After all these years of being a carboholic, I have really felt a shift in the pendulum. I consume protein all day and feel good. I don't even crave the carbs like I used to. Now this could be the surgery and/or the new food choices but I feel so much better. I have way more energy now. My skin is clearer and I feel like Rocky! I'm down another .5 pound which totals 22.5 since I started. I'm excited about this adventure.

Great!

Enjoy this phase as it will be more challenging as you expand your "allowed" foods and your intake increases. You will be craving more variety in the future and the carbs will entice you! But they can be "good" complex carbs that help your energy levels (sounds like you're feeling pretty fine now though!) once you're doing more active workouts, etc.

All the good habits you're developing now around choices, timing and avoidance of non-nutritious or carb-dense foods will serve you well in the long run and especially when you start facing some of the stalls and "slow" periods that are yet to come.

Keep up the great attitude........can you DO this!