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My doc had me eating regular food about a week after, just do what feels right and listen to your doc. Your stomach will let you know!

Surgery is tough, but you you will be 99% normal within a few days. I'm 3 months out and feel fantastic! GOOD LUCK TOMORROW! !! After surgery, including weeks and months after get on a walking routine. I walked 101.5 miles in June and have 115 miles goal for July. It's the best way to get your body back to business!

How did everyone do today? I walked 2.2 miles for 40 minutes on my lunch break at work and then another 2.5 tonight after dinner. The secret is getting an app for your phone, I use "Map My Walk' which is free. After a week of walking, you will be amazed how fast the pounds drop off the scale. 3 months ago before my sleeve I was almost 300lbs, I'm 225 now and feel fantastic! Unfortunately my weight prevented me from being as active as I wanted and my huge stomach ruled my life.

Go Tara!

Download an app, most are free. Go Kissi!

Go Kissi!! How many miles did you walk today!

Yes GoPro!!

Obesity is a result of eating too much and not exercising enough. I use to blame it on low thyroid levels and my job....nope. it was the late night McDonald's, eating a whole pizza and laying around watching TV. Most of us are guilty!

Do it! My dream is to run a marathon. ... I'm walking 4-5miles a day and a little running in between. I'm trying to condition myself to get to where I can run a mile without stopping. Need to lose about 20 more lbs. then I think I will be ready to start running.

Not all of us, but yes. We all fit the stereotype. You don't get fat from working out, walking 4 miles a day and eating lean Protein with veggies. Nobody forced fed us like a foie gras duck. We (ok 99% of us) are all plumpers because we were (and are) lazy and could eat an entire large pizza in 15 minutes, do a dinner bang bang (for you Louis C.K. fans) and like myself ate a Dodger dog every inning at a LA Dodgers game. Yes, I scarfed down 9 Dodger Dogs once in 3 hours. I've exercised more since my sleeve (3 months ago) than I have in the last 10 years. I love my 70lb lighter body! Bariatric surgery is a tool, you need to exercise and eat right for the tool to work.

Sorry...but you have to be fat (like I was and still am) to have bariatric surgery. I'm fat and so are you if you're having bariatric surgery or had it. Alcoholics are boozers, drug addicts are junkies, and overeaters like myself are fatties. No more hiding behind your oversized plate of slop, no more excuses about not having time, and stop watching a full season of Breaking Bad without leaving the couch. Get outside and walk!

I challenge all you bariatric veterans and newbies to walk 30 minutes a day! Download an app and track your progress, walking has become addictive for me! 30 minutes a day is going to give you around 50 miles a month! Since eating is no longer a sport for me, I spend my lunch break at work walking, I walk for 20-30 minutes before work, about an hour in the evening with one of my kids, wife, dog, etc. Take a day or two off, no big deal. Just do it often and after a few weeks you can't wait to get back out! My May goal was 60 miles, June was 100, and July will be 115 miles. Go for it!

That's my plan too, I'm getting the bike out soon!

I was sleeved March 28, 2014 (down 70lbs) and started walking after surgery as directed by doc. So in May, I decided to start tracking my walking (many free apps!) and did 64 miles. Then June came and my goal was 70, but I broke 100 miles today!!! I don't want to hear any of you former fatties say you don't have time, it was really easy! I walk 30 minutes before kids and wife get up, 45 minutes during my lunch break, and a quick 30-40 minutes in the evening, all about 4-5 days a week. Some days I said F it, I don't feel like doing *hit and did zero. Today, I did 7miles....I tried on my suit today, it's huge! Get walking, it's easy.

Hi Jena, my doc wanted me to start eating regular food a week after surgery, you're fine! I struggle with the mental aspect of everything, it's tough. Im 3 months out, down 65lbs.

It's easy. The challenge is all mental! I drank 10-12 premiere protein shakes each day. I cheated a couple times, but with lean protein only. Zero carbs. You can do it!

Same here! I'm almost 7 weeks and started losing again, but I lost zero from week 5 until a few days ago.

Hey Yoyo, I'm 6 weeks out now and find that Im having a harder time now eating than I did around week 2-3. I had a stall around week 3, then lost 20lbs, and stalling again now at week 6. My exercise is walking about 2-3 miles everyday.

I'm 5 weeks out from getting sleeved, down 55 lbs. and it seems my moobs are either not on pace with the rest of my body or the fat from my belly decided to move into my chest. My wife loves playing with them.....She says she understands why I like to play with hers now. Any guys moobs go away????

I'm 5 weeks today and have lost about 55 lbs. Started pre-op at 293 and now at 238. I'm a 6'0" 40 year-old guy....I saw my doc last Monday and he asked me if I was eating, he was a little concerned that I was losing too fast. BTW, it seems my man boobs (moobs) have grown, or are more defined. For you Seinfeld fans, I need a Bro!

I'm one month out from being sleeved and had two pieces of rainbow roll a couple days ago. It went down fine, but had to chew chew chew. Was full after two slices, can't wait to have again. Uni is my favorite....Sea butter....yum.

I'm a little over a month out from getting sleeved and have been trying new foods with mixed and unpredictable results. I've come to the conclusion that I can eat anything, only if I chew the crap out of it!

I tried fooducate, paid the $10 for extra features.

Fage Greek yogurt! Easy high protein.

The nonfat Fage is almost pure protein, I make a smoothie with frozen fruits and chia seed. The Trader Joe's is higher in sugar and lower in protein. Been eating Fage since week 1, 4 weeks post op yesterday.