First time at the gym

[Khloe617 21]

4 weeks out and first day at the gym. Started out slow but lord did I feel so much lighter. 24lb down and I was sweating bullets which I never used to sweat at all. I don’t know if that’s something new I will experience. Made me feel like I as actually doing something. How many of y’all exercise regularly and do you feel it helps with the weight lost?

[Malcy 132]

4 weeks out and first day at the gym. Started out slow but lord did I feel so much lighter. 24lb down and I was sweating bullets which I never used to sweat at all. I don’t know if that’s something new I will experience. Made me feel like I as actually doing something. How many of y’all exercise regularly and do you feel it helps with the weight lost?

I started back a couple weeks ago with a Zumba class. I was fine on the first song but was practically crawling out at the end. But each class I noticed I had more endurance. As far as weight loss I really can't say because I'm in a stall right now. But I will tell that continuing to workout even when I'm not losing is helping me cope with the stall because I know it won't be long before the scale moves. And honestly I don't see how exercise could not contribute to weight loss.

[Shoelace 63]

Agreed! It will eventually sort itself out and the benefits to the heart!

I go twice a week at this point and am pre-op so interesting to see when you two were able to return.

Maybe switch to measurements for a while?

[FluffyChix 17,418]

Congrats on getting back in the gym!!!

So the old saying is that your diet/weight loss happens in the kitchen, not in the gym.

But, I think things are not so straight forward. I know for me to succeed, I have to have 4 legs of my camp stool addressed and balanced: healthy eating/caloric restriction; exercise; sleep; well-being (de-stressing/happy activities/support system intact, etc). If any one of those legs are not in balance with the others, then I fall over off my stool (hehe I said "stool" which makes me think of a possible 5th leg of the stool: the #2 track and train schedule running on target ) and weight loss comes to an utter and complete, abject stand still. And then I freak. Seriously. Freak.

I'm doing some reading with a couple of neuroscientist docs who do research and treat peeps with degenerative brain diseases and the newest research coming out on this is startleing. There is a direct 1:1 relationship with exercise and healthy minds/bodies. And it is convincing enough to me that I'm exercising daily. I was never a daily exerciser. I don't love it. I will likely never be a gym rat. But I can walk. And I can do movement exercise, balance stuff, etc and build core strength...at home. So just my 2 cents!

Great question/subject!

[Malcy 132]

@FluffyChix thanks for the insightful and useful post. I'm working on getting all my legs together and I feel like this surgery has given me a good start. My 5th leg definitely needs some work getting the train on schedule lol

[FluffyChix 17,418]

7 minutes ago, Malcy said:

@FluffyChix thanks for the insightful and useful post. I'm working on getting all my legs together and I feel like this surgery has given me a good start. My 5th leg definitely needs some work getting the train on schedule lol

Girl that 5th leg can be a challenge! Schedules (#2 trains) get off ALL. THE. DAYUM. TIME!

Edited September 5, 2018 by FluffyChix

[Malcy 132]

46 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

Girl that 5th leg can be a challenge! Schedules (#2 trains) get off ALL. THE. DAYUM. TIME!

You aren't joking. Lately I haven't had any action so I'm starting to feel like my train has jumped the track altogether !