Well I am three weeks and two days out and doing great. I am down a total of 62 lbs - that's 21 lbs since the operation. I am back at a full workout schedule at the gym. Yesterday I got back to lifting the same amount of weights as I was lifting pre-op. And day by day I am feeling stronger! Food wise - I am in my purred stage - which means that I blenderize just about everything I eat in order for it to easily "slide down" and get absorbed. So my menu is basically eggs, ricotta cheese, chicken, tuna, yams, mashed potato, cottage cheese, soups and puddings. I mix it up enough, so it is fine. Next Thursday I get to move up to soft food. The amazing thing is that I eat 4-6 oz. of food and I feel like it was Thanksgiving afternoon. My only struggle has been coffee. I used to love a cup (or 2 or 3 or 4) during the day, but my taste buds and my stomach's toleration of a cup is small. I don't think I have finished a cup yet. My goal for October is 16 lbs. I am shooting for 20-22lbs. that would be 5 lbs a week. That would get me down to 80 lbs and in line to reach 100 for Christmas - that would make it easier for me to slide down chimneys!