I would visit my favorite, understanding surgeon (yes, they are out there) and explain your desire to exercise, your continued weight loss, and ask what your options are. Is surgery inevitable? Can it wait? What activities can you do? What should you avoid, and what should you watch out for. The hernia will always be there. It is a defect in the abdominal wall - ummm, that sounds like you are defective... no your abdominal wall has a weakness or it could be (most likely is) an incisional hernia from prior surgery.
If the doc says weight prevents surgery now - ask why (it's not an absolute contraindication to anesthesia.) Ask when.
Go prepared with a list of questions. Take control of the visit. It's your body!
BTW, normal weight people have abdominal hernias too.
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