When is it time to star exercising?

[Erin18 143]

I was banded 7/31 just wondering when it's time to exercise I'm still going to ask my surgeron on tuesday but when did you guys start?

[BigMomma 0]

Erin -

How are you doing? You had me worried for a while/

[ParrotheadCathy 0]

I walked to the end of the block and back on the day of surgery. I've increased the distance I can walk and shortened the time it takes over the 6 months since my surgery. I can walk 4 miles in under 40 minutes now and I do this 5 times a week unless it's the week the mow the lawn because I have an acre yard and I figure I get plenty of exercise mowing, LOL. On those weeks, I walk 4 days. I never liked going to a gym so I'd rather walk, which is an excellent exercise (especially if you're 58 years old, like me).

[isaviolinist 11]

My surgeon told me I should begin exercising when I went to my first post-op appointment 5 days after surgery. I didn't really start then - I probably started 2-3 weeks after that and I try to do 7 days a week (30 minutes on the elliptical) but sometimes it ends up being 5-6 days a week.

[Jessiebell36 0]

Erin I got banded the same day. I am up to walking 3-4x a day at 10-20 min. intervals. My surgeon told me not to use any machines until he sees me on the 20th. I can't wait to get on my new elliptical!!! Good luck!

[Erin18 143]

i never got told when to do exercising just walking and i want to exercise, i want to play my DDR without the jump mode and play wii fit, and i really want an eliptical but i cant afford to go to the gym and i really want to. i saw my surgeron twice after surgery due to being nauseated but better now and i see him again on the 19th he or his office person is supposed call me today so i can ask him about a few things and exercising is one of them, for some reason my scale is saying im gaining weight and it dissapoints me ): but hopefully when i get off my time of the month itll go down again, i want to go swimming, how long does it take for the incissions to heal? i have 5, i guess ill ask about that too (: really want to go swimming before it starts getting cold! what would you say would be safe enough to do at one and a half weeks post op? like excersing wise?

thanks! <3

[Punkinx2 0]

I was told that I had to wait 3 weeks to swim (or take a bath, jacuzzi, etc). I was just told to walk until my appt, which is 1 month after surgery. I have 2 little kids and they kept telling me to not lift them (or anything more than 30 lbs) for 3-4 weeks. I've been walking each day, about 30 minutes at a time, in the morning and night. I'm only 4 days post op though.

[Erin18 143]

I was told I can go swimming and start exercising now but I'm not gonna swimming just yet or exercise I'm just going to go for a walk twice a day