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So i went and pre registered for surgery on monday found out that i had met most of my out of pocket. Had to pay about 900.00 which is why i was pushing for surgery this year next year i probably could not afford it. Did blood and x ray and did a final weigh in before surgery. I was only required two days of a preop diet before surgery however i took all the info given to me in our meetings and put my self on a high Protein low carb diet happy to say i lost 11 pounds on my own Now i know that is not much but let me tell you for someone who started at 391 that means the world to me. It gives me the i can do this feeling. The one major issue i am facing is the exercise which i can do mostly outside of a gym however doc wants me to do resistance exercises to keep muscle mass. Anyone one know of a way i could do that without going into a gym like equipment that i could buy was thinking about the total gym. I dont know, any ideas?

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What about resistance bands? I hear they work good also I've been doing calisthenics ;) Look into it

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I only had 2 days of preop diet, too. :)

I do weight training in my apt. I bought weights so I can use them whenever I want. Day or night.

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Just free weights. I own 1lb., 5lb. and 10lb. ones. I used to have a weight bench and curl bar so I could add weight onto it. You can google curl bar and see what I mean or I can point you to some links. I had to sell the weight bench and curl bar, unfortunately, bc I have tendon and ligament issues and am only allowed to lift up to 10 lbs. That's why I now use free weights. Oh, and these tendon and ligament issues have nothing to do with the DS. They began long before I had it done.

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