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Well, I took 4 weeks off so when I went back to work, I felt FANTASTIC!! However, I did feel pretty good (except for gas and bloating which walking helps) by the 4th day and even better by the 7th day so I think you should be ok, just don't overdo it and walking will be the BEST thing that will help with gas. Good Luck!

Awsome and Congrats and I can totally relate. I work for an airline and fly for pleasure frequently and the last 2 years I was unable to tie my seatbelt and was too ashamed to ask for an extension (stupid me) and I flew for the first time after surgery 2 weeks ago (6 weeks post WLS) and I was able to actually tighten my seat belt AND I had 5 inches left over. I had lost about 30 lbs too and was ELATED! Thanks for sharing, good luck!

That's AWSOME!!!!!!!! Congrats!!

YUP hitting the nail for me too! I feel EXACTLY the same way. Congrats to you and all of us for keeping ourselves healthy and on the losers bench!! Woo Hoo!

You look AMAZING! Thank you for posting, you're an inspiration to us all!! Congrats!!!!!!

WoW! You look amazing!! I was sleeved 2 months ago, and your pic is an inspiration! CONGRATS!!

WoW! You look amazing!! I was sleeved 2 months ago, and your pic is an inspiration! CONGRATS!!

Broth, your vitamins, and your will to WALK WALK WALK as nothing else will help your gas more than walking.

You need to walk walk walk walk to get rid of the excess gas and bloating. ONLY walking will help, not GasX, not anything else, just plain ole walking. Good Luck, feel better and WALK WALK WALK!

No need to be nervous or no need to talk yourself out of it sweety -- however, it's very normal to feel that way. I had my sleeve done 2 months ago tomorrow and I don't remember EVER feeling so good and being so happy. I only regret not having it done sooner. I'm super ok with the small amounts of food, eat everything, down 30+ lbs since surgery, I've had no complications at all, and feel amazing!! I was a bit uncomfortable the first 4 days, nothing too bad, not pain, just bloating and gas which walking helped tremendously. The 4th day out I felt pretty good, the 7th day out I felt myself, totally good. Hang in there, before you know it, it'll be over and you'll feel amazing! Good luck, stay positive and WALK WALK WALK after surgery!

I'll be 8 weeks out on Monday. So far, so good! I have lost 32 lbs since surgery and very happy with my WLS! I have increased my walking and activeness after work each day and joining a gym next week!

GREAT, rest and above ALL else, walk walk walk...that's the ONLY thing that will REALLY help your gas and bloating discomfort sweety. Walk every chance you get. GasX helps, but minimally, walking the the true real medicine here. Good Luck. IN 4 days you'll feel better, in 7 you'll fee terrific!!

AWSOME!!!!!! Congrats! I have another 15 lbs till I reach that and I cannot wait!!!

Amazing!!! CONGRATS! You look fabulous!! Way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I really really like the "Premier" brand Protein shakes. They sell them at Walmart, costco and some supermarkets. I really love the chocolate flavor one. The vanilla is too sweet for me. Also, in powders, I LOVE LOVE LOVE the unjury brand Chocolate Splendor. Mix with fat-free milk and ice, YUMMY!!! It tastes the best, truly like a chocolate shake from an ice cream place.

Yup agree with all above. I too was lucky, no pain, just gas and bloating which is a bit uncomfortable. The MOST important thing is WALK WALK WALK! I cannot stress it enough. That is the ONLY thing that really will help with the gas and bloating. Walk every chance you get! I would even walk overnight, if I felt bloated then I would get up and walk. The 4th day after surgery I actually felt "better",then 7 days out... you really start to feel normal and when you begin to eat soft foods, you feel amazing and like you got this! Good luck, stay positive, you'll be soooooo happy in a few weeks!!! Good luck and WALK !!!!!!!!

I've lost 30 since surgery May 5th and I don't remember feeling this good, this energetic and overall so happy with myself. I will be forever thankful to the friend who recommended I get my WLS and for my amazing surgeon. I am soooo looking foward to losing more till I reach my goal. I vow to stay healthy and active forever so that I feel this good for the rest of my life -- God willing!!

YUP completely normal, I was the same. At 3 weeks that dam scale would NOT move, however, after the 4th week -- watch out. 3 to 5 lbs the 2 weeks after that and now 1 to 2 lbs per week. Keep up the good work, don't get discouredged and just wait -- in now time, the pounds will continue to fall off and the sizes come down!

