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Thank you so much for jumping in.  I need to hear things like this.  At my 3 month check he all but accused me of lying and forging my food log on my fitness pal.  Said I could not be eating what I said I was eating or I would have lost more.  Cannot tell you how mad that made me.  Kind of accused me of lying.  So I made a personal appt. with their registered dietitian, saw her twice and she loved what I was doing.  Was very encouraging.  Don't change a thing. Keep doing what you are doing.  Then I did the resting metabolism and she set me at 800 calories per day, 70 grams of protein, 64 oz. fluids and no exercise.  She said I should lost 2 lbs. per week and I am doing that.  I know it is slow but if I try to exercise I will ruin what knees I have left and I need my knees.  I use them all,the time.  Right now I have use both of them to climb the stairs to go to bed.  I hope my appt. with him goes well tomorrow. I think I am doing fine. I feel great.  Thanks for your input.  I needed that.

I'm only 2 1/2 weeks out from my surgery but have been researching and reading on this site for nearly 10 years and your progress looks steady and solid to me. I've lost a pound a day since my surgery but that is only because I have an awful ulcer that is keeping me from eating anything at all so while I'd love to be thrilled about the quick weight loss, I'm in too much pain to enjoy it. I say keep doing what you're doing and don't let your doctor push you into messing up your knees. My primary care doc was a negative nelly when I was trying to get a referral from him for surgery and gave me a huge lecture about people who cheat after surgery and drink their calories and gain all their weight back. I felt like he was looking at my size and judging me like I was some lazy, fat housewife who sits at home all day eating bon bons.  I personally think 2lbs a week is great. Keep up the good work. 

Thank you Maggie.  I need the confidence right now as I have to go at 3:00 to check in with this doctor.  My husband is going with me and he is not shy about speaking out. He does all the grocery shopping and knows,what we have in the house and what I eat.  So he is my back up plan should trouble start.  I really do not want to alienate this doctor as he is an excellent surgeon.  He saved my father's life some years ago.  He is a high risk foregut surgeon who also does bariatric surgery.  When they have an especially high risk bariatric surgery he steps up to the plate.  Fearless but kind of an overachiever I think.  Anyway he was my choice and I was low risk.  He took me and now we are a team.  No changing that.  So I go at 3:00 and see what happens.  I am very happy with my progress.  The few,times,I have dropped,3 or 4 lbs. at a time I don't feel,so good.  A pound or 1/2 a pound at a time is much easier on me.  Slow and steady wins the race.