I'm like you, not dumping is a good and bad thing. By not doing it, I worry if I will test the limits. The good thing is, while I do not dump, I do feel crappy for a bit so maybe it is a good compromise

Yea the stalling thing SUCKS. i too work very ****y hours...{well with 3jobs an all its hard to have "good" hours haha}.....i am actually going to do the 5day pouch test with my coworker....we are starting tomorrow as a matter of fact cus we both work the 7am-10pm shift....so we have each other for motivation. Water is a major issue though, i mean i havnt really been a good tracker of anything {as in food or water} but im thinking that atleast if i have a whole med ice coffee and c few bottles of water throughout the day im fine.... its hard though i know. i wouldnt worry too much, you just need to get urself back into a routine keep up the good work!!

I seem to be reading the same from almost everyone on this page about the stalling. I have been pretty much the same weight since December and let me just tell you that it is very frustrating. I am going to try the 5 day thing and see if I can get that to start something up for me. I think my problem is truly that I maybe don't eat enough. I work very odd hours (10pm-6am) and find myself maybe snacking throughout the nite rather than "eating a meal". I also am very much aware that I don't get in enough H2O in my daily routine. I have just made a goal with a friend of mine that we were gonna start getting in 64oz of H2O a day and see if that will jumpstart something. I know I havn't really said anything in this post that hasn't already been said in other posts but you all must know that it is 313am and I am sitting at work trying with all that I am to just stay awake and by typing you my issues, I am thinking it is helping. Good luck to all that are in the same boat as me with this darn stall. Lets work our way through this together. Day of surg. weight 237 todays weight 161 mini goal 155 long term goal 140 Total lost to date 76pds.

yea i had a few drinks on a ski trip i just went on...made me nervous b/c i too wus told to wait 6months....so when i got my clearance i jumped right into it. Took it slow with wine at first....but then mixed OJ/dietsprite/bicardi limon.....surprisingly it didnt make me sick at all.....it wus VERY good actually. Sucks cuz the juicy drinks i used to sip on im sure i wont be able to tolerate anymore....so kinda scared to try em haha. oh well....no biggie was just curious how the other 6monthers are doing with it.... thank u!

Just curious to see how you handled it if u did.....