I had my surgery on 17 August 09... dealt with the liquid diet as best I could.. and like everyone before me, got through it.. moved to mushy.. and up the ladder until finally i was at "normal" food. I dropped 20 pound, in which i was tickled with.

I am home from being in NY with my famiily, and I have gained weight.. looks like 9 pounds. Prior to going to NY, I was on the treadmill at least doing 2 miles a day..

It feels like I am never full.. never sastisfied full.. but I have not given into bread, rice or pasta.. potato chips.. none of that.. the other factor into this equation is.. after three years with no menstrual cycle.. it has suddenly reappeared on its own.. so I am not sure if its fluid gain.. bloat .. or what.. I am afraid I am eating the wrong things.. even though I always look to the protein part of my meal before I eat anything else.. I know I am easily eating more then two ounces at a time.. am I supposed to be feeling restriction.. because I am not.. yet if I eat more then I should.. I feel it after the fact.. thats when I get on the treadmill and pound away for an hour..

So my question is.. do people who have their period experience some gain during their cycle? And.. post op? what are people eating when they are able to eat anything? I am not having a fill for awhile.. and am so concerned about gaining.. .. I cannot believe how much this gain has affected me and made me sad..

omg your too funny!!! I just don't want to trade in my soldier boy!!! I want to keep him, and be around for many years to aggrevate him.. hehe.. hence the surgery!:smile2:

Nah! after 30 years of marriage I don't want to trade him in either.....could maybe send him for more training to update his skills !:thumbup:

I had my surgery on Aug 13 by the time I went back to the doctor I was down 17 pounds. On my next visit I had lost none. The nurse said I gained 5 pounds but I know what I saw on the scale when she weighed me. I was at 224 the first visit and the next visit I saw 225. This has devastated me. I try to walk at least three times a week but I don't know what to do now. I am not hungry and I only eat about 2 ounces per meal. My band has 3 1/2 cc in a 10 cc band. Any recommendations would be appreciated. I do not drink a protein drink every day but have started to in the last couple of days to use as a meal replacement. I am so frustrated looking at all the post and the amount of weight being reported. What do I do to get back on the path of losing weight. This started when I got into the mushie stage.