doxaholic 252 Posted December 2, 2016 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? Sent from my SM-G920P using the BariatricPal App Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raymia 565 Posted December 2, 2016 What about resistance bands? I hear they work good also I've been doing calisthenics Look into it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Postop 411 Posted December 2, 2016 (edited) 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. Edited December 2, 2016 by Postop Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doxaholic 252 Posted December 2, 2016 Raymia thank you ill look into those. Postop did you buy a weight bench also or just the weights sorry have no idea what im doing lol. Sent from my SM-G920P using the BariatricPal App Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Postop 411 Posted December 5, 2016 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doxaholic 252 Posted December 7, 2016 Those will probably help Sent from my SM-G920P using the BariatricPal App Share this post Link to post Share on other sites