POST SURGERY- When did you get your energy back and go to the gym?

[Deedee12 1,860]

Ironically, I never worked out prior to surgery..well, I did often swim because I have a pool but due to having a torn up right knee, I cannot swim laps like I used to when I was a teen on the swim team at school.
What I have found since surgery...and I'm roughly..um..11 or 12 weeks out so still in the 'early phase'..not in terms of the 'liquid vs. pureed vs soft food stages', but in terms of the weight loss journey...I have never DESIRED to walk/hike, etc. but I have found that I have surges of energy...and the actual...looking forward to my easy/flat/even/off road hikes.
I have found out along with these energy surges, if I'm not careful, they can 'erode' based on what I've been able to consume in terms of Water and Protein, if it is 100 degrees outside, particularly if humid, how many calories I've been able to get in, if I've taken all my Vitamins, etc.
What I find so surprising is I didn't realize I would feel ANY energy surges. I find myself not sleeping in as long on the weekends...and getting out of bed with more energy. Back in the earlier weeks....like weeks 3-5 after surgery, I started to feel this but found out I had to be careful not to 'run full tilt' with the energy as I would overdo things. Now if at home and overdoing it, let's just say maybe I swam/paddled around pool and then got out and tackled X # of chores, I could all of a sudden get hit with feeling worn out. This is no prob as I could stop, sit down, hydrate, try to get Protein in...it is when I was OUT, that I had to be careful about...'trying to keep my energy output more controlled'...
Does this make sense at all? Example, if into trying to hit 2 miles on a hike with temps of anywhere from 98 to 100+ degrees AND it was really HUMID, I could find myself in a great deal of distress that would hit suddenly as I was not just expending energy walking, but also the environmental conditions - temp, humidity, etc. would leech so much from my body that I could find myself in mid-hike feeling dizzy...wiped out...and in some places..nowhere to sit and recover..and then wondering if I could even turn around at that point and make it back to the car!
I finally compensated for this by basically not only counting steps, but timing how long I was out in the heat and basically 'under-hiking'. It was far more important to know I had gotten some exercise but also safely make it back. Next week we are supposed to drop into the high 70's here!! I can't wait to see how far I can go in these temps..plus now I'm 11 weeks out...and I have a better feel for what I can do...although I will still get surprised every now & then.

Makes A LOT of sense KarenLR75!!! I have these surges midday and I start to walk around the house like a headless chicken or go for a spin class. Then a few hours later, I'm completely wiped out!! On the bed knocked out cold!![emoji2]
Another thing I've found is that I can't sit for long periods at a time any longer. I just get the impulse to get up and walk or tinker. It's amazing as I'd perfected the art of vegging out prior to surgery! I actually thought I invented it 🤣🤣

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[KarenLR75 515]

lol...i was a couch potato..and oddly ok with it. I say 'oddly' as there was a part of me realizing how much of life I was missing out on and being older than 45..it's NOT like I'm going to get an extension..ya know?

If you had told me that I'd be doing on small day hikes and ENJOYING it, I would have looked for the # of a good therapist for you..LOL!!

LOL..you cracked me up with:

1 hour ago, Deedee12 said:

I actually thought I invented it 🤣🤣

[djwilliams 1]

I'm 2 weeks out. I can barely take a shower before needing to rest. I'm supposed to go back to work in 2 weeks! I don't even know when I'm gonna feel like going to the gym just for cardio when I feel like I'm gonna pass out on 5 minutes after be up walking or standing around

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