Doc said weight loss plan was a waste of time. I need encouraged.

[LipstickLady 25,682]

@@BLERDgirl - HEY! Where have you been? Missed you!

Hey! I'll be back soon. Dealing with a few real life issues.

@@BLERDgirl - HEY! Where have you been? Missed you!

Hey! I'll be back soon. Dealing with a few real life issues.

You sound like you need a hug. So here's a hug. HUG!!!! XXOO

[Kindle 8,667]

If people were being totally honest, you can lose all the weight you want with diet, and not exercise. Your body will burn fat for energy without exercise. Exercising is about fitness, not weight loss.

I'm surprised this comment was pretty much ignored. All this arguing about which excercise is best for losing weight when the fact is excercise is NOT how one loses weight. It's about what we EAT. Excercise may be good for our cardio health, stamina, metabolism, strength and looking good naked, but it contributes very little to actual weight loss. Your diet is responsible for that.

I lost over 100% of my excess weight in 10 months and have maintained that loss for over 1 1/2 years. I have not spent one minute at the gym or in the Water or on a bike or in running shorts. I have a physical job and active lifestyle, but it is the exact same job and lifestyle that I had as I gained 50 pounds over the last 5 years. The only thing that changed for me and how I lost 100 pounds was what I ate.

@@Beck90 Good for you for wanting to be more active and start an excercise routine, no matter what it is. And like others already pointed out, doing something that you like and does not cause pain (or injury, for that matter) will be something you are much more likely to keep doing. @@PissiChrissi and anyone one else who thinks they got fat because they weren't doing the "right" kind of excercise is delusional.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

@@Kindle

I found it amusing. Body builders and anyone who is really into it will tell you, "You cannot out train a bad diet".

If your eating is bad, all the training in the world is pointless. I have lost more weight controlling my calories, than I ever did training hard.

The main focus of WLS patients needs to be controlling their food and head hunger. Exercising can be counter productive for some people because it stimulates the appetite. The other issue is balancing calorie intake with calories burned to prevent starvation mode.