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Keep walking. You need to be able to at least walk a 5K, then you work up from there. I found the 9 week plans aggressive. Whatever plan you use, feel free to adjust it.

It seems that it is starting to take longer to recover. I am wondering what this might be a symptom of. I typically go to the gym 5-6 days a week, on a three day cycle, getting a full range of ligfting within the three days, then repeating. Sometimes I might miss a day, then do two normal visits in one day. Today is the 2nd time in one week I am just skipping because I am still feeling it in muscles I am to exercise from the previous visit (biceps specifically). I don't know if it just a symptom of gradual weight increases, or if other exercises I am doing, is slowing down my overall recovery, and its a further confirmation that I need more protein, or calories or a change of diet. I am still on the basic 800 cal/day diet, 6 months post-op. Or maybe - I should be going anyway? My other exercises that I am doing are weekly fencing classes, but it is not aggressive, some drills get the heart rate up for a little bit, but nothing strenuous really. I have also introduced V-Squats for quads a week ago, and I am doing some 1-1.5 mile walks with a 20lb weight (rucking). The big thing is that I am training for a couch to 5K, or rather completed it. Instead of doing intervals, for the last couple of week, I have just been running 28 minutes, then 35, then this week, close to a 5K and increases strides to get a 5K in 36 minutes. I might have been overdoing it with the 5K though, and that I should just slow it down for a 40-42 minute time. I am scheduled for my every other day of running tomorrow, and I am cancelling that. I just decided to take an overall break (except for the walking/rucking). Is this just a "phase" that just happens time to time, should I be doing more stretching (I do little to no stretching), or is this a definite sign I not getting the right nutrition. Before I was actually running a 5K, going to the gym everyday was no problem - leg day / run train day - no issue. I don't know if its a coincidence, or if that extra running is having some effect of my recovery from other gym work.

I'm happy today! After about 14-15 weeks of training I finally clocked a 5k in 36 min 13 sec. My training interval was to be 35 minutes, but I stepped it up today, just making what seemed to be incrementally longer strides than last time, and I was real close to a 5k, so I just went extra minute. I hate running too! But doing it to get fit for another activity/obstacle course (GoRuck.com). But now I might even do a Halloween Zombie run where people are to run/walk. 5k course with touch football flags and try to stay away from "zombies" on the course.

Are you sure you can have pureed food? If I recall, that is a separate category than liquid. Post op, puree comes after liquid. But if it's a light soup, maybe it can count and liquid when pureed

I was allowed Jello, and Jello Pudding (sugar free). Mix that up with unflavored protein mix......

My local area has a roller derby team. Might be something to look into!

Is it hard to try, but roller blading rather? I'm 46.5, not sure if this is a balance thing better suited for young people to learn. Ever since I started loosing weight, I have been pushing new activities, sword fighting, firefighting, rucking, running and staring at Chinese buffets with mean faces, but nothing requiring balance.

That is normal, depending on initial BMI. It tapered to half of initial after a couple weeks. Then began exercising a lot, everyday, and I have maintained 3.4/week for that last 6 months.

Wait, my phone was acting funny and I was table to read rest of your post

By intake do you think I am drinking not enough, or not eating enough? I normally do get over 100oz of water a day, but still at 800-850 calories plus whatever snack I might not log

My last statistical analysis was 3.4 lbs per week. But I am now in my longest stall of 3 weeks. Sent from my XT1609

I never had problems. Just eat slowly

At 6 weeks, you just might not be ready for it yet. At the risk of repeating things you already know make sure you are chewing it well! You need to chew your food more now, than ever before. And eat slower. Your meal should take 20 minutes. Try smaller bites too. And make sure you are leaving time between when you last drank, your stomach needs to empty out before you try to fill it back up again. Try making a chicken salad out of it. Dice it up and mix with low fat mayo, might help it go down easier. I agree with another poster, dry chicken is much harder to go down, make sure you are not over cooking. If you are cooking too long to get center cooked, then chicken is too thick. I slice chicken breasts in half to reduce the thickness. Actually cut it into three parts,. I cut the tail end of, then slice the chicken in half along the table top so I have three generally even thick chicken parts.

