Question:
What if I don't walk?

I also wanted to know how long should I walk a day? Is walking around the house for a 1/2 hour good?    — [Anonymous] (posted on May 19, 2000)

May 19, 2000
Hello, Any walking you do is going to acelerate your weight loss. It is also very good for your heart! Walking just 20-30 minutes at a moderate pace will healp and does a lot of good! Hope this helps!
   — Laura P.

May 19, 2000
Walking is a big way to prevent blood clots. You have to keep moving - you cannot be sedentary. In fact they will have you up and walking your first day in the hospital. No, it's not necessary to be a marathon runner. If you are not accustomed to walking around at all, do 5 minutes per day until you can increase it at a pace you are comfortable with. Talk to your doctor and nutritionist. They can set up a custom program for you. Good luck!
   — Paula G.

May 19, 2000
When I saw my surgeon fro the initial consultation he stress the importance of walking post-op. He said that he can always tell the people who did walk from those who didn't because the walkers will have lost twice as much weight by their 6- week check up and will feel like a kid again. Those who didn't walk will just be starting to feel good by 6 weeks.
   — livnliter

May 19, 2000
any activity at all counts. I could walk a minute when I first got home, and I had a visiting physical therapist for 6 wks. I complained and moaned and groaned, but he paid no attention to me at all. He simply kept telling me that it wasn't going to kill me. It didn't. At the end of the 6 wks., he had me walking 30 minutes a clip. I think that it probably was a big factor in my weight loss so far-102lbs since 1/10/00.
   — rosemary H.

May 20, 2000
Well walking helps you lose weight, tones your muscles and helps prevent blood clots. It also makes you breath better, preventing pneumonias.
   — Bruce B.

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