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I had gastric bypass Jan 18. My highest weight was 235. My day of surgery I weighed 192. My current weight today is 136. Boy has it been a journey of ups and downs but well worth it. I will however be getting plastics in the near future. I went from a 38 DDD to a b cup full of skin YUCK!

1st off, Congratulations on the beginning of your journey! I was also sleeved on August 7th. I am not allowed to lift more than 15 pounds for 4 weeks. I think that you should consult with your doctor, but walking is more than enough to facilitate weight loss at this stage. I lifted weights 4X per week before surgery, and it is killing me to abstain from it for that long, but I don't want to risk hurting myself. Please take your time. Good luck, and God bless!

Yesterday was 3 months post-op. I have lost 35 lbs since my surgery and 82 lbs since August of last year. I am so happy that I decided to do this for myself. I am healthier than I have been in years and I feel amazing. I was eating a low carb diet since December of last year and recently decided to transition to a whole foods plant based diet after reading the book Proteinaholic and doing my own research. I have an incredible support system for this change as my circle of friends from church are all vegans/vegetarians. At this point my daily carb consumption has gone from 30g to about 55-70g and my protein has dropped from 80-85 down to 50-55. My blood sugar control has remained perfect despite the increase in complex carbs. I continue to avoid sugar, white flour, bread, white rice, and pasta. My weight loss has actually picked up this past week, but this may just be a coincidence. I feel really good. The only slight negative I can note is am a little more drained after a run and have been unable to run my long distance of 3 miles yet. I have been sticking to 2-2.5 miles for now. I think my body is still adjusting to the change. I am going to post my photo because a couple of people have requested before and after pics. It is hard looking back, but it does help show us just how far we have come and what a difference a year can make.

I was only allowed to walk for the first 6 weeks then I was cleared for anything.

Congrats Baby Girl !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My surgery is August 29 2017 . Just started my Pre-op diet today and I'm starving

The first day of the pre-op diet. OMG, I'm starving !!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😱😩😳

If you are referring to insurance, I didn't have either surgery for weight loss so BMI was not even considered. I had some upper GI issues. I have lost weight, but really didn't need to. Had I not had this RNY, it would have been likely that in the future I may have gotten esophageal cancer because my acid was so out of control. Also I had an area on my esophagus that was so thin from acid damage, it would have probably ruptured in the near future, so he had to repair that when he got in there before he did the bypass. My pouch is smaller than normal because of the repair so the restiction is much greater than the sleeve restriction. But everything is going great. Never had any pain or any nausea, and I am on all food now and no issues. No regrets!

I had a VSG 5 1/2 years ago. About three years ago my acid started coming back. VSG does not control acid because you still have a useable stomach. Recently in the past year it was terrible and out Of control. I had an RNY on June 12 because my doctor said in my case that was the only resolve to stop my acid. I was told I had to take my Pepcid twice a day for about sixty days and it would be gone. I had it a a couple times a week for seven weeks. Then it stopped. The doctor told me to stop taking my morning pill to see if it came back. It did not. Now he told me to stop them completely and i have and NO acid! I am so relieved to be rid of the acid once and for all!

Sorry, I'm not a dude....lol You literally just described me. Feel just fine and you can't make me drink any more broth. I moved up my soft food diet by about 3 or 4 days and now that I'm on soft food i started adding some more solid food. I am 17 days post op. I let my body tell me if i can tolerate something. I do get afraid that maybe i should not rush it because of the staples holding it together. I don't want it to open or leek. I really didn't think the hardest part of this whole thing would be the first 4 weeks of the diet. What the hell right! i just think that we are all so different and they have to have guidelines to follow but i know my body and do my own guinea pig test sessions.

The pain is intense whenever I move, not gonna lie. I have ice on my side and crotch right now. And yesterday after surgery I had to go to the ER because of extreme bleeding from my rear incision. Fortunately my doctor met me there, checked everything, and assured me it was normal to have leakage especially in the first few days even though I have drains. It has subsided since then but is not completely done. But I had my binder off for the first time and I cried with joy at the sight of my flat stomach and the fact that I could see my hooha without lifting up a pile of fat or skin. I will take the pain for a lifetime of flat tummy any day! Time for my meds! Sent from my XT1635-01 using BariatricPal mobile app