Hi peoples, it's my first post. I'm getting my operation done on the 27th of Nov. I'm not really that worried about it, and the preop hasn't been that bad for me so far (I am just doing an extreme low fat diet, so it's kind of like chicken fish and vegetables with no oil).

I'm wondering if there are any guys out there who have been able to retain and build muscle after a gastric sleeve op? I have a pretty good amount of muscle built under all this fat, and I'm worried about losing this, especially considering I'm expecting skin issues (I have like 120 pounds to lose). It will be nice to be lighter, but I'm not interested in looking all sickly and saggy if I can avoid that.

Does anyone have any advice or feedback?

You will probably lose a little bit of muscle. I wasn't able to lift for six weeks following surgery. Keep moving though. Now that I'm back to lifting and losing the weight I am starting to see the definition a bit more muscularly. My arms aren't as big as they were before but that is due to the weight loss. I'm beyond what I was lifting before surgery and feel a bunch better. Just make sure you get that Water in every day. I still do a Protein shake each day also.

Make sure to get the required amount of protein down each day. I'm 5 weeks post op and last Saturday started back with my trainer. I supplement my protein intake with 1 New Whey protein shot it has 42g of protein per shot, this will help keep your body from burning muscle.

Good information guys. I too was wondering about muscle loss/gain after surgery. I'm scheduled for December 9th and according to my surgeon I should expect 6 weeks post-op before I can get back into the gym. Looking forward to seeing more definition instead of the muscle hiding under the flab!

So has anyone ever gotten a 6 pack after having bariatric surgery? Losing weight and retaining muscle is one thing, but are you able to get definition and put on more muscle after this procedure? Just wondering what the likelihood is considering the dramatic decrease in food intake and the whole sagging skin syndrome.

Thanks guys.

So has anyone ever gotten a 6 pack after having bariatric surgery? Losing weight and retaining muscle is one thing, but are you able to get definition and put on more muscle after this procedure? Just wondering what the likelihood is considering the dramatic decrease in food intake and the whole sagging skin syndrome.

Thanks guys.