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I am an assistant yogi and in August I am extending my training to include "Heavyweight Yoga" - which is a program established in Austin, TX 10 years ago. I will be the first offering it in Houston My overall intentions are to offer it for the obese and morbidly obese, but also for the pre and post WLS future yogis.
I believe yoga can be for everyone - as long as you have breath you can have yoga.
While it look like you are well on your way out of the range of needing a lot of modifications, this yoga is gentle, goes at a slower pace and is described very well in two DVD's that the founder, Abby Lentz, offers. You might like it for beginning yoga experience. It hits upon issues we still encounter as we loose the weight.
Good luck.

I LOVE yoga. I go to classes and practice at home as well. I feel so awesome afterwards- stretched, relaxed, peaceful. Yoga & meditation has helped me become a much more calm, grounded person. It's much easier now that I've lost weight. I can do so many binds and poses I couldn't have done at a heavier weight. It's fun to see the progress.

I LOVE yoga. I've been doing it for nearly 10 years (I had very bad lower back pain, and the doctor suggested yoga. It took a bit of practice, but the difference was amazing. I do AM yoga every morning, and poses throughout the day if I feel the need. I literally can't sleep if I don't do yoga daily (my lower back starts to tighten, which causes horrible leg cramps. The yoga relieves this issue. It may be all in my head, but whatever. I believe the yoga helps me sleep and stay balanced, therefore it does)
If you're looking to try some different varieties of yoga, Gaiam TV has a free 10-day trial to their service. It will give you access to their videos and a bunch of different yoga styles (they have other fitness videos on there as well, but yoga's my go-to exercise.) I personally like Rodney Yee's series ( I do his AM and PM yoga, and there are a few other ones that I don't remember the names of now, but they're targeted more toward beginners. Some of the poses in his advanced series are a bit beyond me currently)

OK... doing great with the surgery, sticking to the eating plan, feeling lots of energy and overall SO HAPPY with my decision.
There's only one food that I've had any cravings or "head hunger" for... it's those freakin' little miniature cupcakes with buttercream icing. I used to routinely head over to my local grocery store, buy the 12 pack, take them home and eat them all and hide the empty package from my teenaged boys. Or sometimes I would only eat 9 or 10 and leave them one or two. It's funny just a week ago the subject came up and they told me they couldn't believe I would eat the whole package... guess I wasn't hiding anything from them after all!
And, it had to be yellow cake with buttercream icing -- I'm not even attracted to the chocolate cakes or whipped icing. I think it is triggered from when I was a kid and my mom baked and decorated wedding cakes and we got to eat what was cut off the cakes and any leftover icing.
Anyway -- having watched some documentaries about how the food industry adds things to food to make them addictive, I thought I understood some of why they crave them. But I had an "ah-ha" moment at the grocery store yesterday -- just look at how they market those little demons of cupcakes!!! This is by the front door, completely unavoidable! Balloons and streamers... I swear they should play like marching band music around the tables they're so festive!

I talked with my NUT about it and we talked about trying to find something that could substitute or take the place of or maybe just having one -- but NOTHING would ever come close to substituting and there's NO WAY I would eat just one (you can't buy them individually) and I just CAN'T take the chance to go down that road. So, goodbye yellow cake buttercream icing cupcakes... good riddance!
Now I just need to find a new grocery store!

Um...he is a quack. Or at the very most he horribly misunderstands what the has been taught. Often people who gauge themselves scientists misunderstand that results do not always mean a hypothesis is correct. You are going to see results if you push yourself the way he describes. However, it is not ideal, it does not produce ideal results either.
Muscle strength occurs with a balance of health. You must be able to breath, you must be sufficiently hydrated, you must have sufficient sleep, it is best to eat in a manner that serves your body, any medical issues should be addressed and dealt with in a mindful manner. Connective tissue, lymph system, bones, muscle, fascia, skin and MORE all contribute to a successful workout regimen.
Not all body types respond to different activities (I prefer to think of my exercise as activities than workouts, lol). Your body type and how your dominate activity will define alot about the rest of what goes on. for instance, a long distance runner, healthy, active and prime will be much less flexible in yoga when stretching than a wrestler or someone who takes karate. It is how the muscle responds, it "remembers" the dominant activity.
In my experience, you should never work a consistent activity that literally prevents your body from responding. Pain is not results. Pain is pain, it developed as a warning devise to tell you to either slow down or pay heed or stop if possible.
The intense physical activity he is describing taxes the central nervous system, which uses sodium and phosphate and other minerals in complex forms to provide the electrical impulses for coordination and movement. Overtaxing occurs quickly, and that equals poorer and poorer impulses, and lack of concentration and coordination. Injury. Not to mention what shredding your muscles does to your body's filters - liver, kidneys, etc.
This man is promoting a club, and telling you why YOU need HIM, and why therefor you should be willing to pay for his services and facility.

