Hello November

I had surgery on November 18th had my first fill on December 14th and I am only down 15lbs post ..... I am wonder what can I do to help with my weight loss progress. I have had restirction since day one barely able to eat or drink post op... Prior to getting fill I could not eat or drink much. I could only take 2cc in band. I think because i could barley eat i stuck in the mushy food stage and the mash pots didnt really help. This is so mew for me and I want to be sucessful please help me out.. I am considering liquid all this week to help in my journey. I need to be 35lbs by January 25 and NO i havent exercised since surgery i honestly have no energy.

Sounds like you need an unfill.

You should be able to eat........

Hi,

Are you tracking your calories? If you use a good tracker, perhaps it would give you an idea of whether you are lacking any nutrients and give you a good idea of how to increase your intake. I just started my mushy stage on Thursday. I eat 1/4 c of food three times a day - all low carb and no sugar - plus two protein shakes a day. In the next three weeks I am supposed to increase to 1/2 cup at each meal.

Mashed potatoes are probably not a great choice but what if you baked a potato and used fat free sour cream? Dump the butter and milk/half and half.

Why did your surgeon give you a fill if you were already unable to eat? Give yourself a week of calorie tracking and then review your log to see if you can make some changes.

Best wishes!

I don't understand. Why do you say "only" 15 lbs? You've lost almost 4 lbs per week! Sounds great to me!