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For lunch, I have a little well steamed cauliflower with chickpeas. As much as I can eat, which isn't really much. For dinner, I have some of those greens and mushrooms that my partner eats for Eat to Live. I start the day with coffee to relax my esophagus so I can take my pills, and then I might have some grapes or plums, something easier than apple to eat. I realize that's not a lot of protein, unless you put soy in the coffee. But if you read the book, he says that protein has been over hyped by the various food industries. I feel great with what I eat and lose weight when I stick to it.

I just noticed the title of this post is Eat to Live. I used to follow that before I had a fill. I can't do that anymore because he asks you to have a pound of veggies at lunch and a pound of veggies for dinner. No way I could eat that much now.

I've actually been disappointed that people haven't noticed yet. My mother-in-law always says something, but she knows and I think she's just trying to make me feel better. I've lost almost fifty pounds and all my clothes are too big. I've recently made new friends, and none of them know how big I was. Like I said, it's just disappointing. I was hoping for more positive feedback.

Oh, I used to love apples! Giant Fuji and Honey Crisps!

I actually have trouble eating much watermelon. It's quite fibrous, and I don't usually think of watermelon in terms of fiber. I'm on a regular band diet, not mushies.

I love agave syrup. It mixes in so well and I can't tell it's not real table sugar.

I should say I've felt great since cutting my insulin, Metformin, and blood pressure meds in half.

I'm vegan. I don't count my calories or protein, but I feel great. I'm actually getting into macrobiotics without the meat.

My doctor says not to take gummy vitamins. I think they're lacking in available nutrients, but I'm not completely sure of his reasoning. I take chewable multi and b12.

My blood sugar is low when I eat well, and when I eat well, I lose weight. That's how I connect the two.

I'm having trouble stabilizing my blood sugar lately. It's been way too low and I'm slowly reducing my meds. Metformin cut in half, Levinmir cut back by ten. Still have Victoza, too. Yesterday morning it was 50, and right after dinner, it was 60. My partner made me eat a Frosty and my morning blood sugar was 78. Still not very high, but not crazy low. I've also had stalled weight loss for a week. Hardly a plateau yet, but it does worry me. I can't exercise because my blood sugar has been so low and I'm so weak. So do you think the two are related? I always thought that blood sugar levels were a good barometer for weight loss--keep the sugar down and weight will come off. But it doesn't seem to be working now.

I think you may need to see another surgeon if this one is so set against the lap band, since that is what you want. At the time, my surgeon was only doing lap band and was really positive about it.

Thank you for sharing your experience, Grandma. My dry mouth actually gets stuck closed, and I have to gradually sip Water into my mouth to release it. But I do wake up with a headache and basically feeling miserable. I tried sleeping without it but I snored so loud my partner made me put on my mask. I think I've had my machine since 2007. Probably time for a new machine. I have come to dread bedtime.

I don't mind drinking flat soda, lol. I get diet soda from Sonic and shake it until the fiz is gone.

I've lost nearly 45 pounds, but since the 40 pound mark, I've been having a lot of trouble with sleeping and my CPAP machine. I'm getting a severely dry mouth at night and the Water in the reservoir isn't decreasing. I think I've started to sleep with my mouth open. I didn't sleep much at all last night and I'm miserable today. My question: how much weight did you lose before you had to have your pressure decreased, and did you have dry mouth symptoms?