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jim, thank you for sharing your story. you have been my support on this forum since i started pretty much. i am in the (blame myself for gaining it back what i lost also). i dont wanna ramble because you know i can.....what's done is done. there is nothing that we can do to make us what we (were). What we were then is not whom we are NOW. I would rather have you NOW then you were THEN. you are doing so well. I am so proud of you and your wife is awesome because of her support. FABULOUS. Let's look at today and then tomorrow for all the good it will bring us. YOU are almost there. You are such an inspiration to me. I thank you for that sir.

Awesome, my surgery is August 23rd, can't get here fast enough. Hoping for a smooth recovery!!

glad to hear things went well!!

Next time do somethign really odd - like take in a floaty dog toy and keep throwing it out, and going to go get it...trust me, everyone will avoid looking at you too. This is a random thought and has nothing to do with the neighbors across the street my senior year in college...

one doughnut. i am proud of you. you stopped at one. i say that is an accomplishment.

Protein seems to help me I too have that where I feel really hungry and could just go to town. Let me know what you end up doing cause I too can use the tips!

I find greek yougurt or baked chicken fill me up better than anything. When I drank the shakes I seemed to feel hungry all the time. when I work nights I feel hungry all night long even though Im really not. when I am at home I dont have this problem. I just try to drink more water or tea. hang in there.

What kinds of protein are you eating. If you are supposed to be on solids protein shakes are a bad idea because they slide right through the pouch and don't stick around to give you that full feeling. I personally eat chicken as my primary protein. A canned chicken won't keep you as full as baked chicken. Beef also takes longer to digest so will keep you full longer. This is bandster hell. My doctor does'nt really believe in snacks and says to white knuckle it. If you were to have a snack I would shoot for a something like an oz of chicken breast, low fat cheese stick or maybe low fat cottage cheese.

I just want you to know that I just had my surgery done so I have not heard anything from people that I don't know about losing weight but I have only told 3 people outside my mom and inlaws. Those 3 people would take my secret to their grave but I was talking to my mom the other day before my surgery and found out that she had told several people in my family. When I asked her why she had told people when I had made her promise not to tell anyone and her response was "I thought after you told you girls,(my college girls who came home for the summer) that it was ok to tell people." I called my husband so upset and he let me know that he received a call from his sister about coming down to our house this week but wanted to make sure it was ok since I was having surgery. So not only did my own mom tell people but my mother in law called my sister in laws and told them too. Now the secret I did not want anyone to know about except the people I told my entire family on both sides know. I have to say i was very hurt and Im still not over it but Im moving on now since it does not help me any staying mad at them. Hope you are working on forgiving too. Some people cant be trusted with secrets. Live and learn I guess.

So sorry for your struggle emlefe. I have a friend who was housebound and started her exercise program sitting in her chair and curling canned goods. She eventually worked her way up to walking and other modes of free exercise. She has been on disability for many years, so her options were limited, too. Try to replace those negative thoughts with positive ones. This is only temporary and things will get better. Wishing you WELL!