I was just curious if anyone else is working out/exercising during all of their pre-op diets and hoops that have to be jumped through. And if you do, what is your routine like? Currently, I try to make it to the gym 4-5 days a week. Usually 40 minutes of cardio, and then I switch it up strength training wise. One day upper body, one day core, one day lower, one day whole body, plus a 30 day squat challenge I started on the first.

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Keep it up. The better shape you're in going into surgery, the easier your recovery will be. Weight loss is mostly about diet but being healthy takes exercise. You're developing a wonderful new habit that will not only extend your life but improve the quality greatly.

I personally would do your cardio after you lift weights. My current routine ...

Day 1- Back, biceps, traps, 45min Cardio

Day 2- Chest, shoulders, triceps 30min HIIT

Day 3- rest day, 45min cardio

Day 4- Legs, abs 30min HIIT

After day 4 I start all over again. I do cardio on my rest days but every 10 days or so I do a rest day that involves no working out or cardio.

Sometimes I do cardio first, sometimes I do weights first. It just depends on my mood, and how much time I have. I work out pretty regularly, I have since I originally got my Lap Band in 2009

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When I was working with a personal trainer, she had me do cardio first, do half my weights work for the day, then go and do another round of cardio before finishing my weights. The idea was to keep my heart rate up. I still try to follow that practice when I do an extended session - it makes sense to me. Of course, sometimes I'm fitting in fifteen minutes here and there, and I do either/or with weights or cardio then.

I am walking. A friend and I do about a mile and a half each day. We split it between our breaks.

I have to get in shape for the gas relieving circuits around the hospital. :-)