I am in! I know exercising is my weakness. ~Amanda

Hey Everyone I Was Wondering How Much Weight You Lost Your First Week It Doesn't Matter If You Are A Band A Switch Or Rny? I'm Not A Week Post Op Yet But I Would Love To Know How You All Did Your First Week. As Long As I Lose 1 Pound Im Happy!! I'm Not A Big Complainer At All And I'm Satisfied With Little Or Nothing. Also I'm Having A Hard Time Getting All My Protein In...Did Any Of You Have The Probelm?? Thanks For Your Answers Nikki.

Congratulations on your date!! I am actually having rny gastric bypass on june 1st. feel free to email me anytime and maybe we can stay intouch.

i'm having my surgery on may 27th. and i'm having rny gastric bypass.

I would have to argue the stretch mark comment. My sister was very heavy growing up and has stretch marks, lost all of her weight and now has a flat and very nicely defined tummy. I had surgery in december, am down to 145 and my stomach is for the most part flat. The only thing I'm working on now is toning. I think it's different for everyone and depends on how much weight you have to lose. So, what I've experienced so far is that yes, even if you have stretch marks, your skin CAN go back just fine, but the stretch marks are with you forever. Everything though depends, like mentioned before, mainly on how much you have to lose as far as if you'll have hanging skin or need plastic surgery. I was 224 the day of surgery, so I wasn't very big at all and since December I'm already down to 145. But then there's my boyfriend (he's 29) who was 405 the day of surgery and now he's down to 248...he's going to have to have plastic surgery...not only on his stomach, but also his underarms and inner thighs. It's different for everyone.