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RussT    495

RussT
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This may sound dumb, but exercise really does help to keep your weight loss moving along.

Just a few weeks ago I was on this forum whining about my weight loss slowing down a couple of weeks after my November 9th surgery.

I started swimming for 30 minutes each morning before work on November 29th when I was 412 pounds and after 2 weeks of swimming I'm down to 398. That's 72 pounds since October 26th. The swimming WORKS!

I'm sure if I was walking everyday for 30 minutes it would be just as good. My point is, we need to exercise. The weight loss won't happen by just following our diet plan. Just get up and do it. :)

Russ

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Babbs    14,681

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Exercise is amazing for our hearts, keeping and building the muscle lost with the weight loss, but technically is only a small part of losing weight. It's actually 90% diet. I have seen many people have this surgery and lose without any exercise at all.

That being said, I'm a huge advocate of exercise for the reasons mentioned above. At almost 50, I'm in the best shape of my life thanks to 2 years of steady exercise. I've also managed to reduce some sagging skin a bit.

I also think exercise is more important during the maintenance phase to KEEP the weight off than it is during the losing phase.

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RussT    495

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Exercise is amazing for our hearts, keeping and building the muscle lost with the weight loss, but technically is only a small part of losing weight. It's actually 90% diet. I have seen many people have this surgery and lose without any exercise at all.

Hi, I was wondering where you got the information that 90% of weight loss is only from diet. Was this from your doctor, a book or someplace else?

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My surgeon said pretty much the same thing. You can't really exercise off the weight, but it's vital to keeping it off. It also helps to maintain muscle mass during the weight loss.

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Babbs    14,681

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@@RussT

If you Google, there's lots of info about it.

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