Not as good as I use to be
I am one week post op, before surgery I was a fit "fat" girl and could walk 3-4 miles pretty easily and did this a few days a week along with other things. Now I get winded walking 1/4 mile. The first few days I thought it was gas making it hard to take a deep breath, but now the gas is gone and I still have a hard time. Is this normal??
Your just had major surgery and your body is healing and recovering! Be kind to yourself. You'll get back to 3-4 miles. :)
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
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It's very normal to have to work back up to your pre-op levels of physical exertion. Any time you take a break from exercising, you are going to lose a small amount of physical conditioning and readiness. This happens to me every time I take a break from training and I have found that the best thing to do is just keep at it until you regain previous conditioning levels.
The good news is that it is a lot easier to attain previously held conditioning levels than it is to go from never having been at a certain level of fitness to a new higher level.
