I started out 326 lbs and after preop diet I was 301 on surgery day and day from hospital. I am proud to say I am currently 262! I started out walking on the treadmill but now have gone to water aerobics/water zumba Mon-Fri each week. It's a bigger workout than you think. My dream/goal is to be at 240 by 12/15/13 with diet and exercise. What type of exercises are you doing? What has been the best thing you've done to help with your loss?

Thanks!

Sherry

I would love to do a zumba class! That looks like so much fun!!! Good for you! Sounds like you are doing great!

I started out on a recumbent bike because of a foot injury, now I run a 5K, three times a week!!!! Talk about melting off the pounds!

I used the couch to 5K program and it was great. I had never run before and it took me from running 1 minute at a time to running a 5K in 30 minutes over a period of 9 weeks! I highly suggest it!

Keep up the great work! Keep making those goals and celebrating each achievement! It wont be long till you are crossing that finish line! WOO-HOO!

Sherry.. congratulations on your life choice and your lifestyle changes. Personally I hate exercise, but finding it is the best way to get that scale moving in the right direction. Good for you!!.. Actually your giving me inspiration to get moving myself. Zumba and recumbent biking is my choice.

Zumba is a blast but it really has a lot to do with the instructor. Make sure you find a good one and just go for it. The more you get into it the more you lose and it's just plain fun.

I would LOVE to do water zumba but I am terrified I wont be able to keep up or will be exhausted part way through. You are inspiring me though! Any tips on a 300 pounder doing it? I am horribly out of shape.

I do Water aerobics. I swear the fact that I have been doing water aerobics for the past 3 years had a lot to do with how easy things have been for me. My gym has classes 6days/2 evenings a week and each instructor puts their own spin on it. I go at least 5 days a week.

@@vsg_candy - don't worry about keeping up. You can modify most of the positions or just march in place through the hard parts. After a while you get the hang of things.

you will be able to Water aerobics with no problem. Everyone is going at their own pace and it's so easy on your joints! Give it a try I encourage you to do so. It's a great workout for the abdomen as well believe it or not YOU CAN DO THIS! ((hugs))