Hi, I'm still pre-op and will be sleeved this Monday. I'm so excited and I want to make the most of this experience! So my question is... When did you start exercising after getting your sleeve? And when did you go from light exercises to moderate/heavy workouts?

Thanks!

I started walking right away, not long or strenuous walks, but a good ten minutes a day for the first 2 weeks I bumped it up to 30 minutes until I was 6 weeks out. That is when I was cleared to do more by my doc. I started doing exercise videos.

At UCSB we have a free gym, but it is filled with serious gym junkies and I don't feel comfy enough to go yet. So I do Jillian Michaels's 30 Day Shred and some Leslie Sanson videos. I use my HRM to keep track of how much I burn. With Jillian Michaels I burn around 320 calories in 25 minutes. I also do a few arm exercises and lunges and squats.

Hope that helps!

I started walking as soon as I got home from the hospital and increased the distance every day. I waited on moderate/heavy exercise until my doctor cleared me at four weeks.

walk everyday as soon as you can

gym 7 weeks out