Getting back into exercise after the surgery was difficult. On top of being out of the habit, the cautious feeling as are associated with a new scar were there too. It took a few weeks, but I did manage a few walks, now I have added strength training into the mix.
Last week I printed out a kettlebell routine that not only did weight training, but pushups as well. My first night, as usual, I overdid it. Did 100 pushups and I so felt it in my arms. Then stubborn me went the next night and was only able to do 30 pushups.On the thrid night I managed 60 pushups. Now all the while I am doing pushups I am doing kettlebell exercises as well. Squats, deadlifts, high pulls and swings. After 5 reps of each I swap to doing 5 pushups. Rinse repeat until I cant do anymore or 20 minutes expires. Have yet to hit 20 minutes.
Took the weekend to heal up, arms were so tight that I could not bend them to reach my face. By Monday, I was ok and started over again. This week I managed 60 pushups again, and tonight I plan on doing the walking. I am still working on getting down to 400 pounds by the end of August, and I hope this kick in the ass will do it for me. My overall goal is by December to see a significant change in my body type. So far, I have found that jeans I had been gifted last year, now fit perfectly. So there's a small "Cheer" in my section for that. So for now, I will focus on the day by day exercises and see where I go from there.