Hello Everyone. I was feeling very alone today and luckily found this site! I had my sleeve surgery on Nov 29th by Dr Beth Schrope. The surgery went well and recovery is coming along too. I guess I should back up a little, I'm 59 years old, 5' 3" and was 210 pounds presurgery. This takes some getting used to. I smile every time I look at a "portion" size and shake my head. I find I'm having a hard time getting enough Protein and have still been using the shakes to reach my goal every day.

The reason I was feeling down today was I've noticed the last few days the scale was going up! I was down to 196 but today was 198. I noticed on here that it's not so uncommon? I think I'm going to follow some of the advice posted and stop obsessing and weigh myself weekly. I know I'm sticking with my plan.

Does anyone have any ideas for exercise options? One of my biggest issues is arthritis. My knees, hips and shoulders are shot. Getting the weight off is one of my goals so I can become more mobile again (without opting for any more new joints). I know I need to move but at least for now, the arthritis pain is winning over the exercising. I am open to ANY ideas for me to try!!!

Thanks for all the great advice.

Welcome!

Im 2 weeks post op. you will notice the scale go up as your re introduce food your body has had liquid for so long now it has to process food again. Water is a key too success as well cause your body will retain water if you dont drink enough of it. im no expert but i know enough about dieting and what ive put my body through . if you have arthiritis you could do swimming aerobic it takes the pressure of your joints so that you can exercise without pain. and not to worry you will wake up one day and the scale will just drop. also count your Non Scale Victories like that shirt you used to wear is to big or those pants dont fit the same. anyway enough of my babble take care and enjpy your new life.

Castletree, you and I had surgery almost the same day (mine was Nov 30) and I also have widespread arthritis which is making it difficult to exercise. I also had surgery with the hopes that I could delay or prevent having to replace any more joints.

For now, I'm just trying to keep moving and not spend so much time sitting in my recliner. There's plenty of housework to do, and the bending & lifting of loading/unloading the dishwasher, sweeping, picking up toys off the floor, etc. is about all I can handle right now. The important thing is to keep moving.

I agree with the others that Water exercise is probably the best for us but I don't have access to a pool. The ground outside is icy so I'm getting some new workout discs for my Wii.

We seem to have so many issues in common. Somehow, knowing I'm not the only one feeling this way is comforting. I also don't have access to a pool but I am doing the same as you - keep moving at home and at work. As I'm sure you know, some days it's tough to push past the pain and this cold weather is no help!

Maybe I should have asked Santa for a Wii!!!