Before I had this surgery I was worried about loose skin and not having any muscle tone after the surgery. Well I am proud to say that I am a year out of surgery and I don’t have any loose skin. I have always lifted weights and wanted continue after I had my surgery. I am going to be honest when I got back in the gym after surgery I was extremely weak, in college I could bench about 475 lbs., when I got back in the gym I could barely bench 145 lbs. I stuck to it and now I am up to 375 lbs., I work out 4 days a week and I swim 3 say a week. I don’t run or walk because of the stress on my knees, I think once I get to my target weight I will start to run. Just recently I have noticed that I have gained 15 lbs. but my waist and my shirt size has reduced by 3 sizes. At first I was frustrated about the weight gain but I was told that I am gaining muscle mass and it is much heavier than fat. I think I am going to add more cardio to my routine so I can get to my target weight then I will continue my weight regimen. I am so glad I decided to have this surgery..it has really changed my life!!!

Bawse u look amazing dude. How soon after could you really get into weight lifting? I know you mentioned you were weak at first. Wandering if u had to increase the Protein intake to do weight lifting and byhow much? Sorry for bombarding with questions but u justgave memore confidence to go thru with this. I lift weights and want really know when i ll be back doing this. Loose skin is def scary thing. Yhanks for sharing my man

No problem bro...bring on the questions...I was in ur shoes once...I had the surgery in Nov '11...I had a couple setbacks and could not workout like I wanted untill Feb '12. I have always lifted weights so getting back in the gym was no sweat...I started of with just one scoop of protein powder(25 grams) twice with some low fat milk..I did that for about 3 months..Once I got my strentgh back I began taking amino acid tablets which is just pure protein in a pill form and I started talking 2 scoops of Protein powder (50 grams) twice a day with a protein and fruit juice made by Silk. I think the protein really helped with bulding lean muscle..like I said in the post I have never gained weight and dropped size at the same time...I feel great and I knbow for a fact that I wouldnt have been able to do this without the surgery

Lookin good! Best wishes to u!

Ok first post. I am in the pre op phase. I played football in college, was a powerlifter and competed in strongman competitions. My main concern for not having WLS the past 5 years when my weight got out of control was I would lose all my strength and muscle. I am scheduled with Dr Alvarez in Dec. I found this thread and could really use some advice was in the gym today and almost had an anxiety attack over it. Any help would be great

Ok first post. I am in the pre op phase. I played football in college, was a powerlifter and competed in strongman competitions. My main concern for not having WLS the past 5 years when my weight got out of control was I would lose all my strength and muscle. I am scheduled with Dr Alvarez in Dec. I found this thread and could really use some advice was in the gym today and almost had an anxiety attack over it. Any help would be great

After you have the surgery you wont be able to lift any weights for about 3 months and once ur able to lift again u will bascially after to start from scratch because of the way you will be eating. I am not sure how much you weigh now but u prolly can lift alot of weight now...thats because of how much u eat and ur current weight. Once ur able to hit the gym hard again and get your eating under comtrol u will begin to lift more..not as much as before but u will not weigh as much. When I got back in the gym I could only put a 45 on each side for bench. I was freaking out but as time passed its now getting back to what I am used to. So believe me brother having the surgery is worth it...ur range of motion will improve which will allow u to do more excercises...

Before I had this surgery I was worried about loose skin and not having any muscle tone after the surgery. Well I am proud to say that I am a year out of surgery and I don’t have any loose skin. I have always lifted weights and wanted continue after I had my surgery. I am going to be honest when I got back in the gym after surgery I was extremely weak' date=' in college I could bench about 475 lbs., when I got back in the gym I could barely bench 145 lbs. I stuck to it and now I am up to 375 lbs., I work out 4 days a week and I swim 3 say a week. I don’t run or walk because of the stress on my knees, I think once I get to my target weight I will start to run. Just recently I have noticed that I have gained 15 lbs. but my waist and my shirt size has reduced by 3 sizes. At first I was frustrated about the weight gain but I was told that I am gaining muscle mass and it is much heavier than fat. I think I am going to add more cardio to my routine so I can get to my target weight then I will continue my weight regimen. I am so glad I decided to have this surgery..it has really changed my life!!![/quote']

Congrats on your amazing transformation!!! I'm really worried about the loose skin myself, since I have about 100lb to lose in order to be at my goal.. My surgeon told me 3 months until I can get in the gym too.. I've never really had the drive before, but this time I know it will be very different!!!! I'm praying my body goes back to normal with no further surgery needed (tummy tuck, lipo, etc).. Thanks for your amazing story!!! It has really inspired me

Congrats on your amazing transformation!!! I'm really worried about the loose skin myself, since I have about 100lb to lose in order to be at my goal.. My surgeon told me 3 months until I can get in the gym too.. I've never really had the drive before, but this time I know it will be very different!!!! I'm praying my body goes back to normal with no further surgery needed (tummy tuck, lipo, etc).. Thanks for your amazing story!!! It has really inspired me

No Problem sweetie!! Good Luck on your journey!!

