Question:
DO YOU HAVE TO EXERCISE ALOT WITH THE GASTRIC BYPASS
— pjcraft1956 (posted on June 30, 2008)
June 30, 2008
Your initial weight loss is not dependent upon regular exercise. Few of us
can get enough calories to sustain a rigorous fat burning program for the
first few months. BUT, EXERCISE IS CRITICAL TO LONG-TERM WEIGHT
MAINTENANCE AND FOR GENERAL HEALTH. Exercise provides lots of benefits- it
improves heart health, builds up bone density and helps curb hunger. Plus,
it gives us something in our daily routine that isn't food oriented. So,
you can easily lose weight with the RNY and not exercise, but it will be
much tougher to maintain that weight if you don't have a long-term physical
activity plan in place. For me, I love my regular walks and wish that I
had started the habit when I was a newer post-op.
— SteveColarossi
June 30, 2008
Regular exercise and WLS nutrition are not optional with whatever surgery
you have. Be prepared now for these changes for life.
Dawn Vickers, RN, BLC, CLC
— DawnVic
June 30, 2008
Exercise is crucial to keeping your body tone healthy. Depending on your
age, floppy skin can appear after you have lose any considerable weight.
Exercise can definitely help some if it cling to your body. I walk about 5
miles a day (in two trips) and am looking to purchase the Nintendo Wii Game
System along with the Wee Fit to go with it. That way, I can exercise at
night or bad weather days without having to go to a gym. It is great fun,
keeps track of all progress, inclulding BMI and weight. Yeah, EXERCISE!
Lyn Anders
— SkinnyLynni2B
June 30, 2008
For many of us pre op...the thought of exercise seemed impossible and
completely not even worth a try with al the pain and medical
problems...After surgery...the energy that returns is so unbelievable. The
medical problems disappear one by one and the more we shrink the less pain
we have...At this point, you are ready to take on the foreign world of
exercise....You want to walk and go places and do things you couldn't or
wouldn't do before. Hiking up a hill suddenly seems like a really fun
thing to do...Exercise can be FUN activity after surgery. I swim and it
hardly seems like a work out...but what a great way to tone every muscle in
my body...
I used to walk with a cane...now I can run (If someone wasa chasing me)
LOL Well, some of us don't like that sort of exercise...but yes...you will
need something active...It's easy though. No worries!
— .Anita R.
July 1, 2008
I have to agree with everyone else. The more you exercise, the better you
will feel, I am almost 2 yrs out, and down 292 lbs from 526 lbs.
Peggy
— DBlazer325
July 3, 2008
I am glad other people responded with the importance of exercise. I am just
going to answer directly; I had RNY 5 months ago and have walked on my
treadmill for 5 - 15 minutes may be 4 or 5 times in the last 5 months. I
have lost 66 pounds so far, and am losing a steady 8 pounds or so per
month. So, at least as for me, and for many other people I've talked to,
they did NOT have to exercise in order to lose weight.
— Gina S.
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