Hello, all! I was sleeved on June 6, and so far I have lost 15 lbs. Thats about a pound a day. I know thats much better than what I could do before surgery, but im anxious to get more weight off quickly since I have so long until I get to that goal! My doctor said that I can start walking more in a few days, and I can go back to the gym in about 3 more weeks, and I was wondering if any of you noticed the weight coming off faster once in incorporated intense workouts. I have lost about 30 lbs including my pre-op diet, but I havent noticed a difference in my face, body, or clothes. Thirty sounds like so much, so I thought I would see some changes by now, but Im guessing that maybe because I am so big (starting weight of 383), Im going to need to lose more than most to see similar changes. Thanks for listening!

Elle, First, welcome to VST! You've come to the right place for support!

Second, slow your jets on exercise. You'll soon be able to exercise safely, but you don't want to hurt yourself and set yourself back this early in the process. Be prepared for your weight loss to slow or even stop for a little bit when you first start exercising; it stopped for me for a bit.

Third, Take a picture of your face and compare it to a pre-op picture. I'm betting you'll see a difference in both your face and neck, from "just" 30 pounds. That's where I noticed my changes first. If you're interested in seeing what your progress might look like, check out my gallery of pics here. I started at 352 and I'm now under 250. I have several face pics in there, plus pictures from at least monthly to show my progress.

Congrats on being sleeved! Welcome to the loser's bench.

1. Im sorry Im just getting back to you! Im new and I didnt realize anyone had responded! 2. Thanks so much for all of the great advice! youre right, I need to relax on the exercise. I definitely dont want to hurt myself long term! Thanks again!

I know my Dr. Said all I could do is walk I went in to get my drain out on fri. The 30th I didn't loose anything I was not happy but I know it will come I went and walk a mil. My frist day home he told me to slow down I can start my work out soon ...

My doc told me to wait till I was 1 month out to start my exerise plan walking and hittin the weights he said 1 pound of muscle is to lose 5 pounds of fat

Welcome! It's great that you are anxious to start exercising. start off slow and don't be too intense just yet. I started off by just walking and slowly worked that up to core strengthening with weights. Yes exercise does increase my weight loss. But that's me.

I would concentrate on learning how to get all your fluids in and Protein in first and then go from there.

Best of luck to you and congratulations on your weight loss!