Congrats on your amazing transformation!!! I'm really worried about the loose skin myself' date=' since I have about 100lb to lose in order to be at my goal.. My surgeon told me 3 months until I can get in the gym too.. I've never really had the drive before, but this time I know it will be very different!!!! I'm praying my body goes back to normal with no further surgery needed (tummy tuck, lipo, etc).. Thanks for your amazing story!!! It has really inspired me [/quote']

This is my fear too...but we gotta take it one day at a time and hope for the best and do our best! Best wishes to u...

Wow...you look great congrats on your success...keep up the good work.

How about tone and definition. Where the muscles waiting for you when the fat started melting. I'm 6'3 390 goal weight 250

After you have the surgery you wont be able to lift any weights for about 3 months and once ur able to lift again u will bascially after to start from scratch because of the way you will be eating. I am not sure how much you weigh now but u prolly can lift alot of weight now...thats because of how much u eat and ur current weight. Once ur able to hit the gym hard again and get your eating under comtrol u will begin to lift more..not as much as before but u will not weigh as much. When I got back in the gym I could only put a 45 on each side for bench. I was freaking out but as time passed its now getting back to what I am used to. So believe me brother having the surgery is worth it...ur range of motion will improve which will allow u to do more excercises...

Thanks bawse

How about tone and definition. Where the muscles waiting for you when the fat started melting. I'm 6'3 390 goal weight 250

I always lifted weights so even before the surgery I had some muscle tone there...I had a really big stomach...so when I began to drop the weight my muscle just came through...I had all that fat covering up the muscle. Majority of the men that have this surgery prolly have never lifted weights...so going into the surgery they have no muscle tone at all..so after the surgery they have bad posture and look weak...They didnt have a good solid foundation before the surgery... If u competed in Strong Man before you already have a solid foundation and when that fat melts off ur going to be a beast at 250 cuz ur going to a solid 250.

Good stuff Bawse look forward to keeping in contact and updating on progress good work you really helped answer my concerns

Before I had this surgery I was worried about loose skin and not having any muscle tone after the surgery. Well I am proud to say that I am a year out of surgery and I don’t have any loose skin. I have always lifted weights and wanted continue after I had my surgery. I am going to be honest when I got back in the gym after surgery I was extremely weak' date=' in college I could bench about 475 lbs., when I got back in the gym I could barely bench 145 lbs. I stuck to it and now I am up to 375 lbs., I work out 4 days a week and I swim 3 say a week. I don’t run or walk because of the stress on my knees, I think once I get to my target weight I will start to run. Just recently I have noticed that I have gained 15 lbs. but my waist and my shirt size has reduced by 3 sizes. At first I was frustrated about the weight gain but I was told that I am gaining muscle mass and it is much heavier than fat. I think I am going to add more cardio to my routine so I can get to my target weight then I will continue my weight regimen. I am so glad I decided to have this surgery..it has really changed my life!!![/quote']

Wow u look wonderful how much have u lost and wanna lose

MaryLynn

Wow u look wonderful how much have u lost and wanna lose

I have lost 210 lbs so far..I wanna lose 50 more....Thanks for the love!!!

MaryLynn

Before I had this surgery I was worried about loose skin and not having any muscle tone after the surgery. Well I am proud to say that I am a year out of surgery and I don’t have any loose skin. I have always lifted weights and wanted continue after I had my surgery. I am going to be honest when I got back in the gym after surgery I was extremely weak' date=' in college I could bench about 475 lbs., when I got back in the gym I could barely bench 145 lbs. I stuck to it and now I am up to 375 lbs., I work out 4 days a week and I swim 3 say a week. I don’t run or walk because of the stress on my knees, I think once I get to my target weight I will start to run. Just recently I have noticed that I have gained 15 lbs. but my waist and my shirt size has reduced by 3 sizes. At first I was frustrated about the weight gain but I was told that I am gaining muscle mass and it is much heavier than fat. I think I am going to add more cardio to my routine so I can get to my target weight then I will continue my weight regimen. I am so glad I decided to have this surgery..it has really changed my life!!![/quote']

Dam....you look good if I wasn't ....

I would...

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