Okay - you asked...
First, seriously, the forum is thick with people listing the early stages as difficult, the Water issue is common and fades, and there is a protien drink out there that you will like - or make your own. You can even get protien Water, and milk fortified with protien, 12 g for 8 0z.
Every issue, every one that you ever had with any other weight loss tool has an opportunity to arise after the sleeve - especially if you do not prepare in advance.
Now, lets fix this in small increments...
You MUST stop stressing and anticipating your body's response to your foods and water. Try some breathing yoga before you drink, losen up your chest, calm down...
Do not sit down with your family at the beginning of the meal, find something to do before you set down.
Take only small bites of food, smallest, chew thoroughly and ask someone a question - so you can talk, and then another bite - if you are still eating as the plates are cleared, so be it...and that is someone elses job now, too. You are going to take warm bath and let yourself relax and digest.
Read, not just here - there are book out there full of insightful, helpful information. If you are interested I will recommend a few.
There will be other posts with excellent suggestions. Good luck - it gets better (look at my profile).

Um...he is a quack. Or at the very most he horribly misunderstands what the has been taught. Often people who gauge themselves scientists misunderstand that results do not always mean a hypothesis is correct. You are going to see results if you push yourself the way he describes. However, it is not ideal, it does not produce ideal results either.
Muscle strength occurs with a balance of health. You must be able to breath, you must be sufficiently hydrated, you must have sufficient sleep, it is best to eat in a manner that serves your body, any medical issues should be addressed and dealt with in a mindful manner. Connective tissue, lymph system, bones, muscle, fascia, skin and MORE all contribute to a successful workout regimen.
Not all body types respond to different activities (I prefer to think of my exercise as activities than workouts, lol). Your body type and how your dominate activity will define alot about the rest of what goes on. for instance, a long distance runner, healthy, active and prime will be much less flexible in yoga when stretching than a wrestler or someone who takes karate. It is how the muscle responds, it "remembers" the dominant activity.
In my experience, you should never work a consistent activity that literally prevents your body from responding. Pain is not results. Pain is pain, it developed as a warning devise to tell you to either slow down or pay heed or stop if possible.
The intense physical activity he is describing taxes the central nervous system, which uses sodium and phosphate and other minerals in complex forms to provide the electrical impulses for coordination and movement. Overtaxing occurs quickly, and that equals poorer and poorer impulses, and lack of concentration and coordination. Injury. Not to mention what shredding your muscles does to your body's filters - liver, kidneys, etc.
This man is promoting a club, and telling you why YOU need HIM, and why therefor you should be willing to pay for his services and facility.

Um...he is a quack. Or at the very most he horribly misunderstands what the has been taught. Often people who gauge themselves scientists misunderstand that results do not always mean a hypothesis is correct. You are going to see results if you push yourself the way he describes. However, it is not ideal, it does not produce ideal results either.
Muscle strength occurs with a balance of health. You must be able to breath, you must be sufficiently hydrated, you must have sufficient sleep, it is best to eat in a manner that serves your body, any medical issues should be addressed and dealt with in a mindful manner. Connective tissue, lymph system, bones, muscle, fascia, skin and MORE all contribute to a successful workout regimen.
Not all body types respond to different activities (I prefer to think of my exercise as activities than workouts, lol). Your body type and how your dominate activity will define alot about the rest of what goes on. for instance, a long distance runner, healthy, active and prime will be much less flexible in yoga when stretching than a wrestler or someone who takes karate. It is how the muscle responds, it "remembers" the dominant activity.
In my experience, you should never work a consistent activity that literally prevents your body from responding. Pain is not results. Pain is pain, it developed as a warning devise to tell you to either slow down or pay heed or stop if possible.
The intense physical activity he is describing taxes the central nervous system, which uses sodium and phosphate and other minerals in complex forms to provide the electrical impulses for coordination and movement. Overtaxing occurs quickly, and that equals poorer and poorer impulses, and lack of concentration and coordination. Injury. Not to mention what shredding your muscles does to your body's filters - liver, kidneys, etc.
This man is promoting a club, and telling you why YOU need HIM, and why therefor you should be willing to pay for his services and facility.

