Hi...

I would like to hear the ups and downs of your weight loss the first month post-op. Please be very detailed......

Thanks tons.......

well my surgery was on 12-12-07 was in surgery at 930 and out at 1030 . i felt great other than being sore i was great. left the hosp the next day and went shopping to finish christmas. the following 2 days i just rested and sipped on water. then i started with the broths and popsicles sf and ff. and i just alternated that stuff back and forth for about a week. then the second week i started with the full liquids and started my protien drinks. and the broths for rest of that week. i went and got my staples out on the 26th of december. and i weighed in and lost 24 pounds. then i started the pureed stage for a week and i was not to keen on this one other than the applesauce and sf ff pudding and some mash potatos. then i started a week of soft foods. which was a little better more texture and able to chew again. went to first post op appt on january 7th. got my first fill weighed the same. so i was like well maybe this fill will help and it did i lave lost 10 pounds and its the 13th now. so im down 34 pounds in a month and 1 day so its excited yet frustrating. cause i want more weight off. but it will come in time. so now im on regular foods which is nice. but i need more restriction. so i go on the 4th of february to get another fill. but all and all i feel great.

wendyrae,

this is a great question i will be interested to hear the answers myself i was banded on the 11th. how are you doing?

Thanks for this thread. I've been lurking in the background on and off for months. We went to a seminar Thursday, and felt very positive afterwards. Spent Friday evening filling out the paperwork, wrote a letter to my PCP, which is the only thing I'm waiting on to be able to turn in my package.

I'm excited and nervous at the same time, but feel like it's time to take control of my weight problem, which has been haunting my entire life.

Thanks again for the post, and will be watching with you.

Great question. I'll be a month out from surgery tomorrow. I did not stick with the liquid diet for two weeks. I modified it because I was starving. So I added soups, puddings, yogurts, and cream of wheat from day 5 on...I started real food (minus breads and red meats) on day 13. I did not want to starve myself. I did not want to shock my body. I lost 9 pounds in the first two weeks and have lost four more for a total of 13 pounds in the first month. I am VERY happy with this. I do not feel deprived nor have I changed the way I eat drastically. I have never had a protein shake nor do I intend to ever let one touch my lips. I eat my protein first, I don't drink with meals and I have a little restriction even though I don't have anything in my band yet (not until Feb. 19!!!). I look forward to many more months of the same kind of weight loss. I can do this...no problem! All the best to you!

I like you eating plan.

well my surgery was on 12-12-07 was in surgery at 930 and out at 1030 . i felt great other than being sore i was great. left the hosp the next day and went shopping to finish christmas. the following 2 days i just rested and sipped on water. then i started with the broths and popsicles sf and ff. and i just alternated that stuff back and forth for about a week. then the second week i started with the full liquids and started my protien drinks. and the broths for rest of that week. i went and got my staples out on the 26th of december. and i weighed in and lost 24 pounds. then i started the pureed stage for a week and i was not to keen on this one other than the applesauce and sf ff pudding and some mash potatos. then i started a week of soft foods. which was a little better more texture and able to chew again. went to first post op appt on january 7th. got my first fill weighed the same. so i was like well maybe this fill will help and it did i lave lost 10 pounds and its the 13th now. so im down 34 pounds in a month and 1 day so its excited yet frustrating. cause i want more weight off. but it will come in time. so now im on regular foods which is nice. but i need more restriction. so i go on the 4th of february to get another fill. but all and all i feel great.

34 lbs in the first month and you are disappointed? Crikey I'll be dancing on the ceiling if I get those results.

You sound like you are doing great!

Thanks for this post, it is inspiring and instills some hope.

I'm on day2 of my post-op liquid diet and I'm really struggling to get enough fluid in. I still have bad gas pains under my ribs so don't really feel like drinking too much. I'm allowed to have shakes, so my optifast is my staple, along with water. Never thought I would be so keen to drink optifast!