I joined a gym when my dr gave me approval to start working out. I try to get there 3-4 days a week. Made that goal 80%of the time due to various kid sickness, school suff etc. The scale was not moving as well as I would like it to be. My friend started taking a boot camp class and said her trainer was going to hold a class in my town. She was having a lot of progress losing weight. I decided to try the class. 2 wks in the scale is finally moving again. The trainer is Ryan Ehmann who was featured on shark tank last year. He promotes using a heart rate monitor to get you in a fat burning zone. I knew about the theory, and thought I was getting in the zone but I doubt it given how nicely the scale is moving now.

For the first time in my life, I find working out to be something I look forward to.

I posted this some time ago, but it bears repeating regarding exercise and weight loss:

This study is specific for lapband patients but I have to believe this cuts across all WLS techniques?

AE=Aerobic Exercise

EWL=Excess Weight Loss

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Obes Surg. 2013 May;23(5):608-12. doi: 10.1007/s11695-012-0826-6.

Aerobic exercise is associated with improved weight loss after

laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.

Shada AL , Hallowell PT, Schirmer BD, Smith PW.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is a common surgical

treatment for obesity. Evidence for and against the association of aerobic exercise (AE) and

weight loss after LAGB exists. We hypothesize that aerobic exercise is associated with improved

weight loss and resolution of comorbidities after LAGB.

METHODS: A review of a prospectively collected database identified patients who underwent

LAGB over a 3-year period at a single institution. Body mass index (BMI), comorbidities,

frequency, and duration of exercise were collected preoperatively and at 6, 12, 24, and 36 months

postoperatively. Excess weight loss (EWL) was calculated. Groups were analyzed using Fisher's

exact test and ANOVA.

RESULTS: Of the 145 LAGB patients, 120 had adequate data for analysis. AE had no

association with weight loss at 6 months. At 12, 24, and 36 months following LAGB, patients who

reported 150 min or more per week of exercise had an EWL of 35.5, 47.3, and 54.1 %,

respectively, while those reporting 0-59 min per week of AE had an EWL of 25.3, 32.1, and 33.0

% (p = 0.03, 0.03, and 0.02, respectively). BMI and age was not statistically different among

groups. Diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea were significantly improved in patients exercising

at least 60 min per week as compared to those exercising 0-59 min.

CONCLUSIONS: AE is significantly associated with weight loss and comorbidity resolution after

LAGB. We propose that patients who perform more AE will have higher levels of EWL.

PMID: 23196991 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

I agree. I love my trainer. All I had to do to afford one, was get rid of my cable tv bill. If I want to watch tv, I do it at the gym, doing cardio.

Thanks Kitt3000!

Edited March 25, 201412 yr by trever

What a great idea regarding the cable!

I agree. I love my trainer. All I had to do to afford one, was get rid of my cable tv bill. If I want to watch tv, I do it at the gym, doing cardio.

Thanks Kitt3000!

Wow, gain a trainer and lose a husband in 1 day, lol.