Fellow Sleevers, we all know that the sleeve is only a tool to help us with weight loss. I am 5 months out and although I've dropped 58 pounds since surgery and 72 from my HW, I am starting to see my weight loss is slowing down. I've only worked out doing a little cardio and walking for honestly about a week since my surgery. I'm not complaining and know that I couldn't have loss weight on my own this quick without my sleeve. I'm just wondering if anyone has dropped alot of weight without working out or if exercise is indeed a must? I still have about 50 pounds to go to get to my 1st goal weight of 175 and then will try to aim towards my last goal weight of 150 lbs. I also need to increase my protein and water as well. Need advice please...

Edited May 17, 201412 yr by aNewLife14

Thanks, Texasmeg. Appreciate it.

I haven't exercised much at all, and have lost 60 lbs in 3 months, but I feel like exercise it's just so important - I'm now working with a NUT so that I am better nourished and start an exercise program. I have an eating disorder so I need to monitoring and support!

Hello all, I had my sleeve on the 24th of July 2013. My starting weight was 387 and my weight on the day of surgery was 341. As of today I weighed in at 191. I have lost all of my weight by controlling my food intake entirely. I do plan on starting exercise soon because I need to get some tone back. I look pretty gaunt considering I am six foot four inches tall. I went from a size 50 jeans to 34 jeans. Let me know what you all think.

Regards, Mark

I've haven't been much of an exerciser since I gain the majority of my weight. But, my goal is to become a runner ... I need a better outlet for my stress since I don't need to be eating junk.

@@penman53 you look absolutley AMAZING! congrats to you on your success. I have lost 92 lbs as of today without much exercise as well. i walk daily and have done some cardio and strength here and there

Thanks Hope. I have started walking a bit and I feel really fantastic. I plan on working out in November after I am done working.

And thank you for the compliment.

Mark

My doctor told me it was like a 3 legged stool; one leg was surgery, one leg was eating and the other was exercise. You can lose without exercise it is just a matter of how stable you want to be. Initially I will lose no matter what just because I will be eaten very little but long term exercise is important. I have drilled it in my mind that in order to have life long results I need to change how I have bend king things so far.

i too am a HUGE proponent of strength training AND cardio. cardio is honestly pretty easy to get just by walking. no issue there.

BUT, i did not want to be a woman who lost all her weight, was WEAK, and had SKIN all over. i want to be TIGHT, TAUT, TONED and STRONG!!!

i personally think that the women on the cover of Oxygen magazine look way more awesome than the ones on the cover of Vogue. That's just ME.

so, i tried it myself with toning bands, some free weights, walking, etc. Got a great start and then caved and joined a gym...

Kindle I have a question. Why do you refer to your doctor as a nut. Just thought I would ask

The nut I refered to in my post is short for nutritionist.

I haven't done any formal exercise in the last year. I will begin soon, to improve my general health and fitness, but it doesn't seem to have affected my weight loss.

wow you look great! i get my surgery Nov 20th...my weight now is 326..wish me luck!

I met my weight goal by my one year anniversary, I just started exercising this summer. I had a body fat analysis done and found out that although I was at a good BMI, my body fat percentage was slightly too high to be healthy. I don't remember the exact number, but I know I want it to be in the healthy range when I go back in the bod pod, so I'm exercising 3 times a week now.

Susan

Best of luck on your upcoming sugery. I was in the mood that I had to be on the fast track and was putting a time limit on my weight loss. Yesterday I had to keep pulling up my pants, then I said your not pulling them up cause they are to tight it is because they are to big. Yes! Will be happy when it is time to buy new cloths

@@Kindle,

You said you are a vet tech? How long were you out of work?

I am a nurses aide and we both on our feet all day and lift heavy things.

I'm not sure how long I should be out. My doc said 5 weeks?

Crossfit is a good option. Just be careful. A good friend of mine is a physical therapist and she sees a ton of Crossfit injuries coming in.

With that said, I do 30 mins of cardio on my elliptical every other day. On the day that I don't do cardio, I do PIYO. It is a cross between Pilates and Yoga. It has you work against your own body weight to gain muscle mass. Love it!!!