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Hi this is my first time posting, I've been a creeper till now. ???? I'm wondering if any one else experiences being really emotional a day or so after exercise?

I'm 8 weeks out from rny surgery and everything has been smooth sailing on my journey so far, but I tell you what after I exercise I want to cry or rip heads off! All I'm doing is walking for 2 min then do planks or squats or wall squats for a minute and do this for 40 min.

How long will this last?

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When I went into my 3-month post-surgery follow up appointment, the nurse asked me "... how have your moods been?" and I was all "WHY WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD?" while my husband snickered in the corner. :) I had become extremely emotionally sensitive in the weeks after surgery, much as you describe though not strictly related to exercise. She explained to me that there is a complicated relationship between estrogen and fat, and as you're burning / killing off fat cells the estrogen they've bonded with gets dumped into your system in large quantities and can mess with your emotions. It is the same reason why your menstrual cycle may go haywire for a bit. She said not to worry, it would pass, yadda yadda. And it did. It helped to understand the biological reason for it, though; made me feel less like I was losing my mind.

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After exercising I only have one reoccurring word in my head - shower! It pretty much blocks out any residual emotion I might have.

Maybe try switching around the time you're exercising and see if that makes a difference.

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When I went into my 3-month post-surgery follow up appointment, the nurse asked me "... how have your moods been?" and I was all "WHY WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD?" while my husband snickered in the corner. :) I had become extremely emotionally sensitive in the weeks after surgery, much as you describe though not strictly related to exercise. She explained to me that there is a complicated relationship between estrogen and fat, and as you're burning / killing off fat cells the estrogen they've bonded with gets dumped into your system in large quantities and can mess with your emotions. It is the same reason why your menstrual cycle may go haywire for a bit. She said not to worry, it would pass, yadda yadda. And it did. It helped to understand the biological reason for it, though; made me feel less like I was losing my mind.[/qu

Makes complete sense.

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After exercising I only have one reoccurring word in my head - shower! It pretty much blocks out any residual emotion I might have.

Maybe try switching around the time you're exercising and see if that makes a difference.

I actually did this today and so far so good, I'm thinking it's also because I'm not seeing any movement in the scale for 2 weeks now and having a hard time introducing new foods. Just a lot of changes for the 8 week mark! Thank you for your reply! ????

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Has anyone experienced extreme tiredness and dizziness after working out? What is the normal amount of exercise after 6 months out? Feel like I'm over doing it...

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I would say that you are, my doc told me to take a break and also took me off BP meds. I exercise 3 to 4 day's a week and really work on keeping my food in line being as this is a life change. It needs to be something we can handle long term.

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