOW, How, HOW!?? I must know! I think I'm doing good to get around 30g! I've noticed my hair loss seems to have slowed down. (knock on wood) I had very thick hair but I'd say I've lost easily half my hair. Two weeks ago it was so horrible I nearly broke down, but now it's less. Thank God! Clothes are weird. I think my butt and thighs are in a ladies size 16 but my stomach still demands a women's size 20. Pants are vastly different than the last time I wore normal sizes. The styles ride a lot lower on the hip and the zippers are like an inch long. Anything that fits my hips, butt and thighs gives me a major muffin top. Anything that fits my waist makes me look like my bottom half is under a collapsed circus tent. I'm guessing a tummy tuck is not going to be optional and I'm sure my insurance won't pay for it. I have no idea about calories. I drink a protein shake for breakfast and just try to get as much protein as I can at the other two meals. I haven't touched sugar or fried food but I think I'm getting too much fat and when I start eating more I'll have to watch that more. My cholesterol has dropped 100 points. It was high when I was only 20 years old and barely over weight and now it's 154. I'm so excited about that. I just wish I weight that!

I have had blood work 2 times since sugery... I would recomend getting it done at least 2 weeks b4 your appt. The b12 takes a while.