Um...he is a quack. Or at the very most he horribly misunderstands what the has been taught. Often people who gauge themselves scientists misunderstand that results do not always mean a hypothesis is correct. You are going to see results if you push yourself the way he describes. However, it is not ideal, it does not produce ideal results either.
Muscle strength occurs with a balance of health. You must be able to breath, you must be sufficiently hydrated, you must have sufficient sleep, it is best to eat in a manner that serves your body, any medical issues should be addressed and dealt with in a mindful manner. Connective tissue, lymph system, bones, muscle, fascia, skin and MORE all contribute to a successful workout regimen.
Not all body types respond to different activities (I prefer to think of my exercise as activities than workouts, lol). Your body type and how your dominate activity will define alot about the rest of what goes on. for instance, a long distance runner, healthy, active and prime will be much less flexible in yoga when stretching than a wrestler or someone who takes karate. It is how the muscle responds, it "remembers" the dominant activity.
In my experience, you should never work a consistent activity that literally prevents your body from responding. Pain is not results. Pain is pain, it developed as a warning devise to tell you to either slow down or pay heed or stop if possible.
The intense physical activity he is describing taxes the central nervous system, which uses sodium and phosphate and other minerals in complex forms to provide the electrical impulses for coordination and movement. Overtaxing occurs quickly, and that equals poorer and poorer impulses, and lack of concentration and coordination. Injury. Not to mention what shredding your muscles does to your body's filters - liver, kidneys, etc.
This man is promoting a club, and telling you why YOU need HIM, and why therefor you should be willing to pay for his services and facility.

Um...he is a quack. Or at the very most he horribly misunderstands what the has been taught. Often people who gauge themselves scientists misunderstand that results do not always mean a hypothesis is correct. You are going to see results if you push yourself the way he describes. However, it is not ideal, it does not produce ideal results either.
Muscle strength occurs with a balance of health. You must be able to breath, you must be sufficiently hydrated, you must have sufficient sleep, it is best to eat in a manner that serves your body, any medical issues should be addressed and dealt with in a mindful manner. Connective tissue, lymph system, bones, muscle, fascia, skin and MORE all contribute to a successful workout regimen.
Not all body types respond to different activities (I prefer to think of my exercise as activities than workouts, lol). Your body type and how your dominate activity will define alot about the rest of what goes on. for instance, a long distance runner, healthy, active and prime will be much less flexible in yoga when stretching than a wrestler or someone who takes karate. It is how the muscle responds, it "remembers" the dominant activity.
In my experience, you should never work a consistent activity that literally prevents your body from responding. Pain is not results. Pain is pain, it developed as a warning devise to tell you to either slow down or pay heed or stop if possible.
The intense physical activity he is describing taxes the central nervous system, which uses sodium and phosphate and other minerals in complex forms to provide the electrical impulses for coordination and movement. Overtaxing occurs quickly, and that equals poorer and poorer impulses, and lack of concentration and coordination. Injury. Not to mention what shredding your muscles does to your body's filters - liver, kidneys, etc.
This man is promoting a club, and telling you why YOU need HIM, and why therefor you should be willing to pay for his services and facility.

Um...he is a quack. Or at the very most he horribly misunderstands what the has been taught. Often people who gauge themselves scientists misunderstand that results do not always mean a hypothesis is correct. You are going to see results if you push yourself the way he describes. However, it is not ideal, it does not produce ideal results either.
Muscle strength occurs with a balance of health. You must be able to breath, you must be sufficiently hydrated, you must have sufficient sleep, it is best to eat in a manner that serves your body, any medical issues should be addressed and dealt with in a mindful manner. Connective tissue, lymph system, bones, muscle, fascia, skin and MORE all contribute to a successful workout regimen.
Not all body types respond to different activities (I prefer to think of my exercise as activities than workouts, lol). Your body type and how your dominate activity will define alot about the rest of what goes on. for instance, a long distance runner, healthy, active and prime will be much less flexible in yoga when stretching than a wrestler or someone who takes karate. It is how the muscle responds, it "remembers" the dominant activity.
In my experience, you should never work a consistent activity that literally prevents your body from responding. Pain is not results. Pain is pain, it developed as a warning devise to tell you to either slow down or pay heed or stop if possible.
The intense physical activity he is describing taxes the central nervous system, which uses sodium and phosphate and other minerals in complex forms to provide the electrical impulses for coordination and movement. Overtaxing occurs quickly, and that equals poorer and poorer impulses, and lack of concentration and coordination. Injury. Not to mention what shredding your muscles does to your body's filters - liver, kidneys, etc.
This man is promoting a club, and telling you why YOU need HIM, and why therefor you should be willing to pay for his services and facility.

