I'm curious about how much exercising majority of the sleevers are doing. Chime in on what type of exercise, how many days, and how long. What's working best for YOU?

It varies for me. 4-6 times a week on the treadmill/crosstrainer for 40-50 minutes. Strength training twice a week with low weights. I would love to join a gym with a pool, but there isnt one close. May start a Zumba class, just to shake things up.

I swim 5 miles per week' date=' bike 100-150 miles per week and run about 30 miles per week on average, sometimes more and sometimes less as I taper into a race. Lately it doesn't feel like it's enough since my times are plateauing. I'm going start cutting back on the quantity and focus more on the quality of the workout in the future.[/quote']

At what weight did you start running?

At what weight did you start running?

My runs started with walking but I was around 265 when started trying to put together some motion that resembled running. This went well for a while until I started to bonk on my runs. PdxMan pointed out that my nutrition/diet had no carbs in it so I started adding them back in. That's been doing the trick. I just finished the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in 100 degree weather a few weeks ago and then came back a week later with PR in a half marathon. Thanks, PDxMan, btw!

I exercise about 5-6times a week. I love running and run about 11-15 miles a week and I take 2 60 minute spinning classes plus try to get some weight training in too. I need to get better with doing my weight training regularly. I also get a lot of walking in too...i enjoy being active!!!

I have been wondering about this and was waiting until my first follow up appt following surgery on 10/4 to ask when I could start. I have both CA Family Fitness and Jazzercise memberships. The swimming does sound really good - will check into CFF to see if they offer those classes.

Look into your local YMCA. Our neighborhood Y is 85 bucks per month for my wife, child, and I. they have 3 pools, 9 baseball fields, a pleather of soccer and football fields. They have organized sports for men, women, and children of all ages. This includes an indoor basketball court, full gym, personal training services, yoga, Zumba, spinning, and all sorts of awesome activities. I had my first personal training session today. It went great! I haven't done weights since high school! I am amazed at how I sweated. I always balked at weights because my diet was so bad. But now that I have limited intake, my plan is to get ripped!

I never was one for much exercise, probably because it got harder and harder to do as I gained weight. The day I came home from the hospital (1 day post op), I took a walk around the block. The next morning, I started on the treadmill and did 20 minutes at 2 mph. As soon as I was comfortable with that, I increased my time by 5 minutes and .2 mph at various intervals when ready until I got to 3.5 mph for 1 hour. Then I extended to 3.5 mph for 4 miles (about 70 minutes and held there until I felt comfortable. At that point I was burning 429 calories but I wanted more, so I began to play with the elevation, a little at a time. I am now up to 14% and burning 800+ calories per 70 minute session. Works well for me. I've lost 93 lbs so far and I'm 12 lbs from goal in less than 6 months.

I chose the treadmill instead of walking outside because I didn't want to have any excuse to cancel my exercise in case of rain or heat here in AZ. Work every angle you can to keep on track, and good luck.....

I have been mostly walking 1-2 miles a day. There are a couple hills and i tty and walk brisk the whole time. It is a good exercise because it is low impact and i can just pick up the pace to max 4.5 mph to get a pretty good workout. I do sweat on this type of walk believe it or not. I try and leverage techniques from two good books I have read called "chai for running" to minimize injury and " walking for fitness" to get the sweat rolling. I enjoy walking because it lets me enjoy the company of my dog, the fresh air, the great views and the nice sunsets.

One question I have is about running. What is the right bmi or weight ratio to be at to prevent injury. I used to run when I last lost a bunch of weight ( a little less than I am now at 135 lb) and got into running 4 hours, sometimes up to 20 miles. I could also ran 22 min 5 k on the treadmill. It was just fun for myself and I never competed or anything like that.

I found it pretty relaxing to get in the rhythm of running and found pleasure in long runs. The problem is the I would do this too often ( every day) and either got injured or got so tired I would feel extreme tiredness by mid morning if I ran a few hours in the early morning. This time around I don't want to get injured.

