Same here, had surgery on 11-20-07 and I am experiencing every thing you described...same weight loss too..35 pounds. I have tried everything milk, sugar, fats not dumping. Not much restriction...I mean a LOT LESS than I could take in before, but I do apprieciate the full feeling I never had before.

Hi, I had my surgery on the 9th of November and as of today I have lost 46 pounds. I also walk/jog 5 times a week. I thought I would have lost alot more, but I guess I am on track. I go in for my first blood work labs on Febr. 6th. I know what you mean about chewing!!! I was a fast eater and have to remind myself to slow down at every meal. Live and learn! Have a good day....Teresa

I had surgery and open RNY go back on the 9th for my two month check and I'm almost 50lbs gone I think its is 48lbs so thats a lot in my eyes I've never lost 50lbs in just 8 weeks and I have a week to go until the appointment. so Hopefully I get to 50 I go at my lunch hr and walk the treadmil and then work out in the evening for around 30-40 mins. but It took me a long time to get to go everyday I would skip a day or two and have to get back on track . with my job and the hrs I work so many my poor husband needs to go to the gym to see me practically lol well I am doing much better then I was with food .. I had to slow down and chew chew chew otherwise it would come right back up sorry for the comment.. take care and Happy New year.. every summer I say if I had of started lossing wgt in jan I would have felt better this year I won't have to say that I will have done it .. keep working out all cathy

Im at 40 and had my surgery 11/5. I feel its slow too but I see with all you guys that I am right on track.

Hi Mary - I was REALLY pushing the limits of my eating the week before I took a break. I was eating things I wasn't cleared for (ham, pork tenderloin, beef, etc.) and definitely fell into a couple bad habits of not chewing well enough or eating too fast. It was all those crazy Christmas parties and buffets filled with foods that I wasn't suppose to be eating. When you've got a long buffet of food and there's nothing on it you can "legally" eat, you try to find something that'll work, I guess. But after about a day and a half on liquids my pouch was happy again and I was feeling MUCH better. Since then I've been more careful with chewing well and taking my time eating. And haven't had any further problems. I just had my 6-week follow up appointment yesterday (I'm actually 7 weeks out) and have been cleared to eat pretty much whatever I want to try. (Except grapefruit, oranges, pineapple or other similar citrus fiberous fruit -- for another month or so.) I need to do a better job of trying seafood. It sounds like you've got a few great tricks up your sleeve. It seems like I'm not a very good cook when it comes to seafood ---- I love it when I order it at a restaurant though. Maybe a cooking class is in order. Fun! Pam