Hi all,

Researching to see how often personal trainers have experience dealing with bariatric or any weight loss surgery patients as clients. I have spoken to a few fitness 'pros' and a lot of their diet plans and routines just seem unrealistic for people that eat as little as we do and carry so much 'baggage' from our road to weight loss.

At 1.5 years out, I have lost 94 lbs, need 30 more to go for my goal weight, and I am just STOPPED. Nothing I do breaks it at this point and would love to talk to a professional to get me to my goal. Lots of changes in the past 1.5 is being thinner of course, but I've developed an interesting side effect resulting in hypoglycemia, I have always had a gluten allergy but my dietician suggested increasing full pure wheats and fibers to help ensure I don't get weak; but I still bloat and my muscles are completely shot on my upper body from all the starving we did during healing process. At this point, I know I need to rebuild my muscles, reset my awful metabolism, and continue the weight loss but alas, I am not stubborn enough to pretend I can do this alone.

What are some ways to ensure I am finding the right personal trainer? There are a lot of websites and resources, but I haven't come across a way to track a trainer in my area that 'understands' our situation and adjusts a plan that works for me.

Any experience anyone? Thanks!

I signed up at the YMCA about a month ago and have been going quite often. I was very open up front about what I wanted to gain from being there and what I had been through. They set me up on fitpath, I then emailed that workout to the surgeons office and they okayd it. So as long as the trainer is open to work with you and your "team" on the process I'd think you could get the okay for each routine in advance. I found that they didn't have much knowledge of my surgery but listened to my concerns and are wanting/willing to help me reach my goal in any way they can.