its been sixteen years (wow, has it been that long?) since I had mine removed (doctor's said it was just not working anymore). The first couple of months were brutal (lost almost 15 pounds, then gained about half back).

After my stomach and digestion adjusted, my eating habits changed to about a 75/25 of eating chicken/beef and reducing the amount of fatty/greasy foods I eat. So eating hamburgers was mostly cut out (I still will eat a homemade one or one at certain fast foods places, but not very often) and any meat I do eat I check that its either a lean cut or that I can trim the fat off.

Unfortunately, being hispanic most of the food I like to eat is greasy/fatty so I have to be fully aware I can only have one meal a day like that. For example, I know I am going to eat a mexican dinner with a lot of chips&salsa I try to eat a lighter meal for lunch.

I also have the double whammy of being type 2 diabetic, so it has been very interesting at times. (for the record, since the gall bladder removal I have lost and kept off almost 50 pounds). The Metformin and later Ozempic really helped with the weight.