How soon will I begin to see significant weight loss?
Surgery will be the beginning of an ongoing journey toward weight loss through lifestyle changes. After surgery, the difference in your body will make it physically easier to adjust your eating and lifestyle habits. Exercise will be important to ensure that your body burns fat instead of muscle to meet its caloric needs. As you recover from bariatric surgery, you may discover that clothes that fit a week ago or even a few days earlier are now falling off. You also may find that a walk in the park no longer leaves you breathless. The amount of weight loss varies per individual. Your doctor will be able to discuss with you how much weight you can expect to lose.
Surgery will be the beginning of an ongoing journey toward weight loss through lifestyle changes. After surgery, the difference in your body will make it physically easier to adjust your eating and lifestyle habits. Exercise will be important to ensure that your body burns fat instead of muscle to meet its caloric needs. As you recover from bariatric surgery, you may discover that clothes that fit a week ago or even a few days earlier are now falling off. You also may find that a walk in the park no longer leaves you breathless. The amount of weight loss varies per individual. Your doctor will be able to discuss with you how much weight you can expect to lose.
