I had my surgery May 1st and I am feeling back to myself. I got my final diet advancement today. Its the diet for life. I can start trying everything again. I lost 17 lbs then stalled for 2 1/2 weeks. I called the Dr and was told almost everyone has this happen its your body adjusting going into starvation mode then coming back out of it to start loosing again. My Dr. actually prefers his patient to loosed less than 20lbs the first month. It helps keeping it slow and steady and is better on your body and skin. We will all have stalls, and as frustrating as it is, it really is all part of the process. Just do what your told to the best of you ability and the weight will come off. In the last 5 days I have lost another 5 lbs so I'm back loosing. I got the Wii Fit and have been doing the begginer excersizes which is so much fun and I feel so much better now that I started moving more. Here are my stats so far... hope everyone is doing well.... Before program 332 lbs Day of Surgery 305lbs Today 283lbs Total loss -49lbs Since surgery -22lbs

It is so great... I am having so much fun exersizing. Its worth every penny.... just thought I should share... Lauren

Today is the one month anniversary of my RNY! I can't believe its only been a month. AFter that terrible first week and going back to the hospital with the infection I thought I'd never recover. But, I'm back at work and doing just fine. I've lost 34 pounds and can't believe how little I eat each day. I'm having problems staying hydrated and meeting the 60 gram protein requirement. I've never eaten 60 grams of protein in one day since my surgery. I just can't hold that much food in the course of a day. My follow up visit with surgeon is Wed - June 11. I'll be happy to see what he thinks about my progress. I'm curious though - is anyone else having problems eating for the first time of the day? The first food to hit my pouch really hurts, but after I finally nibble it down, I'm okay for the rest of day (unless I eat something stupid). Keep Smilin' Connie

Ok. My surgery date was 5/16..... I have been weighing myself daily...I know I am not supposed to, but I keep getting asked how much I lost. And when it was a pound and a half a day, it was exciting. I dropped 22 lbs in 2 weeks...then held steady this week... I didn't weight myself yesterday.....but today, I hopped on, and I am up 5 lbs! Any thoughts....I know I shouldn't be weighing myself as often.

If I were in your shoes ( and I have been) I would call my surgeons office and get an appointment for a seminar, most of them explain everything. Shelia