I have a question to those who are considered morbidly obese, or grossly morbidly obese (yes, I found a site that classified myself as such). To those who are trying to lose in the ballbpark of 100+ pounds, how many calories are u taking in each day? I am in that range and curently trying to lose a minimum of 80 more pounds, though I am well over 100 lbs overweight, and have dropped my calories to the 800-somethings, sometimes even less, and VERY little is happening on the scale. I am not able to exercise much right now due to health & back problems so have cut my calories as low as possible, without always feeling sick & hungry. Would like to hear what others in the same boat are doing.  Thanks a bunch!! :-)

Honestly, I think it all works out to the same thing. Calories in vs calories out. I don't believe in the "starvation mode" idea. Anorexics don't stop losing weight. For me anyway, in the past when I stopped losing weight (during a stall), I got discouraged and gave up. People who have had WLS have no choice but to push through a stall. JMHO

They're a challenge to find! I found them in the refrigerated section of my local Asian supermarket near the tofu and fresh udon noodles.

What is the sugar busters diet like? If it's more a healthier way of eating/living than a diet I bet it'd be good for any 7 yo.

 hmm ive heard of these shiritaki noodles... I want to give them a try as my Dr has heavly recommended the sugar busters diet for my family (thats right its 3 of us who "need" it including my 7 year old!) 
congrats on losing the 3# i am sure the rest will come off!
I need to try a "reset" 

Thanks! The 3 are gone, now I'm working on a few more. I'd like to see if I can slide under 250# for the first time in 20 years. I figure that'd get me firmly into 3X pant - I'm hovering between 3X and 4X at the moment, down from a high of 6X at my highest weight.

Once I'm under 250# (may as well be optimistic) I'm thinking about the 243# the bariatric specialist said he'd have considered to be an excellent long term result if I'd had surgery at 303#.

Tonight's supper was new for us. Not the grilled fish or stir fried veg, but the shiritaki noodles I tossed with the veg. I tried the darker ones with no calories awhile back and was underwhelmed. Tonight we had the white tofu shiritaki noodles (20 calories per serving) and they were just fine. They have no taste of their own and the texture is slightly different than regular pasta, but I can see them being a regular part of our diet.

What new things are you all finding on your plates?