GradyCat

You're past the liquid and soft food stages now, right? Focus on protein like chicken, turkey, tuna. Enjoy solid food again!

My nutritionist told me 600-800 but my surgeon said she doesn't talk calories, just to eat protein first, eat 3 times a day and that's it.

30 pounds in two months is more than "only" -- it's WONDERFUL! Stalls happen, don't worry about them. Just continue to follow the plan.

Was 3-4 weeks when your doctor said you could start again? I imagine it will be a couple months before I will be allowed to get back to working where I'm at, it is very heavy weight. Yes, my doctor said a month to allow the incision to heal. Restriction up until then was 10 pounds.

I've logged everything into myfitnesspal since day 1 post-op surgery (actually I was doing it was for months pre-op too). My nutritionist told me 600-800 calories with 60 g of protein daily

While not a heavy weight lifter, I returned to the gym immediately for cardio like the treadmill and recumbent bicycle, but I waited about 3-4 weeks before resuming any of the strength training weight lifting on the machines to ensure that my incisions had healed.

When I went on a mission trip to Kenya I had the same situation. I ended up packing a bunch of protein bars and almonds and subsisted on them for the week and I was there.

That's interesting to hear about Zoodles options at Olive Garden and Noodles & Co.

Welcome and good luck on your WLS journey. I learned so much here from reading the various boards and topics and it really helped me through the process.

You're welcome. My psychiatrist deals with bariatric patients in her routine practice at the hospital, so I think she should know what she's talking about. I'm 7 months post-op and haven't noticed any depressive episodes or extra anxiety as a result of drugs not working. I take Prozac and Rexulti.

Ten days is plenty of time, you should call them any time now.

I'm lucky that I've never smoked, so this doesn't apply to me, but I'm weighing in because in the orientation and subsequent seminars I sat in on the surgeon and staff really stressed how important it is for the WLS patient to stop smoking.

No, I haven't had any outbreaks of acne or skin issues post-WLS. (I'm 54)

I asked my psychiatrist if any of my meds would fail to absorb and she explained the science to me of why they're not going to be affected by the WLS or not get absorbed properly.

Woot-Woot! It's a great feeling, isn't it? Congratulations!

High Five For you! Way to go! Good job!?

I drink Crystal Light Peach Tea in my water. Love it!

I didn't have to do the classes, but I do understand the importance of them and making surgery candidates aware that it's a lifetime commitment to change for success

That's good news and always makes you feel good to have a specific date scheduled. Good luck with your WLS journey.

Keep up the good work!

You're probably okay with your BMI

My battery-operated scale is pretty accurate and consistent, but I hear ya, I had one once that would swing 5+ pounds depending on how you stood on it. Try a different make/model.

Good luck. My surgeon's office wouldn't put the surgery on their calendar until I had insurance approval.

Great job! I hope to have met goal in 9 months and be healthier and wiser and have learned my lessons on how to eat healthier for the rest of my life. Plus, in 9 months I'll be on vacation to Iceland!

I'm proud of you for the weight that you DID lose.