A little suggestion, I have not had my surgery yet but I have been doing the diet. Measuring my food and keep to the diet of what is needed. I lost 10lbs in 5 days. No joke. It can be done. You have to work hard at it. But if you put your effort into it will come to you. Everything don't come easy, now it is the hard work to get it off. You can do it, keep on trying