Nothing strenuous for 4-6 weeks. OK. Since even putting my socks on has long been strenuous, what exactly can I do??? Not to mention a still painful right knee. I hope with everything in me that I don't need a knee replacement someday. I love walking, but walking makes the knee pain much worse. Hopefully as the weight comes off that changes. It is somewhat debilitating. I CAN ride my exercise bike and put in a good solid 5 minutes this morning. I could have gone a little longer of course, but don't want to disrupt my continuing recovery from surgery. I plan to ride the exercise bike at least 5 days a week, getting up to 20-30 minutes a day, and then adding some light weightlifting on my bowflex. Hopefully my umbilical hernia isn't made worse by weightlifting.
Stay thin, kids. While I have no life threatening comorbidites, years of stress on my joints and muscles have taken their toll.
In terms of how I feel, lets put it this way. I'm the most energetic, the most happy 200 pound overweight guy on the planet. Bar none the greatest decision of my life. I feel outstanding.
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