I will be two weeks post op on Friday Feb. 10, 2012. My original weight was 229...1 week post op i was 206...and i started on mashed potatoes this week and i've gained 2 lbs...current weight 208....although i haven't had much exercise, i was a little disappointed about gaining...

Your weight loss so far is great! I was two weeks post op this past Tuesday (I also had the plication!) and I have only lost 16 lbs post op. I did not loose a single pound this past week at all. Your body is still healing so it may take some time to start seeing the numbers drop. It will happen...in time! I think the plication is a great benefit. I have not had any hunger pains at all since the surgery, whereas I see others start experiencing this and feel like they can eat as much as they did before surgery. Good luck!

I am 1 week post-op for gallbladder removal and plication and a year and a half post-op lapband. I found that with my lap band when you switch from liquid, to purreed you tend to gain a little. I noticed that your choice of mushy was potatoes, instead of this opt for Protein, such as making chicken salad, Tuna salad, Egg salad. just make sure that with the chicken and tuna that you grind it up well in a food processor and use a healthy Mayo and not a lot of it. and Remember to eat your protein first. and watch those starchy vegetables like potatos and corn, and eat more green vegetables.

I am ready for mush, but have another week of liquids to go, and I am tired of liquid.

you can do it the first 4wks was hard for me because I had no education with nutrition. I paid cash for my surg and the surg was all I got no extra info really, now I realize food is not as nessary as I had made it out to be. You will do just fine just stay positive and remember nothing taste as good as skinny feels...lol