MissAMcCoy

oh girl i feel you! i am a slow loser, and let me tell you, you look wonderful! congrats!!!

I had surgery 10-18-11 and have only lost 32ish lbs. I lost 25lbs right off the bat and the rest has been verrryyyy slow. I am paranoid that I stretched my stomach out somehow, not sure how considering the amount of food I can take in, but hey, anythings possible right? I can eat and drink pretty much anything which I think is my own worst enemy. I keep resorting back to comfort foods. Does anyone have any advice on what to do, I could use all the help I can get!!

Thank ya'll for your help! Those pampered chef bowels are a wonderful idea! Have you heard of anyone trying the Bendo/Bento boxes on Amazon that Eggface uses? It's basically a lunchbox with interchangeable compartments. She gives different recipes that are WLS friendly too on her website. I am starting back to school in January so the portioned out/storage cups will come in handy since I won't have the comforts of my kitchen close by! I had a Protein shake for Breakfast so we will see how this works!

Oh I know I wish I couldn't eat basically anything! I hadn't been keeping up with my calories but I just downloaded the my fitness pal earlier today. And according to it, I have been getting in around 400-500/day so I will try upping it as well!~ We can get this slow losing business figured out

I usually eat 2 meals a day and snack once or twice. I have been drinking mostly tea with Splenda and Water. I was hooked on crystal lite at first but really don't like it as much anymore. I think I burned myself out on it for a while! Does it matter if the tea is decaf or not, because I drink both. I will drink decaf at home but caff when I am out (since it is basically the only option, other than water). I have started trying to swap out snacking on string cheese and Peanut Butter pretzels with apples now that I can handle them better. It took a while for an apple to go down smoothly. I tried the greek yogurt but thought it was horrible lol. I have been craving sweets lately and have had a few bites here and there of ice cream which I have been trying to phase out. It's just harder some days that others. I have thought about drinking a Protein drink between breakfast/lunch to get some more nutrients in since the weight loss has slowed down. Do you think it may help?

I don't measure my food either. A typical meal is about 3 bites of salad, half a hamburger patty and mayybbeee a few bites of a starch - roll/fries/baked potato. And I am full for a few hours. I have vomited once (ate a whole hamburger patty cause I thought I was starving) and it was horrible. I learned really quick and early how to notice the 'it's about time to stop eating' signs ) I think that my whole paranoia about stretching out my stomach is that is isn't something that I can visibly see and control. I hate to think that I have spent all that money and effort for something that I can't monitor. But thank goodness it is virtually impossible. There are always those 1%-ers and I hope I'm not one of them! Thanks for the encouraging words. When you step back and look at everything we have been through and accomplished thus far it seems much better. 3-4 lbs a week is excellent and this time last year I only dreamed to be where I am today.

I have kind of the same problem as you with the whole support group issue. I was sleeved in Dallas - about 4 hours from my small town. I know no-one who has had this surgery done and it is very frustrating. A few of my friends have had the lap-band so they somewhat understand. But it is still hard to be basically on your own. I am 9 weeks post-op and only down 32 lbs! However, this site is very helpful, the most helpful one I have found. If you need anything, support, help.... just let me know. I can do my best!