Quick question, How long were you told you hold off on working out your abs or using weights? I can't remember, but I am getting board with cardio only and am getting really flabby around my mid section:nervous.

originally i was told 6 weeks, but then at the 2 week follow up they said that if you are done laproscopically that you can begin in 2 weeks, but to take it easy and remember to exhale while lifting.

My doctor told me 4 - 6 weeks. I started a very light workout with weights (light weight and only one set of 10) right on 4 weeks after surgery and have been very slowly building it back up ...it is now 6 weeks after surgery and I am back to 3 sets but not at the weights I was doing before surgery.

I was told 6 weeks as well.

I went back to the weight machines right at 4 weeks. It seemed likeI was killing myself on the treadmill. Plus it is easy for your body to plateau using only one method of exercise. I am not near where I used to be befor the surgey, but I have only used the weights 3 times in the last 5 days since being at 4 weeks. I also got brave and got on the eliptical machine the other day for the first time. Of course I was too heavy for the 350lb maximum weight limit prior to surgery. It didn't kill and it ws kind of different so I won't get bored withthe treadmill. NOw situps I think I will wait a little while longer for them.:hungry: