I'm still a long ways from surgery....October or November....and am just excited to be on this path. My plan is to begin hitting the weights after surgery to help tighten skin and get toned and was curious about how soon after surgery I'd be able to start lifting and working out?

As soon as you surgeon clears you to exercise. That may be a couple of weeks. Mine cleared me after 4 weeks for any exercise (I was not allowed lifting >40lbs in the first 3 weeks).

I would follow your surgeons advise about this and the schedule of when it's okay to exercise.

After bypass you will have to take it slow and build up your strength steadily a little at a time.

I wasn't allowed to exercise beyond walking until two weeks after surgery then I could only do the treadmill at the gym and a life cycle.

Now I do the stationary bicycle at least 8.50 miles on level 6 in 40 minutes.

I also plan to get the help of a trainer to learn other methods of exercise including weights to help rearrange and tighten up my body.

Good luck and the best for your upcoming surgery.

I was cleared to lift weights at the ten week mark.

I was cleared for everything, weights included, at 4 weeks.

Thanks for your feedback, everyone! I'm definitely going to follow everything the surgeon says. I want everything to go as smoothly as possible. I just want to attempt to tighten/tone as the weight comes off.