I'm 6 weeks post op and lost about 35lbs all together but 25lbs were from the 2 week pre op diet...I'm pretty frustrated but I think I wasn't shedding the weight off because I was not following the post op diet. This doesn't mean I was eating bad stuff but I did start soft foods about a week after. I stayed away from carbs and focused of protein and I drank as much water as I could but working 8 hours a day at my job is impossible to consume the amount of water I SHOULD have a day. I want to know of anyone else has done this and maybe some advice. I was very careful with eating but I know I took a chance on creating a leak, I don't recommend it for ppl but I'm not a fan of soups so they got sickening fast and I couldn't drink protein shakes til about 3 weeks after. It was to thick it would just come back up.

Hi Giana, I'm also fairly new to VSG surgery at only 2.5 weeks post op. I know your frustrations, as I was previously a lap band patient several years ago. The main key is to keep the big picture in mind, your goal. Take one day at a time and don't beat yourself up over the past. I went to a wedding 1.5 weeks post op and the temptation to have BBQ, wedding cake and alcohol was unreal, but I know that I'm unhappy with how I look, so I sipped a Water and had a few sips of lemonade. As a reward, my husband took me to my favorite mexican restaurant afterwards, where I ordered chicken tortilla Soup and asked them to just give me the broth. It tasted the same without all the extra stuff that I couldn't have! Give yourself mini pats on the back like that! This is just as much a mental game as it is a physical and emotional one! I'm a nurse and I work 12-15 hour shifts so I understand how hard it is to balance. Have a water bottle at your desk and sip, sip, sip all day. Pack and preplan your meals and Snacks. If you have a sweet tooth, try the Chobani yogurt packs, they made new ones called Coco-Loco (come with sliced almonds and dark chocolate bits) and Key Lime Pie (come with graham cracker crumbles) and I promise they do not taste like greek yogurt! I drink a green smoothie in the morning that I love, it tastes like banana! It's 4oz spinach, 1c. diced pineapple, 1c. vanilla greek yogurt, 1 whole banana, 1-2 scoops any plain Protein powder and 1 tbsp honey. Blend, blend, blend and add a little ice if needed to make it colder. I'm still on soft foods, so my lunch is tomato soup with a little ricotta, and my dinner is scrambled eggs with spinach. Snacks are colby jack cheese sticks, yogurt, cottage cheese mixed with avocado (don't judge me lol) and applesauce with cinnamon. Find what you like and tweak it.

The biggest thing to know is that you can do this! I believe in you! Let's get you back on track girl!