I have been trying to maintain for a month now and it has been VERY difficult. I have had to add in a meal because I am still losing. It is so difficult because I am not hungry and I have to eat..............ARGH !! There are actually 2 meals that I eat because I HAVE to and it just grosses me out. Do you think it is easier if I drink something with calories than chewing something? Does anyone have any suggestions? I don't know what to do.

My stats will look strange below but I have to mention them to help me out.

Thanks,

Josephine

251/140/145

Please, any suggestions will be of great assistance.

I'm not sure if addressing this to those at goal only - will get you the widest response. Obviously many of us are at different points of our journey.

But though I'm not at goal yet, but it's getting closer so maybe we can see if you can help. Your post was very brief

• Why is it you don't eat? Do you not have much of an appetite?
  
• Does eating certain food make you nauseous, or give you distress?
  
• Are you eating protein first? At goal it's OK to mix in a few more carbs too

Most importantly:

• What's your band size and fill level?

If you're being goal, you are probably very tightly restricted, I assuming. But we won't know until you tell us all details.

And finally, what does your doctor's office say? Often I notice people at goal sometimes don't visit their surgeons offices much anymore even though that's the only way to make sure you're at the correct restriction level. Is that your case?

Let us know!

Thank you for responding to me. I am at work and that is probably why I was so brief. I had my surgery on Nov 10, 2005. I dropped 111 lbs. in 8 mos. with NO FILL ever. The only error I ever made was going on the internet to find out the calibrations of grams to ounces when it came to my Protein and it said 65 grams was 2 1/2 ounces so I read the front of cans and if the can said 3 ounces I ate half a can of tuna. I didn't know that when you read labels in the back it says 3 ounces is 20 grams of protein. This is probably the reason why I dropped the weight so quickly, besides some of my hair. I had all blood work done after the fact and now I have been taking B12 for two months and luckily I am a clean bill of health except that my BUN level was 2 points lower than it should have been and that is related to protein levels.

I don't eat too many carbs because that is what got me obese in the first place. I eat all healthy foods, everything baked and nothing fried. I have an addiction to grease (fast foods) and I WILL stay away from that. I will eat crackers and croutons as far as bread related items. I haven't tried soft bread yet. I still see my doc every month and he is telling me to eat higher calorie foods.

Josephine

I forgot, I think I can eat everything. I have absolutely no restriction except maybe my brain is giving me the restriction. I am just eating to eat. Very seldom I am hungry. I have never gotten sick with anything except greasy giving me a stomach ache.

Josephine