Joined a gym today :)

Well surgery was 12-18-13 and i went to my late 2 wk checkup today, dr dont want me doing my zumba yet cause it uses alot of ab muscles, so I went and joined a gym today...I did 20 mins on the treadmill @3mph ( its better than nothing) and then did some arm and leg weights...I was in regular street clothes and shoes that ended up hurting my feet but I pushed to atleast get 20 mins cardio.

Why did you not go in proper attire and footwear?

Cause I was going to check out the gym ( i wasnt a member) and decided to sign up while I was there and then decided to work out (if i had drove back across town to change clothes and shoes in the freezing cold I would have ended up staying home) I had one a tshirt, jeans, and some tennis shoes (but the shoes rubbed the balls of my feet so they hurt now).

Good for you.  The gym is my get out of jail card.

Ah! Makes perfect sense! :)

I joined a gym today too. Felt good. Congrats

Congratulations!  Check with your doc though about any weight work.  I was told not to do anything with weights until I was 90 days out.  I know some people have posted that they had to wait 60 days.  I realize everyone's plans are different, but from what I've seen initially it's most common to be told to either swim or walk, not do anything that may engage your core.

Yea he said not to do an ab exercises, i didnt think nothing about having to use your abs when doing legs and arms lol. I dont know how to get started, I know I need cardio, and i need to strengthen my thigh muscles, but i have really bad knees (needing replacement surgery) but Im determined to do exercise. any suggestions. I did 20 mins on the treadmill at 3mph and my sb got up to the 180s

I'm not an expert, but I've been working out with a personal trainer for about five months.  When you're lifting and pushing against weights, you're typically engaging your core or ab muscles to a degree.  That's why in general doctors tell you not to lift more than 5-10 lbs (I've heard 5 pounds, but my doc said 10) for a certain period of time after surgery.  Just please be safe and check with your physician.  You wouldn't want to hurt yourself.  The treadmill is a great way to start.  It worked for me.  :-)

Im gonna meet with a trainer tomorrow and get a routin of what to do im gonna tellher that im not suppose to engage my abs right now for atleast 3 more wks (that would be almost 7 wks out so i would think would be fine)