Banded 12/14 and currently at about 230. I am going to Zumba and some cardio. I took a weight class today and my whole body hurts. just curious what others who have seen results did at the beginning for exercise? How long before you could really see a difference?

Banded 12/14 and currently at about 230. I am going to Zumba and some cardio. I took a weight class today and my whole body hurts. just curious what others who have seen results did at the beginning for exercise? How long before you could really see a difference?

Zumba, trainer ,elliptical

I do a 30 minute weight circuit at the gym 2-3 times a week, I walk 2-3 times a week and I ride my exercycle when I want to add something else in. I also use my air climber and do exercise dvd's sometimes.

about a month after I was banded I started taking body pump and body combat classes at the gym.. they are each an hour long ..pump is weights and combat is cardio. I went 3x a week. I started seeing results in my body in about 2 mnths..my legs and arms felt tighter and I could really feel the muscle in my thighs, i also started noticing a little difinition in my upper arms.

@nicole74 I did body pump today. I so was not ready for that but I will continue to try it.

Walking and my Gazelle trainer.....

I walk about 45 min a day and use the Gazelle for 30min on the days I dont walk...

Hang in there with the Body Pump, it does get easier. The current release is pretty intense. If you're just starting working with weights, make sure you're not attempting too much weight too fast. Also the trainers at my gym say not to do weights more often than every other day. UNLESS you are only doing one part of the body one day and another the next. With BP you're doing the whole body, so you need at least a day off between classes.

If you're having muscle cramps, make sure you're getting plenty of Water and Calcium. I try to drink a quart of Powerade ZERO as well as my 2 quarts of water a day when I'm pumping. If it's just soreness, keep going to class and talk to the instructor. They may have some suggestions.

As to what I do? I started after surgery by only walking my dog. Started with small distances and worked up to walking 2 miles a day. Rains came, my dog hates walking in the rain.. so I went to a gym to use their treadmill. Luckily this gym was very flexible on membership.. can pay by day, week, month, whatever works for you. I eventually got brave enough to try some classes.

Now, almost 2 years from banding, I take: Yoga/Pilates (combined class); Body Pump, RPM (similar to SPIN.. stationary bike class to music), Step (similar to Body Combat, but not a Les Mills product), Zumba and am currently doing a 11 week boot camp on top of my regular workouts. When I'm not doing boot camp, I often hire a trainer for once a week workouts.

I'm still over 200 in weight, but I don't look it because I'm getting toned while losing. I can't lift as much weight as some others due to joint issues, I also can't do all of the moves in Zumba.. again.. joint issues. I do what I can and reap the rewards.

My treadmill crashed pretty soon after I had the surgery so I'm using the Wii to exercise since I don't want to go to a gym. I look forward to my exercise using the Wii. I use the Wii Fit Plus, and then alternate using Just Dance 2 and Gold's Gym Cardio. My favorites are the Wii Fit Plus and the Just Dance 2.

I walk around my neighborhood, or I like to take hikes in the canyons or i do about 45 minutes on the treadmill or exercise bike.

I need to start doing some weights! And try some classes.