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Try things with simple tools like punching bag, medicine balls, kettle balls. There are a great many things one can do with a medicine ball and mat. As soon as my 5j training is done, I will be introducing a couch to 50 pushup routine and a couch to 5 minute plank..m Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app

Lifting weights just might not be for you. I need about 2.5 hours to get all the muscles groups/routines in. I split it into 3 consecutive daily (almost daily) gym visits of one hour each (sometime shorter), but every visit one can do abdominal, backs and torso. So, it can take time, and that does not count travel time! Consider doing a "Couch to 5k" running program. It's typically a 30 minute workout, and all of it is good and calorie burning! It's simplier than what you think. I using a 12 week program. It's interval training and the jogging part gets longer and the resting part gets shorter as you go along (basically). The basis is if one can walk 5k (3.1 miles) one can jog it. It's a matter of building up some ankle/foot and leg muscles for the jogging impacts and such and learning how to breathe when you run (you can naturally learn it on your own as you do it). For example, I thought I would die when I was supposed to go from 2 minute jogs with 30 sec walk rests to 5 minute jogs with 2 minute walk rests. It was easy! In a week, I go to a single solid 20 minute jog. Then a week of that, I move to a 22 minute jog. So, this is shorter time, will burn a lot of calories, and gives you a skill everyone should have, running a 5k. And once you do this, you can try doing it faster, or doing it longer. Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app

I would just do a typical couch to 5k training plan. There are varieties from 9 to 12 weeks. I'm near the end of a 12 weeker that will go few extra weeks for me because it is a conservative plan and my pace is slower than the plan anticipates. From there get a half marathon training plan. 15 k is only 6k about short of a half marathon. That will be longer than a 12 week program. 32 weeks is doable, depending on your weather or tolerance for using a treadmill in inclement weather. I suggest this.... Do a 5k and do what I am doing. I am only training g a 5k, so I can be prepared for a GoRuck.com light challenge. Just look it up.....

Thanks for ideas. The reason I don't do Gatorade is cause of the sugars added to it. I have a lot of tabs I can use for now that dissolve in water.

I am wondering if I need to suppliment my diet with extra electrolytes. I have noticed increased tiredness as.my couch to 5k training has kicked up into longer jogging intervals. Mowing the yard today, I had an unquenchable thirst (also in a heat wave, but still drank over 48 ounces over a couple hours). I coincidentally found an old stash of electrolyte tabs, did some brief research and it seems that electrolytes will help with water retention (weight stalls?) and when thirst is not easily hydrated. I am extremely active now. At gym 6-7 days a week, 4 hours fencing classes a week, and couch to 5k training every other day. So, could I be putting a strain on my electrolyte needs with my 800 cal/day diet?

Might me a worthwhile to hire a trainer for a few sessions to give you a program to follow or alternate exercises for the gym you use. Any machines and even free weights can have subtle changes to what muscles they target just based on your grip style. For example, instead of using a seated row, I do a bent over row using a Smith Machine because that gives some extra core exercises. But it was better to start on the seated row. Some machines will target specific muscles while similar machines will not be so specific.

That's awesome. I've sort of started fencing but I am doing HEMA - Historical European Martial Arts. Doing Longsword and my club is movng into adding saber and singlestick.

Don't touch a carb? My nutritionist is going bonkers because my carbs are very low. Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app

Handcuffing myself from the kitchen does help sometimes.

There are a couple particular problems. If using a mobile device and looking at new posts, it will not show the entire threaded view to see what specific group its in. I posted in the girls room for benign topics because of this, because I am not in the habit of scrolling riles at the topic heading for every single topic. Secondly, the forum hoster surely can develop a way that locks out a particular group based on your gender profile.

Follow the eating plans. Your body needs the nutrition whether or not you feel hungry.