Um...he is a quack. Or at the very most he horribly misunderstands what the has been taught. Often people who gauge themselves scientists misunderstand that results do not always mean a hypothesis is correct. You are going to see results if you push yourself the way he describes. However, it is not ideal, it does not produce ideal results either.
Muscle strength occurs with a balance of health. You must be able to breath, you must be sufficiently hydrated, you must have sufficient sleep, it is best to eat in a manner that serves your body, any medical issues should be addressed and dealt with in a mindful manner. Connective tissue, lymph system, bones, muscle, fascia, skin and MORE all contribute to a successful workout regimen.
Not all body types respond to different activities (I prefer to think of my exercise as activities than workouts, lol). Your body type and how your dominate activity will define alot about the rest of what goes on. for instance, a long distance runner, healthy, active and prime will be much less flexible in yoga when stretching than a wrestler or someone who takes karate. It is how the muscle responds, it "remembers" the dominant activity.
In my experience, you should never work a consistent activity that literally prevents your body from responding. Pain is not results. Pain is pain, it developed as a warning devise to tell you to either slow down or pay heed or stop if possible.
The intense physical activity he is describing taxes the central nervous system, which uses sodium and phosphate and other minerals in complex forms to provide the electrical impulses for coordination and movement. Overtaxing occurs quickly, and that equals poorer and poorer impulses, and lack of concentration and coordination. Injury. Not to mention what shredding your muscles does to your body's filters - liver, kidneys, etc.
This man is promoting a club, and telling you why YOU need HIM, and why therefor you should be willing to pay for his services and facility.

The best exercise program is the one you will actually do...

No matter how "successful" you are at the beginning, this is a life-long commitment. Glad you found your groove! Keep up the fight!
We all have things that we have to work harder on, and for some of us it is weight. It's OK. You sound successful and awesome and thank you for sharing!!!

No matter how "successful" you are at the beginning, this is a life-long commitment. Glad you found your groove! Keep up the fight!
We all have things that we have to work harder on, and for some of us it is weight. It's OK. You sound successful and awesome and thank you for sharing!!!

Sorry I misread the post.
Just do what you can, and every time you think of the surgery, take a short walk, or a few sun salutations, or just walk in place - use the nervous energy to speed things along. You will be scheduled in no time. Maybe even consider waiting till you have lost a bit more than 8 lbs to schedule, to take the pressure of losing 20 lbs before surgery off of you.

Can you change doctors? The bells and whistles go off for me when doctor's offices cannot or do not respond promptly - it speaks of inadequate staff and possibly a mill-like attitude to their patients.

Sounds like a plan. I hope it works out! don't be discouraged if little hiccups happen. Good luck!

lol - you can't really see mine (it looks like I still have pretty big arms) unless you poke my arm - and the fat doesn't give!!! lol.
I'm lopsided right now due to dislocating my shoulder, I lost over an inch in my right arm. Getting back to being able to do all the fun stuff, however.

A purposeful deviation from you were anticipating, with out without complications, is something that can be taken up with the doctors malpractice insurance.
A doctor altering your procedure to unwittingly put you in a study program is unethical, I am willing to guess, not in the bounds of the laws of your state, which makes ANY contract or agreement void.Encourage her to check with a lawyer - and ask for compensation directly relative to anything he or his hospital is getting in regards to the study. In my opinion if he is getting a paper or article publishes - accolades, basically - she should be compensated for a part of her surgery, since he profited.

No matter how "successful" you are at the beginning, this is a life-long commitment. Glad you found your groove! Keep up the fight!
We all have things that we have to work harder on, and for some of us it is weight. It's OK. You sound successful and awesome and thank you for sharing!!!

Just started this journey. I hope to get sleeved in November. Did information session two weeks ago. Started nutrition classes last month. Meet with intake counselor next week and then the surgeon,

Sorry I misread the post.
Just do what you can, and every time you think of the surgery, take a short walk, or a few sun salutations, or just walk in place - use the nervous energy to speed things along. You will be scheduled in no time. Maybe even consider waiting till you have lost a bit more than 8 lbs to schedule, to take the pressure of losing 20 lbs before surgery off of you.

Sleeved 1/4/2012 - cold ever since. I have actually got a sunburn while sitting in the sun to warm up. Last year, a runner from a local subdivision was running through the industrial park where my office is, and passed out due to the heat - I was taking a nap about 60 yards away, cozy-comfortable in my car. My boss has actually asked me to stop napping in the car in the heat at lunch - he is concerned I'm going to "fry your brain or something".

Sleeved 1/4/2012 - cold ever since. I have actually got a sunburn while sitting in the sun to warm up. Last year, a runner from a local subdivision was running through the industrial park where my office is, and passed out due to the heat - I was taking a nap about 60 yards away, cozy-comfortable in my car. My boss has actually asked me to stop napping in the car in the heat at lunch - he is concerned I'm going to "fry your brain or something".