I cannot do any sweets without dumping so I do not even try. I had a plateau for about 5 weeks so I joined the YMCA and I work out 5 days a week no matter what. THat gives me leway so I can eat a little naughtier and still get my weight loss going again. How much water/protein are you getting? I find if I drink 80-90 ounces of water a day I do not have room for bad stuff. You should drink 1/2 your weight in ounces example I weigh 184 so I drink around 90 oz. a day and I am eating about 70 g of protein a day GOOD LUCK Anna RNY 9-30-04 284~~~184

WOW!!!!!!!! You are doing amazingly. Your wife must love the fact that you can do all the honey due things she wants you to do. Glad you stopped by and I hope things continue to go so good for you. Shannon

WHEN I HAD MY SURGERY,I WAS ON FIRE. I HAVE LOST 83LB I FILL GREAT BUT I HAVE BEEN EATING NOTHING BUT SWEETS FROM DAY ONE, I DON'T EVEN DUMP ANY MORE I NEED HELP YOU GUYS I HAVE BEEN STILL FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS. GIVE ME SOME WORDS TO GET BACK ON TRACK THIS IS NOT ENOUGH WEIGH YET OR IS IT ON TIME !!!!!!!!!!

Hey thats great!!! I too am down 100lbs. Sincew sept. 16th! WOW!!! Almost to my goal. I am losing very slow right now what about you all?? Thanks KIM

Wow! I had to check my calendar to make sure this was 2005 and not the year 1960!! I'm going through a similar problem, but not from the standpoint of someone telling what I can or can not do. My husband believes he's doing everything he's supposed to do when meeting all my needs physically, but emotionally I get zip! He comes home, heads downstairs and hangs out there doing little things here and there. The problem is that he'll be down there until bedtime if I don't say something. It's like he prefers to be alone all the time. I ask him about it, and he says not to take it personally, but I do. Because of him, we have few friends - no friends (he's a nice guy, but not a socially interactive person. I'm socially interactive, but not a nice person), and I have spent most of my marriage building a world with him, around us (11 years), so when he disappears, where the hell does that leave me???? In front of the tv, watching shows that I really don't care about, but are at least entertaining, fogging the mind. Or, finding something to complain about - sometimes valid, sometimes not. Or spending money (this has been a pattern even before I met him, but since the time of our marriage, we've (I've) been dealing with marital/family/sexual issues that are too long to get into) Or getting depressed, and then withdrawing, dreaming about what I really wanted when I got married to him. I know he probably does the same thing. And now, I'm losing weight. I'm getting back the energy I took for granted before meeting him, and seeing the possibility of being even more energetic, more healthy by the end of the year. I love him, but I'm finding myself more intolerant of the way he treats me, dismisses me, hurts me. I guess when I was fat I felt like I didn't deserve any better, but I'm not feeling that way anymore. So... I joined Americorps!!! That's right, I joined with Americorps. Our children are grown and gone, and it's just the two of us. I needed to do something that would give me some space, new perspectives, and a chance to regain some skills that I lost so long ago. It's for a whole year, and I get a relocation allowance, stipend, experience and money at the end of the year. What did my husband say? "If it's what you wanna do." Sigh. I guess I'm thankful, because it makes it easier to go, but at the same time, it would have been nice if he even pretended it was a big deal. He likes to say, "what can I do? If it's what you want, how can I stop it?" Well, that's true, but if he acted like he wanted me to stay, it would make me feel better....if he treated me like he wanted me here -as his wife- I would feel little bad about leaving. But I don't. If anything, I feel angry that he doesn't care enough. Anyway, it's an exciting thing. I get to work on an Indian reservation for a year, helping to collect recipes and history from the elders, along with other tasks, I get 720.00 a month (rent is 250), and at the end of the year I get 1200.00 and a partial grant for school should I want to go back. My friend in California says, "he needs to miss you." That may be true, but just in case it isn't...just in case this is the end of the road for us, I want to know I have a life I move towards at 49 years of age. Just a bit of a vent, with revelations galore! Grace