Hello all-This is a good idea-Looks like the rest of you are losing LOTS!!!!!! I feel like I'm not and it may be the starvation preservation thing as I barely eat anything and the protein drinks are making me quite nauseous whereas before surgery I loved them!!!! Anyway, Start: 244 Pre Op: 236 1 week Post Op 225 Weight 8-31-07 221 Surgery date: 8-6-07 Total loss so far: 23 lbs

My plan was clear liquids for one week, full liquids for three weeks, and soft food for two weeks. Regular food in bite-sized quantities by week five/six. I haven't experienced any problems, and haven't gotten sick once. Thank God!

Hi Jennifer, I live in the New York area and had my lapband surgery done on 8/31/07. I'm on the mushy stage diet right now. I eat very little because I still feel very bloated and full. For breakfast I will have some oatmeal very thin or farina thin mixed with milk. For lunch I try to have some whipped cottage cheese or yougart. These two seem to have the most protein. Dinner is very hard there's not much we can eat. I'm afraid to have chicken or tuna with mayo it seems too chuncky or pastey. I have a lot of pain from where my port is under my skin I can feel it, being it is so swollen. I know of several people that have had this surgery and they didn't have the pain as bad. I guess everyone is different. Have you started to drive yet? I have to go back to work in three days and I have an hour commute each way. I'm not sure how I will be able to sit upright all that time with the pain. I'm not sure which protein shakes you use but Slim fast makes a shake with 16grams of protein and if you put it in the freezer for a little while it gets slushy and tastes great. I wish you lots of luck.

Hey there I am in Louisville. I'd like to talk to ya!!!

That is interesting Brenda! I had not heard that! So I'm not so weird after all having gained 15 pounds post op. It took me almost 2 weeks to drop that. But I'm a'losing now guys!! Slow but sure! I did hear that if your calories are TOO low you will slow your weight loss down because our bodies are designed for survival and it will slow down our metabolism thinking we are starving. So not only do we have to keep our protein and fluids up we need to make sure we are getting at LEAST 700 calories in every day. Not easy for us with such tender, tiny tummies. -Marianne C.