What kind of exercise are we able to do 4 weeks out?

Hi Irob23! Congratulations on this new life long journey. So I will put my 2 hats on answering this question. The first being my bariatric educator hat and that would be to defer that question to your doc and most will say stick with walking. At week 6, at which time you should be having another check-up and labs, you can ask him/her on the progression of what exercising should be next. My fellow patient hat would say walking, perhaps interval walking would be great. So normal paced walking with a short burst of faster walking intermixed. That will give you a higher caloric burn and boost that metabolism. Strength training and resistance is super important for us but that will probably be one of the last exercises you will begin. It took me 6 months to reach that point with anything that involved my stomach or trunk area. I would try and right away I would feel pulling and a little burning. Body saying not ready yet. Some people are able to progress very rapidly. Also, because of your limited caloric intake me mindful of hydration and nutrition. If you feel light-headed stop. Your body will strengthen in time. The best gift you can give yourself is an adequate recovery. Some of my first workout videos at home were Leslie Sansone videos. Which are great walking videos. I love your enthusiasm and mind set! Best of luck...

7 hours ago, lrob23 said:

What kind of exercise are we able to do 4 weeks out?

5 hours ago, angelface811 said:

Hi Irob23! Congratulations on this new life long journey. So I will put my 2 hats on answering this question. The first being my bariatric educator hat and that would be to defer that question to your doc and most will say stick with walking. At week 6, at which time you should be having another check-up and labs, you can ask him/her on the progression of what exercising should be next. My fellow patient hat would say walking, perhaps interval walking would be great. So normal paced walking with a short burst of faster walking intermixed. That will give you a higher caloric burn and boost that metabolism. Strength training and resistance is super important for us but that will probably be one of the last exercises you will begin. It took me 6 months to reach that point with anything that involved my stomach or trunk area. I would try and right away I would feel pulling and a little burning. Body saying not ready yet. Some people are able to progress very rapidly. Also, because of your limited caloric intake me mindful of hydration and nutrition. If you feel light-headed stop. Your body will strengthen in time. The best gift you can give yourself is an adequate recovery. Some of my first workout videos at home were Leslie Sansone videos. Which are great walking videos. I love your enthusiasm and mind set! Best of luck...

I was not able as hip dysplasia. But it's how you feel hun . All I will say is don't push to quick. X

Walking or chair yoga... something simple