Im 4 weeks post op ..Should i be exercising ? I feel like everytime i go to the gym i get sore or hurt myself but im scared if i dont go i wont lose weight im really stressing

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You should be walking. There is no need to be going to the gym right away. I was cleared for other exercise after 7 weeks. Worry more about healing right now. The weight comes off easy at first.

@chaelove0810... Getting hurt from exercise tells you the type of exercise your doing isn't for you right now... I was told you could go to the gym the day you come home (probably not realistic) but you had to be mindful of not doing things that would strain you new stomach as it was still healing... Your head is in the right place with focusing on exercise, your body just might need so time to be ready... until your healed fully, probably best to focus on cardio...

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You are only 4 weeks... relax a little with the exercise... try not to over do it.. you are still healing...

If you weren't exercising before your body is going to freak out if you go from 0 to 100...

Take it slowly.. walk at a comfortable pace and incline.. and push yourself to do a little extra each day...

Ive always been a fast walker.. and luckily for a fatty i am quite fit... however when i first started i would push myself to do just 5 extra minutes every day... if i couldn't ... then i would try again the next day... it got to the point where that extra 5 mins added up.. the fitter you get the easier it becomes

If you really want to exercise, you should walk or swim, I think it's a bit early for hitting the gym. Good luck.

I started off walking. First a mile at a slow pace, then I added another, and another; slowly increasing my pace. I constantly pushed myself. Eventually, I was running the strait-a-ways and walking the curves at the track, and then one day I did not need to walk the curves. Then one day I decided to walk up the bleachers, then one day I was running them. By the end of the first year I was running the track, bleachers, and added some crossfit in between. One day, after a year, I decided to go to a gym and I hit the weights. I started off with two days, then three, and now--two years after taking to lifting weights--I lift 5-6 day a week. My fitness level did not happen over night. It was a progression and a determination to get fit, to never face obesity again, and to adapt a new, healthy way of life. Good luck to you!

@chaelove0810... Getting hurt from exercise tells you the type of exercise your doing isn't for you right now... I was told you could go to the gym the day you come home (probably not realistic) but you had to be mindful of not doing things that would strain you new stomach as it was still healing... Your head is in the right place with focusing on exercise, your body just might need so time to be ready... until your healed fully, probably best to focus on cardio...

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I was at the gym the day after I got home just walking on treadmill at first then slowly increased untill I had no restrictions after 5 weeks.

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