Hey there. My weight loss has been extemely slow. Its very true that you really have to work the band..it isnt a miracle. I find that there is very little info on post op diet for the long term part of this. I have searched the internet for that and cant seem to find much. So for me anyway I think I still need to follow some type of diet that I am in the process of looking into. Maybe weight watchers or Jenny craig. The high protein thing doesnt seem to be working for me. The only hard thing that I have encountered is eating chicken. I puke my guts out every time I eat it so I just stopped eating it at least for now. I was in your neck of the woods over the weekend..I was down in Vineland. Its nice down there!!!! Talk soon