This will help you and your band if you let it.Just a thought for you.

There was a done study 3 groups of people! subjects who dieted' but dident exercise; those who dieted and did aerobic exercise;and those dieted and did aerobics and weight training. in twevle weeks'each group lost the same amount of weight-about 20 pounds.

the big difference was the amount of muscle lost.people who dieted with out exercising lost nearly seven pounds of ( Muscle ) interestingly,those who dieted and did aerobics lost over four pounds of muscle ). only the group who dieted while also lifting weights and doing aerobics maintained their muscles mass. they lost about a ( half a pound of muscle' ) even though they lost a substantial amount of body weight.

he bottom line from this study: when you add weight training and aerobics to your weight loss program' you lose more fat and less muscle- if you train intensely.

I learned the hard way I dieted little exercise at first, and lost a lot of muscle mass. it seems funny when I was heavyer I could lift so much more now I feel like the skinny guy at the beach as my bench is down over hundred pound's but!

the flip side to this Im fitting into size mens 32 pants and looking very tone!

from size 42! hehe.JOHNQ (P.S) cardieo is the way to go lose the weight first then build your self up as your heart is the most importent muscle that we have. take care God bless.

Its so true. I'm a little obsessed about this. Its just my nature to turn weight loss scientific rather than just do it, and I'm a bit panicky over this initial post banding loss. I really believe that initial huge quick losses are not something to aim for because you're only losing lean body tissue (and water). I've worked quite hard to get real food in in liquid form and my first week's loss has been 2.3 kg which is still pretty fast but nowhere near as incredibly fast as lots of people lose at first. I've tried hard not to let the surgery set me back, I'm living my ordinary active lifestyle and getting a walk in each day.

But I"m frustrated I cant do vigorous stuff and weight training for a good few weeks yet - I feel like I'm withering with each day, lol. A few weeks is not going to hurt but I'm going to really work on my body during this journey.

I want to end looking really fit, not just thinner! And the more muscle you have, the more you can eat (meaning maybe one or two less fills) and therefore the more nourishment you get in and the easier it is to maintain your weight.

But it is inevitable in a large weight loss that you will lose muscle tissue because your body needs more to support your weight when you're obese. Your excess weight is not just fat, its bone and muscle too - and in fact you'll often find when you go back down the scale, you're leaner at a certain weight than you were on the way up because your bones are denser.

I like your take on things JQ, I think you've had such incredible success because you focus so hard on the exercise side of things too. Its not all about just eating less is it?

Thanks for the reminder. You know...I bet there would be a lot more people thrilled and reaching their weight loss goals if we'd get off the couch and hit the gym! Let's go for it!

Jon