losingjusme

my personal opinion, 3 weeks is too soon to be running and it looks like your body is telling you the same thing. maybe ease up a bit and try again in a couple of weeks. your port is the place you want to be really careful. it is stitched in a muscle and you want it to heal well. congrats on being banded.

well, it took me 18 days but hey ya never know ... :car:

hi Shelli, that is one thing you can ask the gym or trainer. i, personally, started training when i was about 385ish. just make your concerns known and know that the trainer is working for you. i've been really lucky with my 2 trainers (one moved away). good luck!

i agree with BBK and Jack. why wait? think of how much you could lose by Christmas! i was banded on 10/9/06 and was able to eat a little bit for Thanksgiving. it was nowhere near the gorgefest of the year before that! best of luck to you.

you may also want to call your insurance company for status on that.

hope you are recovering well.

beach girl, the first 3 days were the worst for me. take it easy and keep your fluids up. congrats on being banded.

congrats on smashing your plateau!! i agree, my personal training sessions are the best because i dont have to think about it, she asks, i roll my eyes, sigh heavily :car: and do it ... LOL

i thought this article was very interesting. especially the last 2 lines. NBC.com - The Biggest Loser Fat Burning How Does Your Body Burn Off Weight? By Michael Scholtz, BiggestLoserClub.com Fitness Expert Q: How do I know if I’m in my fat burning zone? A: Fat burning is not the issue. It is actually calorie burning that you need to be concerned about. While much has been made about the existence of a magical “fat burning zone,” it is actually one of the more persistent myths in the area of exercise and weight loss. The myth stems from the fact that lower intensity exercise does burn a higher percentage of calories from fat than from carbohydrates. That sounds good on the surface. After all, it offers up images of fat melting off your body! What could be better? The first hole in the “fat burning zone” theory is that your body does not care how you burn the calories or what fuel was consumed in burning them. The body gains or loses weight according to how much of an overall calorie surplus or deficit exists over time. In other words, to lose weight, you must eat fewer calories than you expend. Therefore, the question must be raised: Do you somehow burn MORE calories by deliberately slowing down to stay in the infamous “fat burning zone”? Of course, the answer is “NO”! You burn more calories by exercising a bit longer or a bit harder, not by slowing down. The key is exercising at a pace that is comfortably challenging and, over time, having that pace increase as your fitness increases. As this happens you will burn more and more calories per minute. The second hole in the theory is that even if it WERE true that it was more important to burn fat calories than total calories, the “fat burning zone” proponents would still be off the mark. It seems preposterous to even make this point, seeing as it is not true that burning more fat calories matters at all. But, it is a fun way to look at the issue. So here goes. You see, when you slow down to burn more fat you might burn 50% of your calories from fat vs. perhaps 30% if you exercise at a higher rate. However, you also burn fewer TOTAL calories; therefore you burn 50% of a LOWER number! For a side by side comparison, look at the below estimates for 30 min of exercise for a 200 lb person: Low intensity exercise % Fat burned 50 Total calories burned 120 Fat calories burned 60 High intensity exercise % Fat burned 30 Total calories burned 200 Fat calories burned 60

i know ... i'm really excited. i am going to try to make it next week, but that's my busy time at work so not sure if i can make it...

wooo hooo 75 seconds is phenominal! :clap2:

ok, i just found out my gym offers a 1/2 hour class on Thursday mornings. i am going to try it week after next. i'm excited!!

baby girl, i wholeheartedly agree. i heart my band too ... :car:

Judi, if you are experiencing severe pain, you may be missing your "soft stop". being satisfied shouldnt be painful.

reeces, remember, every surgeon is different. some people cannot go on solids for up to six weeks.

unfortunately, bananas arent low carb ... i am upping my water and really stretching before bed to see if that does it

TOM has rudely decided to interrupt my weight loss. i am UP UP UP .. ok - TOM and carbs but it's related due to cravings .. :cry this always happens and i shouldnt let it get to me but i do... i just want to get this weight off NOW!! (yes, i am impatient!)

i cant believe i'm saying this .. but these are the people that should have more than likely chosen bypass. that way their cals / nutrients are restricted. i'm not saying that it's easier per se, but i know someone who has had RNY and she doesnt really work out much (maybe 1x a week) and eats a 'healthy' portion. yet she has lost 150+ pounds ... that is so frustrating but when i think about it, she looks thin but awful. i want to look healthy, i want you to be able to see muscles in my legs and arms (no, not "Arnold" muscles, but muscles none the less..) i dont want to have a grey/yellow tint to my skin. i want to look good and healthy. that is why i eat right and move my (big but shriking - yay!) @$$.

and i repeat ... :clap2::clap2: faith...

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now that i am filled properly, i cant forget about my band or i am in trouble... even when i drink, if i take too big of a drink, i cant swallow all of it (ew). even if i dont take huge drinks, i can hear i can hear my throat/stoma/band "drinking" it .. sooooo bizarre.

happy bandiversary. you look fab!

LOL Renee. anyone watch biggest loser last night? i noticed some of them had a bugg on.

wow, that is a L O N G time.

thanks guys, i do think i overdid it just a tad. so friday i'll do intervals again (3.7 walking and maybe 4.5-4.6 "running") i go really early in the morning so others dont hear me thumping on the treadmill. i didnt hear it, but of course my iPod was ALL the way up ... :eyebrows: