Hello, I can eat 3/4 of a weigh****chers meal, a wendy's small chili, a junior beef, with 1/2 a bun I can have a bowl of raisen bran with bannan, it all depends on the day though, as sometimes I can eat the meal, and others a few bites. I really should measure, cuz I feel at ttiems I can eat to much. But on the other hand, if I dont, I am starving... it's so hard.. Gloria

Oh, I hear ya with the scale obsession. I was obsessed (still am) but I have my daughter hide it. She brings it out on monday nights so I can weigh in on tuesday mornings and I also have her bring it out on the 14th of the month so that I can weigh in on my anniversary day. If she forgets to hide it, I find myself right back on it the next morning. Like you, it seems to not come off as quick when I weighed everyday. I'm doing well. Down 82lbs. I'm having a problem with snacking when I'm not even hungry, but most of the time chose good foods....but still, it's a matter of going back to old habits and that is scary. I feel good about the weight-loss, but I'm not seeing it. All I'm seeing is the big roll of fat hanging down in front of me. I seem to be losing all my weight on the top half of my body.....I can't wait to lose some of this flabby stomach. I excercise 5 days a week doing cardio and weight lifting. Hope everyone else is doing well. It's nice to sit and read about other people who have had surgery right around the same time and how they are doing. Keep up the good work everyone. Brenda

I've had red wine a few times. I get tipsy faster and sober up quickly. I feel off afterwards. Cheap wine bothers my stomach and sometimes the smell or thought of it makes me nauseous. I never have any when I drink, mostly in business social environments and not more than a glass if even that much. I do not see any stalls associated with this. Tiffany

It seems that my obsession with food has now turned into an obsession with the scale!!! The bad news is that the more I weigh myself the slower I seem to lose weight LOL So, why can't I stay off the scale you ask.... I DON'T KNOW. I just called my daughter @ home and asked her to hide the darn thing and only let me weigh once a week...and that's final. OK...now that I have that out of the way. How is everyone doing. Confession time...what are you having problems with? What is/are your weakness(s)? How do you feel about your weight loss progression? We have been too quiet...come out come out wherever you are LOL! Tanya 328/248/???

My surgeon handed me several scripts when I was discharged from the hospital. Among which, was a 6 mon. supply of Prevacid. Did anybody else get this? Are we 'spose to stop at 6 mos? What did your Doc say?