EXERCISE

[hopeful2 be slim 121]

Why is exercise so important after lap band....We are eating so little, have so much Protein yet when we dont exercise we put on weight..

Earlier we were having full meals and our weight was constant mostly....

Its really not logical....its so depressing when you eat lots of protein....but have an extra biscuit or two and ur weight goes up....

[SageTracey 608]

I've read it here often that the lapband is one leg of a three-legged stool. The other two legs are diet and exercise. We need to keep them all in balance in order to achieve success and stay balanced ourselves.

I've been surprised to discover how much I am enjoying exercise as my weight comes down. It was really hard getting started when I was heavier, but now I find myself rolling out of bed before the alarm goes off so I can have a few extra minutes on my morning walk. And checking the weather forecast on weekends and days off to see if I can get in a bike ride. I'll never be an athlete as such, I'll never win a race etc, but I am exercising at last.

Yesterday I heard a speaker (business, but it resonated with me) who said: "You can have excuses or you can have results but you can't have both."

Good luck with your journey.

[Texasbandit 8]

Preach!!! I don't get it either. Saw my dr yesterday and he told me 1-2lbs a week. No healing period, nada. He said that if in 2 weeks I'm not losing then to come see him. I have my first fill on 09/27. I'm not hungry just want too see how I do with a fill.

I've eaten on my dr diet. Less than 1000 calories a day. Working out this week.

It for sure defies any logic. I have a friend on optimist. 800 cal a day and losing weight fast.

[cwm812 11]

You can lose weight with the lapband and without exercising.

I know because I did it. I dropped my 100 lbs in my first year without doing any exercise at all. But here's the bad part, it will only get you so far. I could tell that my weight loss was slowing and if I didn't do something more I was going to remain at 250 lbs. I started going to the gym and I kept losing.

I think it really depends what you want to accomplish. When you don't eat much, you lose pounds...for a while. Then it stops. That's because without any activity, your body can run on next to nothing. Then the exercise becomes really important. Honestly, I kind of like it now. I love the fact that I can work out for an hour and not need a whole day to recuperate. Exercise when you're morbidly obese is hell. As you lose weight, everything becomes much easier.

Cindy

[hopeful2 be slim 121]

Thanks a lot for motivating me....I always find excuses for not exercising....

But I must learn to tolerate the pain. only if i loose wt will I be able to have a knee transplant.....

So I better be tough with myself!!!

[KimK813 2]

I had five fills before the weight started "falling" off. I started hitting the gym 4-5 days a week (I LOVE ZUMBA, btw) and lost 20lbs in 2 months eating 1400 calories a day. I don't feel deprived and I am building muscles I didn't know existed. Next goal is to get rid of the underarm bat wings! My weight loss has slowed a little but I am still averaging 6-8lbs a month, so I am not complaining. The band is a tool, and like most tools, it cannot do the work alone!

Good luck, everyone!

[Amanda1982 142]

I was banded 03/07 I've lost 46 lbs so far..well As of two weeks ago I wasn't really working out, why work out when the weight was coming off? I was averaging 1.5lbs per week. Well I started a 60 day walk challenge Sep 1st (see Fitness and exercise) becuase I was dealing with a 2 week plateau in August. The scale was not moving below 236 lbs. Even though I started the challenge, for the 1st two week in Sep I did not work out (I blamed it on my period lol). Well last week I made a commitment to working out for 5 days straight heck if I stated this challenge it would be really messed up if I did not complete it. I weighed in this morning at 230lbs which means I lost 6lbs in 6 days. If I wasn't walking 4 miles every morning I believe that the scale would have said 235-234lbs. What I'm trying to say is, you don't have to work out to see results, but you do have to work out to be a healthier you. It really just depends on what you goals are. Do you want to just lose weight or do you want to be a healthier you. And with exercise comes better results so don't just settle for 1.5lbs when you can "Earn" more. Just my opinion. Good Luck

[Texasbandit 8]

Jesus now I'm really depressed! Lol! My body is stubborn. I don't know y. It adapts quickly. I like working out. It mentally makes me feel better and I have more energy. I'm just trying to understand y some people can lose and do nothing while I have to kill myself in the gym and practically starve. This morning I am tired and weak again. I'm so depressed and thinking I made a mistake with the lapband.

[Jess55 97]

Jesus now I'm really depressed! Lol! My body is stubborn. I don't know y. It adapts quickly. I like working out. It mentally makes me feel better and I have more energy. I'm just trying to understand y some people can lose and do nothing while I have to kill myself in the gym and practically starve. This morning I am tired and weak again. I'm so depressed and thinking I made a mistake with the lapband.

Keep with it, the more you work out the better you'll feel. I know I've tried taking days off (not my normal off day on Tuesday) and the rest of the day I just feel so out of sorts and sluggish. I workout in the mornings, since I work 3 swing shifts a week, and one morning (that's the day I take off). So it helps get my day going.