I'm post-op just six days but I'm wondering when everyone started exercising after surgery. Right now I can hardly do my morning routine without needing a nap but I'm anxious to get back up and moving to get this weight off.

I started walking the day I got home from the hospital. I wasn't cleared to lift weights until my 10th week.

you deserve to take naps. do this for a couple of weeks and then do a little walking and then slowly increase your walking. main thing is NOT to do nothing after the surgery, exercising it the key.

I'm anxious to get back to it, thanks for the input.

Yep, I was only allowed to walk the first month, but was cleared for no restrictions after that. Everyone is different, though, so check with your doc. It's really his/her call!

I think it's pretty normal to need a lot of rest after surgery -- and frankly, I think if you feel tired that you should rest. I know that I was pretty exhausted. For nearly two weeks after surgery, I did a lot of sleeping and resting. I would force myself to get up and walk around the house or go to the grocery store, etc. I went back to work 13 days after surgery --- and I work on my feet. I would come home and feel absolutely beat! I couldn't have imagined working out, too.

About four weeks out I really started to get my energy back and then some. It's so much easier now. Now I get an average of 4000 steps at work and 5000-6000 on my treadmill.

My point is that everyone is different and you should listen to your body. :-)