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How soon post-op did you start excercising?!

penguin13

By penguin13, in Fitness & Exercise

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penguin13    17

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Hi everyone!! I'm 2 weeks pre-op and am looking forward to getting back into the gym! How soon after did everyone start exercising?!

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SueJH    205

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I haven't done heavy duty exercising yet, but I've been walking 3 miles a day from about day 5 on. Have my follow up with the surgeon on Tuesday so will ask him then if I have any restrictions besides the lifting more than 20lbs.

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magpie30    187

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I started exercising ( more than just walking around) once i was no longer feeling fatigued. So for me that was about 3 or 4 weeks out. Started out taking bigger walks, and then swimming and then when the weather got nice enough biking. Now i just have to add in the strength training

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Lilechka    17

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Great question!

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johnlatte    1,232

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6 days post op I was back in the gym. I had a 10 lb lifting restriction so I walked a lot on the treadmill and did some light leg work. As soon as I was cleared, I was back in there full time. Still had a bit of problems around the incision sites, but mostly that went away.

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MizzouGirl    148

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I went back to the gym 10 days after surgery but kept it to the treadmill increasing my speed a little bit each day. On day 17, I added high rep, low weight biceps, triceps and chest presses. On Monday (day 24), I'm going to try some squats and lunges in addition to the other strength training. A little scared to try abs quite yet. Hoping to be back with my trainer and going at it as hard core as my body will allow in a couple weeks (with the blessing of my surgeon). The toughest thing right now is having the energy for a good workout - trying to get my calories up (right now I'm at about 600-700) so I have more energy.

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Lilechka    17

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Happy to report, 10 days post-op, went back to the gym today! Treadmill walking and even ran a bit. Felt so liberated! My stitches still hurt a bit so I didn't push too hard, but it feels so exciting to exercise now when you feel like it will really contribute to real weight loss!

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Reigo    111

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My doctor said 3 weeks for light moderate exercise

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BKLYNgal87    503

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My surgeon cleared me so I hit the gym yesterday, was sleeved 2 weeks ago. I did about 30 minutes of light strength training, mostly upper body (no abs) and 20 minutes on the elliptical. Felt so good to get the endorphins going!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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