Hello, I'm sem1126, I had my surgery 5-29-2007, my starting weight was 252. my body mass was 63.7 which is a lot for my 5'4 frame. I have gotten down as far as 206. but I had some events in my life that has made me make some bad decision. My husband was mobilized for 2 year and then my child left to attend college out of town. I was alone and i started my bad decisions (as far a eating) now i have picked up 30 pounds. This is not the best introduction, but i seeking help to get back track in getting this weight off. so i will be waying for your encouragement on my journey.:laugh:

I would suggest a fill as soon as you can. Start from the beginning. You know the rules. But if you gained 30 lbs sounds like you need that fill to put you back on track. Best of luck.

Please remember that this is about your health. I agree with Diane from the previous post. You need to start with the basics. By reaching out it sounds like you are ready to get back on track so get started!!!

H

Thank you so much for all your help. I met with my doctor today, since i couldn't find my weight log he postpone given me a fill. I'm okay with that....because he wanted me to log everything i eat for the nexxt 4 weeks get started back with my walking. But I have one more question....tell me what do you all eat. I love my oatmeal in the morning, but it doesn't stay with me. Any suggestion please.

I recently met with my dietician because I was not losing weight at a steady pace. She says that a low carb, high Protein diet is the best. I am still eating mushy foods since my last fill so I either eat an egg lightly scrambled with a little salsa or 2 tablespoons of low fat cottage cheese with a teaspon of low sugar strawberry preserves. Both of these meals are around 110 calories and pretty filling. For lunch, I usually eat a cup of Soup that I make on the weekends using low fat meat and lots of vegetables. The soup is about 300 calories. For dinner I eat one lean cuisine. There are many choices out there and they are not too bad. I find myself not finishing the whole meal so I always start with the vegetables first. This meal is usually about 300 calories. I then have a snack before bed. I eat Kozy's Tapioca pudding with Splenda. I just found this snack and I love it. It has only 90 calories. All these together keeps me under 900 calories. This should keep me at a steady pace of 2 to 3 lbs of weight loss a week.

Hope this helps.

Helen