It is good to hear from someone close to my date. My surgery was Aug. 22 and I have lost 27 pounds. I lost 35 BEFORE surgery so I expected after surgery it would go much faster. I'd be happy with...

You are all doing great!

Is your weight loss since surgery or does it include what you lost before? I'm thinking my weight loss is slow I lost 36.5 before surgery. It will be 6 weeks Wed and have lost almost 17 pounds...

Hi. I live in Bloomington, IN but Fairfield is home. My mom lives there and many friends. I had my surgery 2 weeks ago today. I'm still a bit sore but feeling good. I start on the puree stage...

I have experience hunger a few times. Don't wait too long to eat and I think some of mine is head hunger and part of it is just missing food. I'm hoping the puree stage will help because there is...

Thanks for the ideas. I can't wait for a little more variety. In the pre-op stage I put banana in my protein shake and the taste was much better. In the puree stage will the bananna count towards...

I know what you mean. It seemed like I had been preparing for a loooong time then I couldn't believe how fast the two weeks pre-op went. You'll get there before you know it.

I need to hide my scales. I'm already becomming obsessed! I've had a few hiccups in my first 10 days but I think things are starting to work. I lost 32 before my pre-op diet and only 2 during the 2...

Thanks Carla. How soon until your surgery?

I am 10 days post op and can start on the next phase of food on Thursday. I'm looking for suggestions and recipes for pureed foods.

This is my first post. I had surgery on August 22 and went home on August 23. That evening my weight was almost 7 pounds more than the morning of surgery. I am now 5 pounds less for a total of 12...