Congrats to ALL! Amazing! I can tell you are all happy as I am. I am 6 weeks out and have lost 27 since surgery, down 2 sizes and elated. I feel better and better every passing day --thank God and really happy overall with my WLS. Let's keep this momentum of going downwards and happiness going my friends!

Good Luck on your surgery! I'm 6 weeks, 1 day out and feel TERRRRRRIFIC!! I've lost 26 lbs since surgery and am down 2 dress sizes, very exciting. The first 2 weeks are hard but once you start on soft food, and you see the weight coming down you will be happy happy! Stay positive and more importantly -- WALK WALK WALK after surgery! I can't stress it enough. It helps with gas and it gets you ready to feel like your old self again.

...and you just wait till you see that scale start gown down and your energy level up. I am 6 weeks out today and feel amazing!!! I haven't felt this good in years. I am 21 lbs down from the surgery date but 36 since I started this journey back in Dec (first doctor appointment). I look good, feel great and super happy. Each week gets better. Good luck, keep positive, walk and walk to make the gas and bloating pains down.

Wow...ice cream?? Tsk Tsk Tsk... live and learn sweety. Stick to Clear liquids, broth, sugar free pops, Jello, and i guarantee in about 2 days you'll feel good and in 5 days you'll feel almost like your old self, but lighter. Stay positive and walk walk walk, that's the ONLY thing that really helps gas/bloating pain. Walk every two hours, especially after eating/drinking anything and drink very small sips. I am 6 weeks out today and feel AMAZING!! Have lost 21 lbs since surgery down 2 dress sizes, have more energy now, no pain, eat real food (tiny amounts which I am good with) and feel terrific and happy. Good luck!

No red meat for me but anything involving chicken, fish I'm totally ok with. My reason for no red meat is because it's probably too hard to digest and I don't want to take a chance. I am 6 weeks out and feel terrific. More energy each week, down 21 lbs since surgery, down 2 dress sizes and happy happy happy with my WLS!! I'm still doing Protein shakes in the morning (sometimes I eat eggs) and turkey or chicken for lunch.

Hi there. My experience so far has been great! Everyday I am happier and happier as people notice that I am losing weight, seeing my scale numbers go down slowly without fear that if I mess up one meal, it'll go up again, as this is for life. So long as I stay within my small amounts of food which is very satisfying I am good! Two weeks before surgery I started being really good, cutting down on carbs and especially big amounts of food. One week before I subsituted one of my meals with a Protein shake (I like the Premier brand best -- you can get them at Walmart). They have 30 grams of Protein and they taste pretty good. Then the last three days before surgery I went all liquids with eating pureeds for one meal (usually dinner) a Protein Shake for Breakfast and Soup for lunch. I didn't eat anything but broth the day before. Post of after surgery, only broth, Jello, and a little protein shake. You can't really take too much that week, but I promise once you start pureeds then soft foods the 2nd and third weeks, all is much better! I take my Vitamins (all chewables) and I purchase them at Walmart or thru Bariatric Choice, it's a website. Pain after surgery was definetely bearable, no big deal, only thing when you come home is the gas pains, and honestly, the only thing that helped tremendously was WALKING WALKING WALKING. The Gas X didn't do anything for me, walking did, especially after every meal, I still do so, 6 weeks out, it helps a lot. The first week you're super bloated and uncomfortable due to bloatness and gas, the 7th day out you feel a lot better, 2 weeks later, great and 3rd week, sleep normaly and feel like your old self, except lighter which is great! Good Luck! No reason to feel scared or negative, you'll do great!

OK calm down...LOL! First of all, immediately after surgery, you'll be sore and more than anything, bloated and with zero appetite. Secondly, once you start eating (Jello and liquids), due to gas, it will be a bit painful when it goes down, so being that you're not hungry and it's painful, you won't think about food, nonetheless feel hungry or have any urge to eat. Once you do start eating food, you get full so fast that you won't want food all the time and with just a little, and hopefully the right healthy foods, you will feel satisfied. Also, once you notice on our clothes and your scale the weight coming off, you will be so thrilled that you will want to continue with this healthy eating and watch more weight come off constantly. Be positive and get ready to feel amazing after a few days and especially after the first 4 weeks when a lot of weight has come off, people are noticing, you feel lighter and healthier! Good Luck!! Don't worry, be happy, go on this journey very positively!