New User: Surgery Accomplished

First time forum member here. I've always been a heavy guy and have struggeled with weight loss for years, and when I hit 34 weighing 385 I knew I had to add more tools to my belt, hence the reason that I selected the DS. I just had my surgery on 8/6/2018 with Dr. Duperier from BMI Institute in San Antonio. I started this journey in June of this year, weighing in at 385lbs with me being 5'9", last doctors appointment before the surgery (7/25) I was at 355lbs. I didn't see my weight as the hospital before surgery, so i'm just leaving the starting weight at 355lbs. The doctor required me to stay in the hospital for two nights and a day being closely monitored and today is my first full day home.

I'm looking to get down to 210lb as my first goal. The week before the surgery I could walk 6 miles easily by walking 10 minutes every hour. I'm not aiming that high so soon after surgery, but i'm looking to get 3 miles in today and was getting 1.5 miles a day at the hospital.

One thing that's weird for me is I really haven't had much gas after surgery, they said I should because they inflate your chest/stomach area with air to give them more room to work but I really haven't been passing it like they said I should.

Anyways, I'm looking forward to this journey to a new and healthier me.

Congrats on your surgery. Slow and steady wins the race. Keep sipping.

Congratulations. Like Janet said keep sipping. Hydration is the first thing to be aware of post-op. Easy to fall behind.

I don't know if this is universally true but depending on when you weigh in you might be higher post-op. They pump a lot of fluids into you for surgery and sometimes it takes a while for that extra water weight to leave your body.

Definitely the road to a healthier you. Good goal.

Pete

It looks like you're 6 weeks out tomorrow, how are things going? Are you getting your water and protein in? Feeling a little more "normal"?