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Does anyone have a good exercise plan that has helped them loose weight and break through plateaus?

My surgery was on Tuesday and I started walking a mile a day on Saturday.

I plan on getting a personal trainer for one day a week and then going to the gym three days week.

At the gym, I plan on walking laps, building up to 5 miles a visit. I also plan on building up to working out on the elliptical machine for an hour.

I know I should weight light but I've never been good at that.

I'm also looking for alternative workout methods that might be more fun and just as effective.

Thanks!

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My exercise of choice is swimming. I have been in the pool since I was cleared.

As to stalls, they are a normal, natural, and necessary part of the process of losing weight.

Embrace the Stall

http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/351046-Embrace-the-Stall

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Are you are a good swimmer? I've never been. I can't swim straight. I wind up swimming into the ropes. The lap at my YMCA is pretty long and I don't think I can make it from one side of the pool to the other without stopping.

But I know how good swimming is for your physical conditioning.

Thanks!

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Are you are a good swimmer? I've never been. I can't swim straight. I wind up swimming into the ropes. The lap at my YMCA is pretty long and I don't think I can make it from one side of the pool to the other without stopping.

But I know how good swimming is for your physical conditioning.

Thanks!

Yes, I am a good swimmer, but it doesn't matter.

You can:

take Water aerobics classes (everything from low-impact arthritis classes to Zumba, Insanity, et)

Take swimming lessons

Water walk/run

Use water weights

Or, just attempt to swim laps.

I used to be a lap swimmer. When I started swimming again at my highest weight I started with water aerobics and worked my way back to lap swimming. For a while I did a lot of backstroke! Now, I swim laps for about an hour and do other things (water weights, water aerobics, water yoga, etc).

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I hate to swim for exercise, but I do like Water aerobics. You can adjust the intensity as needed to get your heart rate in your target area.


Walking is great, but I like to mix it up a little...use the elliptical, the stair machine, bike, recumbent bike, rowing machine. And I know you said you don't like weights, but strength training is important. Doing a circuit on machines is kind of fun because you get instant gratification as you get stronger...I love being able to add a weight plate on a machine because I've moved past the last weight I lifted.

And last, mix it up as far as outside vs inside...I get bored with the gym, but also bored with my typical neighborhood walking routes. Get in the car and go somewhere different to walk or bike, take a different route around your neighborhood. I use the Map My Walk app to record distance but also to store routes.

Good luck!

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My exercise of choice is swimming. I have been in the pool since I was cleared.

As to stalls, they are a normal, natural, and necessary part of the process of losing weight.

Embrace the Stall

http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/351046-Embrace-the-Stall

Do you do free style laps? Or resistance training? Running in the Water?

About how long is your exercise session in the pool?

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