My surgery was on 12-20-08  I am down 34 since the surgery.

New total is 1196

Congratulations on both fronts!  Exciting news especially to be off THREE medications!

I like the book "Before & After" by Susan Maria Leach.  Lots of good info in an easy read.  And 100+ recipes at the back.

My Support group recently suggested a book called "Mindless Eating" I think.  It's more of a mental why we eat book.  I want to look for that at the library next time I go.

Oh, and about food.  I tried toast, made me sick.  I won't try rice, pasta or bread.  But I do eat the triscuit triangles (thin crisps?) and I got some baked tostitos scoops that I have sometimes.  Now for me, I usually only eat about 3-4 chips when I do have them, so I figure baked & whole wheat can't be that bad for me in small portions.

Good luck!

You should make sure you drink your entire protein drink within 1 hours.  My nutritionist said that they start growing some "funky" bacteria once mixed, and should not be used after being mixed for an hour.  You could try making two smaller glasses.  I know it's hard to get it down within an hour, but please be careful.

I understand what yur intention was which is why I put my disclaimer in.  It wasn't you but a lot of people on here do that.  Its my one pet peeve.  I think we all have to take responsibility over what we eat and drink. 
During my 6 months of classes preparing for bariatric surgery, we had to learn about our trigger foods, eating protein, taking our vitamins and learning about good carbs vs bad carbs, and alot about what to do when you are bored, stressed or tried.  Those were the books I was talking about.  But I really like Weightloss Surgery for Dummies.  They have good food ideas and recipes.
Also i take my cues from my family.  Both my mom and my cousin had this surgery. Mom mom is 2 yrs out and my cousin is 8 yrs out.  I watch what they eat.  To me they are both really successful.  Neither of them have gained any weight back.  Both eat some carbs.
I eat some carbs(yes even the horrible bad ones, just not a lot).  My trigger foods are soda, alcohol, ice cream and flaming hot fritos.  I have a bad habit of drinking all my calories so I watch what I drink.  Not so much what I eat because a lot of times, I'm too lazy to chew that much.