Soon I'll be on my way to working out. But I have no idea where to start, as a new sleever I'm afraid I might push myself to hard or to little. I am meeting with a trainer but I'm curious to find out how my fellow sleevers started their work out routine????

My doc only wanted me walking (as least 1 hour a day) during the 1st month. He released me for weight training at 30 days post-op. But I've never really done any regular weight training. I've lost it all from walking and sticking to my diet.

Congratulations on the new sleeve and welcome to the loser's bench!

When I started working out again, it was more of just getting into the habit of walking and just going to the gym.

The goal is not to be sore or winded after every workout. Get into the habit of going first. I started with walking for about 10 minutes in the morning and going to the gym for about 20 minutes four times a week. I started by just doing 20 minutes of cardio at the lower levels and no weights.

As I got in the habit of going and started seeing results, I enjoyed working out longer and pushed myself a bit more every month and added weights. But I also did not overdo it because I didn't want to burn out.

Now I go 4-5 days a week and do cardio + weights for about one hour total three times a week and cardio only for 45-60 minutes on the days, depending on how I feel. I gave myself a cap of 60 minutes because I'll burn out if I go more than that.

Best of luck to you and continued success!