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i would say eat more, and how many carbs are you eating? maybe increase those too. I have been lucky and havent had a stall im thinking its because my carb and protein levels vary each week, and i do a few different workouts to keep my body guessing. Just make sure you are getting your water and protein and most importantly dont stress. Remember its just about impossible not to lose. i cant remember how many calories i ate, but it seems like 520 is low. What is your diet like? Maybe add some cheese, eggs, peanut butter. Have you tried Muscle Milk light or EAS drinks or Atkins? that would mix up the protein and give you new flavors to try. good luck.

Wow you look awesome! i have lost 60, and i had a long readlly round face and i can tell my double chin is gone! YAY!

my doc told me to stay on the chewies for the first 2 months then go to regular if you are able to swallow. The problem is multi's are so HUGE, i have never seen one that was say the size of a tylenol. Guess they have to pack so much stuff in one pill, i started on Centrum complete at 2 months, but i just had that "stuck" feeling, like it wouldnt go down. so ill eat 8 chewies a day if i have to to get my vitamins in. And the Gummies for get them for me anyway, i chewed chewed chewed and it just didnt want to go down.

YAY congrats! Hope you celebrated! its a frinkin big deal!! My husband marked the day by buying me a 50$ gift card from Victoria Secret, (im saving it for our beach vacation in May) it was only 2 and a half weeks ago for me but i am still excited about it. its weird, about the 50 pound mark is when people start noticing how much weight youve lost. Enjoy it its only going to get better! Hope i get a 100 gift card when i hit the 100 pound mark haha.

I got Samples of the BA chewies and they hurt my tummy. i had that im going to barf feeling for about 1/2 an hour, i have the centrum chewies as well and im going to stay on them forever, just eat more when i get further along i guess, cause vitamins are so huge and they hurt trying to get them down.

Seriously. Easter is the worst for this recovering junkie. I was never a volume eater, never really thought i was addicted to food, but i did love my candy! Snickers, Jelly Bellys, Laffy Taffy, bottle caps. An that little pouch that had the candy powder and a stick you could eat, i was in heaven. Willy Wonka was my hero! When Valentines came around i was still feeling the recovery and was just starting solid foods so i didnt dare try to eat it, but Easter is another story. With the return of the Holy Grail of Candy; Reese Peanut Butter Egg i find myself thinking about candy more and more. "Hello my name is Kista and i am a candy junkie". I have for 99.8% of the time resisted i had 3 jelly beans but my sleeve didnt like them. Then yesterday the Queen of candy (my momma) who can eat a pound of M&Ms and run 5 miles a day, 120 poounds my whole life (grr). Calls me and asks, "Do you want an Easter Basket and what do you want in it" AHHHHH Drug pusher. I told her "no Basket PLEASE!" Im not sure how thats going to go, she has made me a basket for the past 29 years, so i called her back this morning and told her to make me a basket full of makeup. She just laughed at me. Sooooo, i guess we will have to wait and see how this plays out next Sunday, and if i cant resist atleast i know i will be lucky to eat half of a magnificant PB Egg instead of the 6 i usually down on Easter Sunday.

I am 3 months out and I do 800 calories, 70 grams protein, 50-60 carbs. Give or take depending on my workout.

i dont know the answer, but at 235 i would love to have the problem :-D

Do you take B12? i get a shot once a month and it makes me feel wonderful! Maybe try that? most docs will just give you a shot in the office.

i think it was because of bowl blockage. It was nuts, eggplant and popcorn. well from my NUT anyway.

you have to go where you feel comfortable, i dont pay attention to the BMI chart anymore, it cant be the same for all of us right? With all of our body shapes and the only thing we have in common if height? If you feel healthy and think you could lose more, i say go for it! I went to my endo last week and she couldnt get over how much i had lost, i told her my goal was 140, she said no way you will look to gaunt 180 will be good for you. First doc who told me i will look better still obese haha. I told her lets get to 180 then decide what to do.

I guess i am still under feeding my sleeve cause thankfully this has never happened to me! Sounds horrible!

i wouldnt get too attached to the protein bar idea. Look at a label on a protein bar, they have 25 grams of carbs and 30 grams of sugar! Even the lower carb arent that great. You will be better off packing Atkins or EAS premixed protein shakes, cheeses, greek yogurt. It is really hard to get in 65 grams of protein in through food, i dunno if everyone else struggles, but i am 3 months out and i can still not get all my proteins through foods, i have to drink protein shots. Soon, it will be second nature to pack all your essentials before going out the door. I always pack mine the night before. Good luck!

i have been craving spicy food since surgery. Not spicy hot food, just food with a lot of flavor. i love Mexican now, and before i could hardly stomach it. Slim Jims in all different flavors too. I think we taste food better now, and just like the flavors more?

yay! Congrats!

i am 3 months post op, i have been shedding for about 2 weeks now, im losing probably a hundred hairs a day give or take, i havent been able to tell, but we will see in a few weeks i guess. My NUT told me to do a round of Zinc for the hair loss, so i am trying that. If that doesnt work i will try the other remedies. I guess it wouldnt hyrt to be proactive, but some people say it doesnt matter, your body is going through a shock and will get adjusted eventually. I have an aburn curly wig picked out if i lose to much, but heres to hoping i dont need it. Good luck

they are New Whey.

I actually have nothing to confess this week! We are going on vacation in 49 days and i wanna lose 20 more pounds to get to w"onderland" so i didnt cheat once this week. But i do think im getting addicted to the elliptical. i was on there for an hour this morning, and was seriously trying to rearrange my schedule so i could go back to the gym tonight....

I enjoy the carb smart chocolate. I keep it around for PMS. Doesn't taste much different.

I'm so glad I found the shots. I was struggling on protein bad. They are gross, but not nearly as bad as the powders. Put them in the fridge and they are tolerable. I've never found blue rasberry. Where did you find them?

I am 3 months out, I do 800 calories a day, atleast 60 gram protein, no more than 70 carbs. I'm losing 3-5 pounds a week. I do atleast 5 hours of cardio and strength training a week As well.

No soda for me. Ever again! Reformed soda junkie. Mt. Dew aholic. Now reformed.

Also no chance for a leak from drinking too much.

The first few weeks the most important thing is fluids. You will get your protein in eventually right now you just need to stay hydrated.