Congrats on knowing your surgery date! October 1st will be here pretty fast. :drinker: Im still pre-op myself, so I only know what Ive heard from other people. From what Ive read, everybody's different. I've also seen people say they actually gained a bit before but it didnt affect their overall results.
P.S. I havent been to Red Deer is many years. There was a restaurant named Patti's that I thought was great that the greyhound bus stopped at for a small break on the trip between Edmonton and Calgary. No idea if its still there.