simpleeme

I know just how hungry you can get after weight loss surgery, but eating solid foods too soon can cause
your surgery to fail. A surgeon that teaches WLS told me that eating solid foods too early can be one
of the most common causes of early WLS failure. First week clear liquids, second week full liquids,
weeks 3 and4, mushies, week five solids cut finely, week six, you're home free. It's hard to stick to
a diet like this, but if you're going to lose weight, you absolutely have to eat properly. Haven't you
read posts from people who "can't lose, no matter what I eat". You went through a lot to get this band,
and you have to work to have it do you any good. The band, by itself won't make you lose one pound,
it's like a lifetime diet with a helper. Give it a chance.

Thank you for your post! It is very reassuring to here from people who have been at this for a while. I get nervous about how the rest of my life will look like. I keep asking myself is this something that I will be able to have the strenght to keep up for the rest of my life? Will the band last for years inside of me?
I know I'm going through with it, but I can't help but ask myself these questions. It is just the mental game that I've played with myself all my life and which has played a huge part in my gaining the weight that I've been fighting to lose all of my life.