2 week check up, good news!

I'm 17 days out and went to Wish Center for my 2 week check today. They were all pleased with my walking (1 mile per day) and my liquids (over 60 oz) I've lost 9 lbs since surgery, I was hoping for a couple more, but I know I was really dehydrated the morning of surgery, so I'm not surprised. So that makes a total of 32 lbs since I started with them, 10 weeks ago. I'm off all BP medicines, down to 1 pill a day from 7. !!! I had mashed potatoes for dinner and they were so good. I got so tired of everything I could eat during the 2 week phase 1 diet being sweet. (artificially sweet) Now I have 4 weeks of pureed foods, and then 2 weeks of soft foods and by 2 months out, whatever I want that is a good choice. They want me to work up to 1000 to 1100 calories a day. Yikes, that seems like a lot now. Julie

Yay, Julie!!! Glad your checkup went well! Jezia

Keep up the good work Julie! Good for you that mashed potatoes went down well, I don't think I can ever try them again, it hurt so bad when I had a tiny little bite, sorta like they stuck! OUCH! Janet

Janet, really? gosh, I was not even worried about it. I had about 1/4 cup and I felt full, but it was not painful. I think I might be one of those people who can eat anything. Scary. Julie

Thanks Jezia! it is such a nice thing to have people being happy about my weight and future instead of sad faces and scary warnings. Julie