Staying Hydrated (especially at the gym)

[Chesney 21]

Hey all

I'm almost 4 weeks out post surgery, I had not complications at the moment I started off at 131kg (290lbs) and currently 253lbs. I having no bother at the gym and pool apart from being able to neck a lot of Water, I can take about 3 mouthfuls at the moment and stop, but I am constantly badly rehydrated when exercising anyone else got any tips or advice, just panicking as think I am about to enter a stall and want to try and limit it as much as I can

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[JamieLogical 8,710]

At 4 weeks out you are already exercising intensely enough to get dehydrated? I wasn't cleared for intense cardio until 60 days post-op. If you aren't physically able to drink enough to stay hydrated, then I would cut back on the exercise until you are. You might also consider something like G2 or Powerade Zero. They are both low-calorie, but have high sodium, so they can help re-hydrate better.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

I wasn't even cleared to be in the gym until 6 weeks.

I couldn't drink enough fluids fast enough to stay hydrated in the gym until about 12 weeks. I couldn't eat enough to support a workout until about 8 weeks.Why not just walk?

[Chesney 21]

Swimming was cleared asking as my stitches were healed and gym, was cleared week after that as long as there no pain or swelling which there hadn't been, and there hasn't been, before my surgery I would easily neck a pint or Water or diluting juice but missing that ability

I was up and walking fine pretty much the next day, on about 4000-5000 steps but I live in the north of Scotland, so it's freezing outside and walking on the treadmill boring, so rather the bike and rower


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