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I'm still pre-op but I think you should not consider it until you've been cleared by your surgeon and I've also read that you should be getting at least 1200 calories a day before starting exercise as you simply don't have enough calories to expend before that point. Maybe someone with post-op experience will chime in.

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Talk to your surgeon. I'm pretty sure they said give it 4 weeks after surgery to let your body heal and rest. Walking is ALWAYS okay if you are going at a moderate pace and not huffing and puffing too hard. Ease into your workouts after you get approval from your surgeon. I think situps and such might be a no-no for a certain period post-op because of the internal sutures.

I was just going to ask this question myself, so thanks for doing so!

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You had your surgery 5 days ago? I know the surgeons generally encourage moderate pace WALKING but doing something like lifting weights and heavy workouts where you are breaking a real sweat...talk to your surgeon first. I saw a video on Youtube where the surgeon says DO NOT workout for a fairly long period post-op because working out DOES increase our appetites and it could actually lead to cheating!

No danger of that for me. This surgery I needed to save my life and nothing matters more to me than reaching goal weight (other than my family). I am so blessed that I have very little to no appetite...only head hunger...noticed I was obsessively reading Paleo/AIP diet recipes and pinning them...so I needed to focus more on positive weight loss stories, fashion, and comedy! food can wait! Right now I'm drinking one Protein Shake a day and lots of Water.

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11 hours ago, VSGnewguy said:

I've also read that you should be getting at least 1200 calories a day before starting exercise as you simply don't have enough calories to expend before that point.

I don't know where you read that but that's certainly not everyone's experience.

I was sleeved three years ago. I spent one night in the hospital & went home the next day. The day after that I got on a treadmill. That first day I walked 0.1 miles. The next day 0.2 miles. Then 0.3 miles the next day. I took it slow, listened to my body, & soon I was walking 2 miles plus. That's when I started upping my speed.

Each person is different. Start slow when you feel ready. Then slowly increase distance, speed, resistance, etc.

Good luck!

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I don't know where you read that but that's certainly not everyone's experience.
I was sleeved three years ago. I spent one night in the hospital & went home the next day. The day after that I got on a treadmill. That first day I walked 0.1 miles. The next day 0.2 miles. Then 0.3 miles the next day. I took it slow, listened to my body, & soon I was walking 2 miles plus. That's when I started upping my speed.
Each person is different. Start slow when you feel ready. Then slowly increase distance, speed, resistance, etc.
Good luck!

Sorry, I guess I should have been more specific. I assumed by "workout" that the OP means weight lifting or more intense exercise. Every program I have ever heard of recommends immediate walking beginning the day of surgery. [emoji106]

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Sorry, I guess I should have been more specific. I assumed by "workout" that the OP means weight lifting or more intense exercise. Every program I have ever heard of recommends immediate walking beginning the day of surgery. [emoji106]

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I had gastric bypass surgery on 12-18-17 when for my two weeks pro op visit, they told me to walk, in moderately still no lifting of 10 lbs, and on my 4th week I can increase my workout slightly. Understand my body is still healing. This was a two major surgery in one gastric bypass surgery and repairing a hiatal hernia and spending more than five and half hours on the operation table is not a walk in the park.

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