Feeling a little lost...

J-Mac also sometimes you need to go back on liquid diet for a day to give your stoma a rest after getting sick. This gives any swelling a chance to decrease before introducing more food if not it can be a vicious circle. Remember very small bites, chew 25+ times and slow down everything inside is still healing. One way to make sure your eating slowly is use a childs spoon and it might be a little to early for crackers. C'ya Bob

3 weeks seems to be the most common stall area. I stalled for almost a week there. just try to stay on track and not focus on the numbers. how are the clothes fitting, they still be falling off, you'll still lose inches. Just stick to the plan and the stall will break.

 J-Mac, I wouldn't give the "stall" a second thought. It's common and you've barely begun. Your bod's going through alot.

My doc didn't let me have any food other than s-f popsicles, broth, and protein drinks for weeks. Then I moved on to an egg scrambled with a bit of low-fat cottage cheese. One per day plus two protein drinks. I could not and was not supposed to or expected to finish everything. My first really unpleasant dumping-foamy time experience was with tuna. So maybe try some other source of protein this early out.

Bottom line: Try to relax. Doubts and insecurity are common for many of us, and a bit of impatience. This is not a contest, so don't compare your weight loss to anyone else's. In a few months, you'll look back at this frustrating period and realize it is par for the course AND you are doing fine.

Hang in there.

It's possible that I'm eating too fast... I find myself watching TV when I eat and that's no good because then I dont focus on how I'm eating...

Along with all the other stuff, you already mentioned you are going to try sitting at the table. Congratulations for making a good choice. I ate more sitting in front of the boob tube because I wasn't paying attention.

Also see the doc if it continbues get checked out