I also have to be concerned about the impact such exercise will have on 600-800 calories a day. I don't want my body to go into shock and drop dead! LOL!

Any advise on long distance running as a bariatric patient would be helpful.

Sorry about the typo above. I mean 235 lb not 135 lb. I am down from 335 from july 2nd.

I go to the gym 5 or 6 days a week, I do a one hour spin class 3 days a week ( spin will kick your butt!) I do 30 to 45 min on the elliptical machine every day, I swim laps every other day ( trying to get rid of these bat wings) and I do weight training every day (legs one day and arms the next) I do not think I would have lost 77 lbs in 3 months if I were not there every day, the only day I take off is Sunday.

My runs started with walking but I was around 265 when started trying to put together some motion that resembled running. This went well for a while until I started to bonk on my runs. PdxMan pointed out that my nutrition/diet had no carbs in it so I started adding them back in. That's been doing the trick. I just finished the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in 100 degree weather a few weeks ago and then came back a week later with PR in a half marathon. Thanks' date=' PDxMan, btw![/quote']

Man you are inspirational.

I got another question for you. Do you train in multiple events on the same day, or do you just train cycling or running or swimming each day? Also, do you do any weight lifting?

Man you are inspirational.

I got another question for you. Do you train in multiple events on the same day, or do you just train cycling or running or swimming each day? Also, do you do any weight lifting?

I do 'bricks', which are two events back to back, five days a week and take two days off each week to recover. I open Water swim two days a week, bike three days and run five days (it's my worst event). I do add in some weight training but not enough. I'm going to revise my schedule since the season is coming to an end and focus a little more on core training.

I workout 5-6 days per week:

• 3 days of heavy weight training with 1-2 days of rest in between lifting days with modified Olympic lifts at the core: hang cleans, push-presses, squats.
  
• 5-6 days of cardio: 20-30 minutes after weight training, 30-45 on off days. I do either elliptical machine or walking/running intervals (sprinting then slowing down until I get some of my breath back, basically), and heavy bag/boxing/jump rope 1-2 days. I also throw in some rowing occasionally.
  

I never was one for much exercise' date=' probably because it got harder and harder to do as I gained weight. The day I came home from the hospital (1 day post op), I took a walk around the block. The next morning, I started on the treadmill and did 20 minutes at 2 mph. As soon as I was comfortable with that, I increased my time by 5 minutes and .2 mph at various intervals when ready until I got to 3.5 mph for 1 hour. Then I extended to 3.5 mph for 4 miles (about 70 minutes and held there until I felt comfortable. At that point I was burning 429 calories but I wanted more, so I began to play with the elevation, a little at a time. I am now up to 14% and burning 800+ calories per 70 minute session. Works well for me. I've lost 93 lbs so far and I'm 12 lbs from goal in less than 6 months.

I chose the treadmill instead of walking outside because I didn't want to have any excuse to cancel my exercise in case of rain or heat here in AZ. Work every angle you can to keep on track, and good luck.....[/quote']

Another desert rat! Where are you in AZ? There are quite a few of us!

I am a year out now. For the first few months I didn't do much except walking and regular daily running around. I was already losing fairly steadily and at the end of the day i didn't feel like I should add it in.

Two months ago I started weight training, following the New Rules of Lifting for Women, and I LOVE IT!!! I have had to work very hard to increase the amount I eat (I am still at 1000 cals max), focusing on Protein. I do not think I could have done this a few months ago to be honest. When I don't get my max amount of food, I can tell when I am in the gym. It just isn't as great of a workout.

I currently weight lift 3 times a week. Each exercise day is a full body workout that lasts from an hour to two hours depending on which one I am doing.

About once or twice a week I will add in some cardio, but I prefer "high intensity interval training" over just plain running/etc. Basically I jog for a few mins, then I walk, then I jog, then I walk, etc.