XxAlexX

Greetings Guys!
I'm so glad I found this site and thread. I've finally decided to do the sleeve and have been worried about being able to
build muscle. Luckily, from what I've read you can build muscle but of course with more work, effort, and patience. I'm
majoring in Criminal Justice and plan on becoming a police officer, so weight lifting is something I've started doing again.
Can't wait to start on this epic journey. I hope this thread stays alive and people will post more helpful tips. Just joined and '
will certainly visit other threads.
-Alex

wow and wow I am completely stunned ...You look gorgeous. I'm suppose to be sleeved on July 12 and now I am so excited. You look like a model now...I pray my results are just as fabulous. Thanks you have given me hope in tomorrow.
Sheri
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After (now)

Hey, I found I just can't win for losing....... When I was huge.....I could never find the 2x and 3x sizes anywhere and when I did they was a poor selection and were never on sale or cost more than the others. Now I have lost all the weight and wear a medium or large and those sizes always seem to be "out of stock". Go figure.
But, I'm not complaining......I just smile.....still not believing I'm shopping in the normal sizes....feels great.

Good good. Out of stock in the regular sizes. Somehow that makes up for all the times I could only find one XXXL shirt and it was some weird camouflage pattern that made me look like a large bush.

Welcome Alex & Congrats on the sleeve decision! Best decision I've made to have a healthier lifestyle!
Lots of veteran sleevers on here with good knowledge & happy to help.

Hey Alex and welcome. Follow your doctor's orders as far as exercise is concerned. I was allowed to begin cardio 1 month after surgery and weightlifting 1 month after that. If this is your first experience with weightlifting, take it slow. Work out intense but work out smart. Listen to what your body tells you. Mixing cardio into the weightlifting will accelerate the weight loss. I ended up losing my 130 lbs in 7 months using this technique. The other thing to remember is that you must still fuel your body even though you are trying to lose weight. Protein is your friend especially in liquid form...these will pass through the sleeve quickly and absorb rapidly. Dont neglect carbs either, in moderation. Carbs will provide the energy your muscles need to lift those heavy weights and will replenish glycogen stores in the muscle tissue after you've exercised. Best of luck to you and don't quit...ever!

Found this question fascinating, so I trolled the bodybuilding.com site, which appears to have plenty of topics from guys who had WLS.
The following is brief summary made up from several posts:
1. Quality Carbs before a workout AKA complex carbohydrates.
2. Bananas to keep you from cramping.
2. BCAA supplemented drink just before a workout.
3. Protein to repair muscle after a workout. Don't depend on just liquid proteins: fish, poultry, boiled eggs. The more complicated the food the more your body works digesting it.
4. Shock workouts by alternating whether you do cardio or weights first.
5. Continue to take a quality Bariatric supplement to prevent deficiencies.
From there it gets even more esoteric what people do to build mass.
Here is an inspiration story on how a formerly 370 Lbs castric bypass patient: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/body-transformation-danny-figueredo-sliced-his-weight-in-half.html

My dr is huge into resistance training for his male patients. He said don't worry about cardio as long as you walk a lot and I do. I set my phone app on 10000 steps a day and always get it.