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With P90x, you can change the routine to the "lean" version that is predominately cardio videos and when you feel up to it, you can do the "classic" program. Ultimately, you own 12 DVDs and it comes with instructions on how to watch them in a series that works best for you. With the cardio workouts, i certainly couldn't keep up with the folks in th video, I just went at my own pace and have slowly built up enough endurance to be able to almost match them. All of this to say that i don't know about the power 90 except it was a precursor to P90x. I have read that a new version is coming out this year too, called P90x:MC2 (muscle confusion). Just do it, at your pace.

Yeah, I never thought I would have knobby knees, but sure enough, they are all bone now and it hurts like hell when I sleep on my side. Stupid weight loss!

Good for you guys! You'll hear this all the time, and I believe it to be always true, the sleeve has changed my life. When my five year old wants to run into daycare, almost four months after my surgery, I can jog along side him and not get winded. In fact, and this blows me away because of post-surgery fitness levels, I can talk to him while I jog. Talk about a cool feeling. I believe I can speak for everyone here when I say this, keep us updated with your progress. Good luck!

For reasons I cannot explain, I initially had a goal of starting this at 220 pounds but decided to start when I was 244. That was two weeks ago when I made the decision and only one week of actually going through the exercises. It's incredibly intense but well worth it. The stretching is amazing and I can tell that I am more limber than I ever was before this and I can begin to see an inkling of muscle tone in my arms and shoulder. Let's be real, part of that is fat loss, but any improvement is just that, an improvement. Thank you sleeve, thank you Tony Horton, and thank you verticalsleevetalk!

My first stall, and I say it that way because I'm sure there will be others, came at three months after surgery. It lasted almost four weeks, which with my initial amazing weight loss, was frustrating. I came to terms with reality during the first week of the stall, and for me, the reality was, and continues to be, that there is no way this plateau can have a long lasting affect because I'm still obese and I am eating 600-1000 calories per day. Knowing that it couldn't be sustainable, I kept doing what I was doing, diet and exercise, and maintained discipline. Lo and behold, the stall broke and I dropped ten pounds in a week. Keep the faith and don't worry, everyone's body adjusts differently, just know that it can last a short or long time, that doesn't matter. What is most important is building new habits that are sustainable for the rest of your lifetime. Congratulations on your weight loss to date!

So far, so good, it's an amazing workout. For those people who want more out of their exercise program, this is a great way to go.

I started the classic P90x routine today and, even though I can't lift my arms up now, feel great. What an intense workout! I had to stop Ab Ripper with six minutes left because I thought I was about to puke... was dizzy and nauseous from the chest and back video. I'm looking forward to getting a few weeks in and building up a healthy habit!

My recovery period was pretty quick, in fact, my wife and I went into the beautiful Ozark Mountains and hiked 3 miles a week after I was released from the hospital. I went back to work after a week and three days from my release. For me, I had to go back to work because I love what I do and didn't want to miss any time. Also, I have an office position and am far removed from physical labor. My wife, who is a physical rehab nurse, took off 4 weeks. Due to weight restrictions, she had to have the time off and it took her another two weeks before she felt completely comfortable with her normal work routine. On my one week follow-up visit, my surgeon gave me a complete pass for any physical activity and removed my weight restrictions. My wife, who had the same surgeon almost three weeks before me, kept her on her weight restrictions and advised her to stay home as long as she could. Like many posts on this board, everyone's experience will be different. I think most will agree that the pain really is minimal from the surgery, so don't let that be a "mental" deterrent.

All right guys, so for the past month or so, the wife and I have been going to the gym, getting on the treadmill walking/jogging/running a 5k. This has been great to build stamina and show myself that I *can* do it and learn to like exercise. Well, today, I started P90x and am throwing that into the mix too. I've lost 72 pounds since October 8 of last year and I figure it's time to build some muscle. Have any of you thought about doing it, have done it, or are doing it now? For my first workout today, I have to say, it completely kicked my tail. I've heard of people puking when they first start, and I thought they were full of it, but I can completely see how that could happen. Though I'm sore as hell right now, it was fun and challenging. Can't wait to see if I can last 90 days!

My goal has been that when I hit 220, I'll start P90x. Having never been in any kind of shape, other than round, it is a daunting thought. I personally know several people who are working through the program or have completed their first 90 day set. In fact, one of my clients came in recently and we were talking about my weight loss and he said he was sixty days into P90x. In fact, he flexed his muscles and said, "Call the vet because these puppies are sick!" He's a preacher, so it made the comments particularly entertaining. As my wife and I build up our habit of going to the gym and working out, I definitely feel more and more inclined to start this too. I'm not sure about a challenge and holding one another accountable, but I am completely on board with sharing our experiences on a frequent basis and hopefully getting others pumped too. I'm a little torn with the included workout regimes because you can do the standard P90x or the Lean P90x, which focuses more on fat burn. Clearly our diet and restriction creates fat burning on its own, so it makes me wonder if I shouldn't go ahead with the standard instead of the lean. I've already lost quite a bit and want to make sure I don't end up looking like too much of a wimp... decisions decisions.

I experience the hunger described in the initial post - I am hungry all of the time. I rarely get a reprieve from the annoying messages of "feed me now!" from my stomach. As suggested, I haven't gone the Gavison route, which I intend to do. I'm still very jealous of my wife, who was sleeved 2.5 weeks before me, because she doesn't feel hungry. It's a total distraction because it's far more overpowering than the hunger I felt pre-op. For example, for lunch today, I ate a 4 ounce steak and grilled vegatables; plenty to fill up my sleeve. Within minutes, the growling and starving feeling came back. The word is "sucks" and it's slowly becoming an awful experience.