I had my surgery a week ago and I decided to do 15 mins on the treadmill today, just walking slow pace until my wounds heal. My idea is to increase every week 5 mins and just keep up the walking, moving the incline and mixing it up. The thing is, I hate exercise but only when it seems like a chore.

Walking on the treadmill is ok and I figure it's better to do that than nothing. I'm hoping to do that for 3-4 months until I'm fitter and weigh less and then I can start out on some slow jogging but I think it's more important to introduce new habbits when you are an exercise phobe, rather than overwhelming yourself.

There have been MANY a time in the past, when I have been on diets and said, "I HAVE to do LOTS of exercise to shift the weight. I have to raise my heart and sweat." And I would do 2 hour work outs every day for...about 2 weeks. Then stop. My legs would ache, I began to dread it and I left it for over a month.

So for me...nice and easy does it.

I like to compare it to the turtoise and the hare story...more about perserverance that quick bursts of rapid exercise. Just my thoughts. x

Congratulations on your newly sleeved tummy!!

You are doing the perfect thing by starting off slow and go. If you are not used to doing much of any kind of workout, you absolutely must take baby steps. That is likely why you did 2 weeks hardcore workouts and would quit so abruptly before giving your body a chance to get used to what you were doing to it.

Also, walking is really the only widely recommended workout this close out of surgery. 15 minutes at a slower pace is perfect. Bumping it up 5 minutes after a week is good too, but maybe up the pace a little as well. Continue on with this for the first 6 weeks.

After the 6 weeks, perhaps try adding in a little something more and different, so that you don't get burnt out on doing the same thing day in day out.

Keep up the positive morale - this is going to be a bit of a bumpy road, but I think it's also one that any one of us can do!!!

I think you have an excellent plan! I also HATE exercise. No, let me say that again ... I HATE TO EXERCISE!!!!

I've been lucky to have made it this far without regular exercise, but I know that I need to incorporate it or risk gaining weight in the long haul. I did heavy housecleaning on Sunday & last night got on the treadmill for 20 minutes. (For those that know me, I'll wait a minute so you have time to pick yourself off the floor ....)

I didn't go at a heavy pace ... just around 3 miles an hour. I have Kindle for PC so I took my netbook and read for a while. Boy! Did that make a difference. The 20 minutes went very quickly. A quick shower, put on my comfy jammies, and demanded that my husband praise me for working out without anyone nagging me.

Not sure I'll be able to do this every night ... but I've committed to myself to do at least 3 20-minute sessions a week. Yes, I am accountable to no one but me ... but, if I can't keep a promise to myself, why do I think I would be accountable to anyone else.

Back to you ... do it at your pace and a comfortable level for you. This is YOUR journey and only YOU can decide what you can do and what you want to do for the long haul. Congratulations on your first (literal) step!

I found that when I started (after a few months) a personal trainer really helped me get motivated. I stay away from the machines as they would just bore me stupid. when I had exercised before, unwittingly I would over compensate with more food so I never lost weight but with the sleeve its awesome.

nice and slow is excellent . . . plus you won't be so quick to hate your routine! good for you! I got these tennis shoes you know with the rocker thing at the bottom what do they call them "shapeups" well lets put it this way . . . can you say PULLED BACK . . . yup it happened to me so be careful if you get those shoes, it may not happen to you though. . . good luck!