Day1

How is your exercise? I wasn't hungry the first couple of days post op - I attribute that to the surgery and accompanying gas from the surgical procedure (apparently we're filled up like balloons...) but my hunger increased in line with feeling better: the better I felt, the hungrier I've become. I don't think I lost any weight after the first day, but since then - 6 days later, I'm down almost 20 lbs. My only advice is - keep a 'liquid' journal for a few days and call your Dr with the results - have them confirm you're on the right track, and try to up the exercise as much as you feel comfortable with. At the end of the day, weight loss is a simple science - burn 3,500 more calories than you consume, and it's 1 lb gone. Good Luck!

Hi I'm 8 days post-op. I went for a 25 minute walk day 3 and felt fine, and by day 5 I was on my bike (indoor trainer) for about 25 minutes. I've been between 35-55 minutes/day each day since with a heart rate range of 135-165 (typically in the middle) and I feel great. I was considering elliptical but in the past I've actually found them to be intensive on the abs (relatively speaking) so I'm sticking to the bike until my 3 week post op appt and hopefully I'll have the green light to increase the exercise routine to stairmaster, elliptical, etc. Good luck!