Thanks for this video. I have not had surgery but should sometime in July or August. Have my nut appointment Wednesday then paperwork will be submitted to insurance. I have been real excited and nervous about this surgery. I was nervous just because of complications but now I'm nervous for another reason. I have just started reading the vets forums and some others and I'm so scared about maintenance now. It sounds like the beginning is pretty easy but it gets really hard when your towards goal. Even people who are eating under a 1000 calories a day. I guess your body just adjusts to whatever amount you eat. I hear people are going to try the 5:2 diet or some other diet and I think man I don't want to go down that road again. Also, so many people eat barely any carbs. I know how important the protein is but I don't want to worry about eating a piece of fruit. I don't know I'm just worried about all the people who are struggling even though they seem to be doing everything right. I live in the northwest also and thank god we decided to put air conditioning in when we bought the house, its been sooo hot!