I had my sleeve on 4/26/17 and had my 4-6 week check-up yesterday afternoon. I've lost 35 pounds since my surgery weight, and 48 pounds since my starting weight. I was given my next diet plan of "Soft Foods" (ground beef/turkey/chicken, tuna, fish, fruits and veggies without skins and seeds, low-fat dairy, etc.) and officially cleared for physical activity.

This morning I took a big, exciting step and signed up with my college's fitness center for a personal trainer! My boyfriend is going to be my workout buddy and we're currently slotted for 4 1-hr buddy sessions. It felt strangely liberating to be so honest on the paperwork saying, 'Hey I just had this major surgery to lose weight, I've never really exercised before, but this is what I want to do'. For the first time, I didn't experience those feelings of shame and embarrassment that kept me from hitting the "submit" button before.

I'm also hoping to start yoga next week. Before my surgery, I met with a studio for a personal session and the instructor was so kind and gentle and made me feel so comfortable. I've registered for the one-a-week class package plus a "Solstice Stretch and Meditation" at the end of the month

For a really long time before surgery, I was so scared that I would have the procedure done and nothing would happen; that I would get on the scale each morning and everything would be the same. I was afraid that, just like every other time, this would fail. Now that things are really happening I'm excited - but then also worried I'll screw it all up. I don't want to go back to the way things were before. I want to get better.

Good for you, great job on the lost pounds and starting an exercise program.

My improved yoga poses and just the general feeling that I am getting a lot more from my yoga classes is one of my best non scale victories.

I would say yoga is even more useful than just going to the gym because the stretching helps with your skin, helps with muscle recovery and the relaxation helps keep your stress down which helps with losing weight also. So keep up with the yoga! The more you lose the better it gets.