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I really like the comment from Cindi Augustine. I agree there's not enough post-op support or preparation for the post-op life. I attend support group meetings, which are good, but I'm looking for more. I started at 245lbs and now at 188lbs, surgery was August 2024. Sometimes you don't need a doctor, nutritionist, or therapist... just someone who can help you pull everything together. Maybe that's a health coach? Not sure how to find one. Thoughts?

girrrrlllllllllllllll I had the same fear!! Like you said you owe it to yourself to be healthy, and shoot nothing else worked why not try this! Those were my thoughts. My initial goal was to be 200lbs and then it kept going down and I am stopping around 165-170, Once you are able to see the results, the new clothes, being more active, feeling good about yourself you realize that all this hard work was NOT for nothing. For reference I have lost 130ish lbs in a year! Its super duper doable!! Ask anything in this forum everyone is super willing to help and give you what worked for them. . You are going to kick ass and take names!!!

Sorry I meant 2025….. not 2024

Do you mean 2025 for your op or a year ago? If only four weeks ago what you are feeling is totally normal and your body is recovering. Hopefully you will soon find a routine that works for you with regards to being able to take a bit more food and fluids but take your time with sipping and eating, baby steps for now and then it will get easier. Try to get your vitamins in, especially now as you are eating less. For me after the op I couldn't stand the smell of certain foods, even the smell of coffee turned my stomach but now all is back to 'normal' and I thankfully am able to drink coffee again. With regards to the weight loss, it is different for everyone, I put on a few kg in the hospital immediately after the op and then slowly started to lose but I didn't see it on the scale or physically for quite a while. It will happen when your body is ready. You have got this, it is early days.

I’m in my 50’s and had surgery on January 27th. I wish I had done this sooner.

Hi! I had surgery Jan 27th and I’m feeling good! So excited to start the year off on a healthy note. Really happy to have found this site. I’m wanting to make connections so I don’t feel so alone in this new journey. ☺️

I actually would recommend not buying too much of any one thing. A lot of us experienced changes to our tastes such that things we enjoyed pre-surgery became things we couldn't stand afterward. Just for clarity, part of your stomach is actually removed from your body when you undergo gastric sleeve surgery.

Sorry I'm a bit sporadic here. I'm nearly two weeks post op (tomorrow is 2 weeks) and have no trouble at all drinking smoothies, Optifast shakes, tea, thin soup etc. In fact I'm a bit worried because I can easily have a cup (250ml) or more quite quickly - say within ten minutes. I go to Sydney on Wednesday to meet with the bariatric GP and dietician at my surgeons office so I'll ask them about this. If I have anything a bit thicker - pureed but thinnish chicken soup for instance - I can feel it sitting in my belly as a lump for a minute or two, so I'm hoping when I move onto puree on Wednesday it will slow me down a bit. Water I find difficult - it makes me burp painfully and feels really rough. I've had something called Vital Zing drops recommended, they add flavour, and apparently help to make water easier to drink. Problem is I don't like flavoured water and I particularly hate artificial sweetener. So I'm battling on with water. I'm hoping the tea I drink is helping to keep me hydrated! I used to drink sparkling water so perhaps I'm also not used to plain water. I haven't had sparkling since the op for obvious reasons! I've wanted something savoury and a bit solider so I've been having my husband's home made hummus for lunch, 100g. It feels a bit lumpy in my belly too but I get sick of all the sweet shakes and things. He thinned it out a bit with the aqua faba but it is still thicker than could be drunk through a straw. I've lost ~9kg so far since start of pre-op diet - 107 to 98. So it's good to break the 100kg barrier. The next one is 96kg, which I got down to in 2023 with a gastric balloon.

My I had flashbacks of my LBT, BodyPump and all things LesMills days! I used to do an hour of BodyStep followed by an hour of BodyAttack! I don't know how I did it but there is no way I could do that now, nor do I want to haha. And you're right, I used to call BodyAttack heart attack as it was crazy intense. I'll stick to running LOL.

I will be 59 in April and I had my sleeve done March 2020. Just like some of the other replies I wish I would of done this sooner. Lost 120 pounds now I am moving forward to get plastic surgery going. Best of luck with your journey 💗