Thinking My Surgeon Has Lost His Mind!

jetpilot · April 19, 2012

Listen to what your body tells you first and foremost. I was eating solid foods 3 weeks out against my doctors initial advice but's that's the way I am. I had a can of diet soda last week and one the week before. It will NOT expand your stomach. I drink small amounts with my meal. I can't get used to not having some liquid with my food. I dropped 41 lbs in 5 weeks. I have a fishing boat and was out fishing in the ocean after 3 weeks reeling in 50lb fish. If it hurts don't do it. My 4 week appointment I told my doctor everything I was doing and he said if it works for you then continue it. He said I was doing as good as he had ever seen a patient. I'm losing weight and not really following any of the advice the nutritionist gave me other than focusing on Protein rich foods and keeping carbs complex and a small part of my diet. This may not work for you but it works for me. 5 weeks out and I'm eating everything I want but in very small portions. That is the point of the surgery. The sleeve does all the work for you. Experiment and go slow. I have never thrown up or had any complications other than spasms if I eat too fast.

kemo46 · April 19, 2012

I will tell you this, lifting before 6 weeks is a VERY BAD idea. Not only does your stomach need time to heal but the muscle that they cut through does too. I researched this a lot and this is a no no. Nothing good can come from lifting too early and it is not worth the risk.