has anyone been approved by aetna hmo? do u really have to go thru a 6 month diet with your doctor monitoring you before they will consider you?

I'm 6 weeks post-op and feeling great. Hope everyone is feeling the same.

congrats carol, you are doing great! we have the same surgery date! dont fret our extra "baggage" will be gone before we know it! luv,tiff (((hugs)))

Melissa, I try to eat as much protein as possible, avoiding sugars and carbs and fat where I can. For breakfast, I eat egg salad (with FF mayo) and a couple of pieces of canadian bacon, or oatmeal (but that has many carbs). For lunch, try cottage cheese, a great source of protein. I eat mine with ff French dressing on top, with a couple of pieces of deli meat. I also mix up tuna salad with the new tuna in a pouch..yummy! For dinner, I eat grilled tuna or salmon with a veggie (I like asparagus), or I buy a rotisserie chicken from the grocery. Yesterday, I bought a gravy mix to go with the rotisserie chicken to make it more moist and to "spice" it up a bit. For a snack, string cheese is great for protein. When I'm "bad" I eat one low fat graham cracker with low fat peanut butter on top. I hope this helps you a little!

Jennifer, I had a similar experience as you. I lost 13 lbs the first week, two the second week and two the third week. By the fourth week, I was looking for a reason! How could I be eating so much less and losing so little? I changed what I was eating so that I was eating far fewer carbs, picked up my exercize, and drank lots of water. In week 4 I lost 7 lbs! Now I am losing 4-5 lbs a week. Today I am 38 days post op and down 30 lbs! I'll take it!