Exercise After Weight Loss Surgery

Posted by Dr. Nick Nicholson on January 1st, 2015

Struggling with weight is no easy thing and many people in that position have a long history of eating poorly and skipping over exercise. By the time they find themselves considering weight loss surgery, they have established habits that must be addressed in order for them to achieve and sustain long term weight and health goals even with the surgery to provide them with the physical tools that they need. Following weight loss surgery, patients - in addition to recovering from the actual procedure - must begin the work of changing their lifestyle if they are going to ultimately be as successful as possible. Weight loss surgery limits the amount of food that your stomach can comfortably hold but it doesn’t do the work of helping you reestablish a healthy relationship with food and how you view the act of eating.

 

Additionally, exercise is something that must be addressed following weight loss surgery. Lack of exercise snowballs with obesity. The heavier people are, the more challenging it is to exercise; and the less they exercise the heavier they become. Following weight loss surgery, however, exercise is something that must be revisited. And as weight begins to come off and the patient becomes stronger, the easier exercise becomes. The easier it becomes, the more they exercise; and the more they exercise the more the weight comes off. Now we’ve established a healthy cycle. Regular exercise offers a variety of health benefits for anyone but especially those who have recently undergone weight loss surgery. Exercise can:

 

      Help to maintain weight loss. Surgery itself will not mean a lifetime of a healthy weight. Without a healthy diet and exercise program, there is always the chance of regaining weight lost.

 

      Lower the risk of developing diabetes. Exercise helps to maintain weight which in turn helps to maintain stable blood sugar. A regular routine can not only prevent the onset of diabetes but help to manage the disease for those who already have the disease.

 

      Prevent against stroke and heart disease. Exercise protects the heart and lowers the risk of developing heart disease. It also lowers blood pressure which, as a result, lowers the risk of stroke.

 

If you haven’t already, now is the time to start an exercise program that can help you maintain longterm weight loss goals and establish a healthy lifestyle that will serve you for many years to come.

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One of the most experienced weight loss surgeons in the country – Dr. Nick Nicholson – along with a full staff of surgeons, nurses and other experienced clinicians, help patients reverse obesity with LAP-BAND, Gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy and Revisions.

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