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You sound very similar to me. I'm 37, 6'4" and was around 360lbs in the spring. I've always been athletic and never really thought of myself as 'morbidly obese'. I went to the gym often, had no problem getting around, or any of the common problems that you hear about on this board. But I knew my luck and relatively good health wouldn't last much longer at that weight. I was sleeved on 10/24. Today I weighed in at 294. I lost a good bit pre-op, which I knew I could, but I also knew that I couldn't keep it off and lose more without the sleeve. So far, I'm extremely happy with the decision. My current goal is to get to 240lbs. At that point, I'll reassess if I should drop further. I

I'm just over 1 month post op. I agree with the muscle loss problem. I'm also getting 900-1000 calories and about 85 grams protein. My Dr. told me I could lift at my 1 week post op appointment. I was shocked, I was fully expecting 4-6 weeks. Even though I didn't miss much gym time I can still feel myself getting weaker (by gym standards) every day. But overall, I feel a lot healthier.