I am 16 months post op on 11/23. I have lost 60 pounds and have recently started working 2 full time jobs and unfortunately gained 4.5 pounds. I realized this and have decided to follow the pre-op and post-op diet to a T just to get myself back on track. Today is day 2 of liquids. I had a 5 day liquid diet before surgery and then 1 week liquids, 1 week mushies, 1 week soft and then the 4th week slowly introduced solid protein and veggies back in to my diet. Thanksgiving I will allow some solid foods but only for that day and only 1 meal. The liquid diet is definitely an eye opener to how reliant I am still on food. I am in this for success and will make it there. I have about 44-49 pounds I would like to lose. I am 194 right now and a size 14/L. I started out at 250ish and was in a size 20-22 and a 2xl shirt. I just stared getting really comfortable with my size and realized I need to lose even more to be healthy. I am not in this to get "skinny", I am in this to be healthy. I will get there. Down 1.5 pounds in 2 days. Wish me luck!!!

Thanks, your post is inspiring. I'm 8 months out now and I want to keep my momentum going. My weight loss has slowed but I know exactly what I need to do to kick it up, which is exercise. It got so darned cold here in Chicago so fast and I'm not so eager to walk in the freezing cold.

I'm happy to see you are committing to yourself. You got this!

Thanks, your post is inspiring. I'm 8 months out now and I want to keep my momentum going. My weight loss has slowed but I know exactly what I need to do to kick it up, which is exercise. It got so darned cold here in Chicago so fast and I'm not so eager to walk in the freezing cold.

I'm happy to see you are committing to yourself. You got this![/quote

Let's try this again, I know what I need to do and I will be successful. Once I realized I was going in the opposite direction I stopped it instantly! We can only be successful if we commit to it!

Well I am down 5 pounds so far. I have 3 days of liquids left. I am rethinking the mushies stage just because the majority of mushies are carbs. Think I will do soft foods so I can have boiled eggs , tuna cooked beans or peas but not refried. I will also do liquids like soups with ground meat and non starchy veggies. Any feedback would be appreciated!

Me three! I am so happy but don't want to become complacent. The renewed relationship with food and with my body is wonderful but I am not satisfied with where I am -- time to chip away at the next twenty. We know how to do this. Thanks for the reminder about the liquid reboot. I'd rather consider that first before going back for another fill, which I think I need. So, taking steps! Keep us posted on your progress. And Onederland!