Exercise after surgery - when?, what?

kagoscuba · February 15, 2008

make33 - I'd agree on bench-press. I've lost 50 pounds and I haven't lost a pound of strength on any of my exercises. In fact, some exercises I'd been avoiding for years I can now do, due to the lower amount of weight I'm carrying around. Exercises like dips, pullups, and core building exercises are a lot easier, when I'm not carrying a "6 year old" around anymore.

Syndy · February 19, 2008

Hi! I was banded on Feb 8,2008 and took it easy the first week. About 3 weeks before the procedure i started walking and was up to about 3 miles 3 or 4 times a week. the first days after the procedure I walked a little but kept it minimal. On Sunday Feb 17th (a week after) I went to the gym and walked 2 miles on the treadmill. It took me almost an hour to do it but i was able to finish it and do the bike for about 20 minutes.

Texgirly · February 21, 2008

Hey all. Thanks for answering these questions. I really appreciate all of the feedback. As of today I am 13 days away from surgery and have a pretty good plan in place. Thanks to all!!