Thank you i feel good about it. As far as how much food. I dont measure in cups but what i do is oz. So if i am making salmon i will make 4 oz and i can eat all that and then also some veggies. When i eat salad i put 4 oz of chicken in it and i can eat a whole bunch of lettuce with it. I could never eat a cup of chicken or salmon or any kind of meat I think. Salad, Veggies, Soup, Chips pretzels etc i can eat a lot more than a cup. I think it matters how it breaks up and goes through. I can eat a 8 oz protien drink in 20 min no problem. Again its liquid and it goes right through... As far as meals.. Email me directly and I will send you a bunch of great ones. That is great that you and hubby did this together. It must be nice to have constant support.

Check out this website and click on CALORIE NEEDS FOR WOMEN 18+. (it's in BLUE) You'll find that you probably aren't eating enough. Then your body goes into starvation mode...etc etc...if I find something that explains the whole starvation mode idea, I'll send it to you. It sounds all wrong, but we need a certain amt of calories to lose wt and too little calories can make you hang on to the wt. Nice to know though huh! http://www.annecollins.com/calories/calorie-needs-women.htm Take care, Kristen

I agree with the other replies this is a life long struggle. I was 336 at time of surgery and now im 185. I feel I should of lost a lot more but I didnt but I also was not following hte rules as i should. Which is ok in the start because your losing anyway but now im on the final stretch and i fight to lose every lbs. I feel like i could eat all day and nothing botheres me either. I feel like a failuer because I didnt lose as much as most people. Then i try to stop and think about where I came from to where I am now and how different I feel. I am not a failure. We were all overweight for a reason and like myself we have to try not to fall back into our old habits. I know that is a struggle for me everyday but look how far we came we cant go back. I wont let myself and you shouldnt either. I am right now setting small tiny goals for myself. Like 180 is my next goal I am not looking beyong that.. Then it will be 170 down to hopefully 150. I know this is going to take time but I am determined to get there. We are all here to support one another WE CAN DO THIS : )

So far today, almost 1600. I'm 5'9 and 165 lbs. The night's still young and I'll be awake all night on call....so who knows what else I can cram down my mouth! (Hoping NOT too, but I get worse and worse the later it gets!) I use fitday.com when I start to feel like I'm getting out of control. (like today with 7 thumbprint cookies throughout the day) And as for protein, I got in enough for today, but I do eat all other types of food, including cookies. Damn cookies...food of the devil! GRR! How many calories have you had today? ~~Kristen

I'm so excited to find someone that is where I am. I'm happy for everyone else, and like to read about all thier success, but its depressing when the scales haven't moved for me since I was 6 months post op. I'm still happy I had it done but very discouraged that I'm no where near my goal. Cat Scans were done and of course they came back normal. Now PCP wants a flex sig to check colon, and he's concerned about elevated Thyroid functions tests. Surgeon still wants me to go to Hemotologist for Iron being low, but I feel fine. I've tried everything, all protein, little protien, no carbs, lots of exercise ( but now it hurts with that pain) I've lost 5lbs since Oct 280/205 RNY 11/04/03 size 28/size 14 Goal 150 Any sugesstions would be greatly appreciated I'll try anything (been looking at diet pills again lately) Belinda [email protected] give me your e-mail we'll keep in touch!!