Why do people have to keep mentioning to you how much weight you have lost. My partner said it to me last night and i stupidly weighed myself and then immediately felt sick. The scales are now in the bin this morning. Being anxious about the weight loss doesn't help at all.

you are soooo right. Someone in the past days said to me that i looked sick and slimer than usual (i lost 4 pounds in one year !) but i think i looked sad (anxious in fact). And then i was tempted to weigh myself because i was not sure anymore that it was normal to loose weight when you look at what you are eating and when you do a lot of walks and runs to calm things down in your mind.

By the way, It's weird how you can involuntarily make a face when something is drilling your mind.

Anyway the thing is that i won't go to ppi's anymore

Terri,
I am not sure how much weight I've lost because I was already losing weight through diet and exercise before this started (I never weighed myself, just went by my clothes size) but including the dieting part, I'd say about 30 pounds, so probably 18-20 pounds from gastritis/gerd. I was 40 pounds overweight, so I was lucky in that regard because I had room to lose. I can imagine how stressful it would be if you were normal weight and lost a lot. I had an ignorant doctor who didn't think gastritis could cause weight loss and so that stressed me out. I don't want to lose weight too fast from here on, so one thing I have been doing is eating lots of chicken and tuna salad with lots of mayonnaise. That's something I like and it doesn't make me sick or have pain. I guess it's trying to find stuff that you like and can tolerate and trying to eat it every 2 hours or so. I also love coconut macaroons, so I eat three a day. I don't think that's too much sugar. I eat lots of sushi, but sushi is so low fat and calorie that I now get the "fried" sushi, which is really baked with tempura, so it doesn't bother my stomach, but it has about 550 calories a roll versus 150 calories per roll of regular sushi. I also try and eat at least 1/2 avocado a day. It's good for the tummy and is full of good fats.
I hope you feel better.

I have not lost a lb, in fact I've gained 22.
I've had bariatric surgery. I've got severe insulin resistance. Both mean to maintain or lose weight I must eat protein almost exclusively (and some veg).
I can't get either down well. All that does go down is loaded with carbs so I've put 22 lbs back on since this started in Aug 2012.

As far as gaining, since ice cream and pudding have put this back on me I'd say head to there. If you can't have dairy there are substitutes.

Thanks everyone for your comments. I find that i can eat better in the evening say from 6pm. I seem to be able to eat almost anything without pain. i always feel so crap during the day. Come evening i feel "normal". Anyone else experience this

Hi....I Have Lost 13Pds. Put 2 Back On. I Was Already Thin To Begin With. I Hate B/c I Make Myself East Even When I Am Not Hungry And I Still Don't Gain. To Me I Look Terrible. What Is Everyone Eating To Gain Weight? I Stay Away From Dairy And Gluten.

I have lost about 3-5 lbs. over the last month. I see a nutritionist now so she is helping me with example menus to gain a few pounds healthily and build more muscle which weighs more than fat.