My surgery was December 8, 2014. I lost 17 before surgery and ive lost 25 in the past 8 weeks for a total of 42. I haven't had a protein shake since about week 6 as they were making me nauseated. I get between 80 and 100 grams of protein a day with just food and 64 to 80 oz of water a day. I can only eat 2 oz at a time so I had to find food with the most protein in them. Luckily we have a freezer full of venison and it is pretty high in protein. I walk 3 times a week. I guess I had a stall once or twice for about a week but I never really considered them stalls since they didn't last very long. I think im a slow loser. 25 doesn't really seem like a lot to lose for 8 weeks but I seem to lose about 3 lbs a week and as long as that keeps up even with a week off here and there I am happy.