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My mother regained her weight, so I have the benefit of learning from her mistakes. She told me that her first regret is that she added in grains at 6 months , she wished she had waited longer. Her stomach restrictions stayed, but she made the biggest error ever... snacking!!! She told me , you may not be able to eat a lot at once, but you can eat a lot over a long time. That’s why I’m sticking with designated eating areas and eating for no longer than 20 mins. If you follow the rules, you will be successful!

Brassapple: 1st congratulations on that 18 pounds! You should be proud! You are rocking it! 2nd- of course you’re hungry w/ soup and drinking your protein! I would be too! My doc only had me on a liquid diet for a week post -surgery and then they told me to starting food. But soft foods, my staples are Turkey chili , eggs, Greek yogurt and organic apple sauce. Sometimes chicken, bits hard to get down. Maybe some soft foods will help. 3rd- your body and hormones are changing, depression is normal. 4th- I understand how hard this is for you. I fell and broke my foot the week after surgery, which delayed my exercise program. I was so bummed, all wanted was food. That’s when I realized that food was my friend .. it was there when I was happy or stressed, but mostly when I was sad. And it was time to say goodbye to that friend. So, even though my process was delayed, I was able to find that piece of my obesity that was the most problematic and face it. I guess that broken foot was a blessing in disguise. Please be proud of how far you’ve come and be kind to yourself! You haven’t made a mistake and you will triumph!!