Hi everyone! I had my 1 month appointment. I met with the nutritionist first. Basically, she lifted all food restrictions. I can now eat beef, pork, raw vegetables etc. We talked about pasta and carbs. Can I eat pasta? Yes. Is it a good choice? Not really. But if I chose to eat it, the wheat pasta or wheat blends would be better and not to make it the focus of my meal etc. We talked about bite size and chewing. Standard stuff. She was very happy with my loss so far.

Then I saw the PA, Melissa. She will basically do all my follow up care. She asked all her questions... Am I getting my water? Exercise? Eating only 3 meals with no snacking? Drinking anything besides water (meaning caloric beverages)? So after all her questions she said 'What do you think?' And I told her I didn't think I needed a fill and she said 'because you don't'. She was extremely pleased with my weight loss and my body composition.

So here is the skinny:

Loss to date: 32 lbs

Body fat % lost: 5.1%

Only 1 lb difference in lean muscle mass so all my loss has been fat.

She said it honestly couldn't be better. Then I saw my surgeon in the hallway and she hugged me and said I looked great. I got released to go back to work with no lifting restrictions. So all is well and I go back on Sunday the 16th!

Great appointment! I think I can finally say I am thrilled to have done this! I wasn't unhappy before, but I wasn't happy either. Now I am!!!

That's AWESOME Lisa! My first fill appt. isn't til Sept 10th. I'm thinking by then I'll probably be ready :-P. So far at a month out I too am able to follow the program [portion sizes, eating just 3 times a day, etc].

Good for us :thumbup:

My 1 month appt is on Aug 29th. I think I will get a fill because I have lost 7 lbs since surgery (2 1/2 weeks ago) and since I started mushies, I have not really felt much restriction.

Glad your appt went so well :thumbup: