I have absolutely nothing to report on...
... but I promised that I would be better about posting. And who knows? Maybe I'll start typing and something will just come to me. Modern automatic writing! 
My weight took another major stall. I am down to 306.6 as of this AM. Tomorrow is officially WID so I know I shouldn't have peeked. I am reallt surprised at how slow the loss is going after surgery. I feel like it's creeping! Compared to others who have had the surgery, I am creeping! I keep hitting these damn plateaus. My body just does not want to let anything go!
Part of it is DEFINITELY my fault. I have been really lax about getting in my protein and water. I was never a fan of water before surgery and I like it even less now (believe it or not, it can really nauseate me!). I m starting a new week so I am trying to make a more concerted effort. <sigh> Another fresh start....
I am defintiely paying the price for poor protein - today I lost SO MUCH hair in the shower! I swear, I normally shed like a dog during with the seasons. I haven't been concerned because I haven't really been losing any more than is usual. Then today - BAM! I kid you not, out came a ton! Fortunately, I have a ton of hair so I have plenty to go before I have to start worrying about it. It's just a little disconcerting!
In addition to the hair, I can defintely tell you that my weight loss stops cold when I am short on protein. I don't understand how it works or why, but it does. So why am I not getting my protein in? part of it is because it can really be hard. I'm suppoed to get a minimum of 60 - 80g per day. When my stomach is roughly the size of my thumb, it gets a little hard getting it all in! Thank goodness for protein shakes or I'd never make it!.
For a while, I was doing protein shakes every morning before going to work and that was working really well. Then my stomach started getting upset while I was drinking them. I stopped having them for about 2 weeks to see if my stomach would settle back down. Nope! I guess I just have grumpy guts now! I had a protein shake this morning (took me 4.5 hours to drink 16.9 oz) and tummy is no more grumbly than usual. Apparently, my pouch just has a mind of its own!
Fortunately, I have found a few really good protein shakes. They are really tasty! The one I had this morning tastes exactly like cantaloupe juice - YUM! The same compnay also makes pineapple flavored which I just ordered today online. I have found a few really good websites for stuff for my new lifestyle: www.carbsmart.com, www.bariatriceating.com and www.netrition.com are my favorites. CarbSmart was a new find for me today and I ended up ordering over $140 worth of stuff! They've got some really good looking things.
The way I eat now is closest to the South Beach diet. I have to watch sugars (no more than 5g or sugars per serving or I will most likely dump) and carbs (I don't know how many I can eat before stalling my loss - 30g is what people say). I can also dump if I eat too much fat. I've still only had the one dumping experience (THANK GOODNESS!) so I am trying to be really careful. Talk about a miserable experience!
I met a woman on Friday (she came in for a job interview) who had the same WLS surgery 4 years ago. She told me that she has lost over 200# in 4 years! She started at 10 or 15 pounds more than me and she looks FABULOUS! she says that she wants to lose an additional 40# - I can't see from where!
Last night while I was moping over my incredibly slow weight loss, it occurred to me how much I have really lost. I have lost 48.6 pounds since my surgery date (4/3/07). When was the last time that I lost that much? If I keep going at this rate (slow or not!) it is to going to take me long at all! Anyway, slower weight loss is better. I stay healthier, my skin rebounds better and I don't have to go buy clothes (can't afford it!) every two weeks. This is actually a very good thing! (Almost believeable, eh???)
So much for not having much to say.... Have a great day, all!