So... I am still quite frustrated with the band, as it is not working for me yet and I don't get a fill until Feb. 5th!!

Anyhow... At the start of the New Year I joined a gym. I have been working out M-W-F at the gym for one hour, and walking with a friend on T-Th for 3 miles.

My weight loss has really slowed down, but boy, can I see the inches coming off!!!! My clothes are falling off and I am feeling great about it.

Anyone else excersising their tails off???

Mrs. Krzyz

Have you started doing situps yet.

I was told I could - just listen to my body.

I was band 12/12/07 also.

Just wondering what others have been cleared to do.

Great weight loss. You go girl.

C.N.

So... I am still quite frustrated with the band, as it is not working for me yet and I don't get a fill until Feb. 5th!!

Anyhow... At the start of the New Year I joined a gym. I have been working out M-W-F at the gym for one hour, and walking with a friend on T-Th for 3 miles.

My weight loss has really slowed down, but boy, can I see the inches coming off!!!! My clothes are falling off and I am feeling great about it.

Anyone else excersising their tails off???:pray2:

I too started exercising 3 days per week and yes the inches comes right off. I am even starting to loose 2 lbs. per week or more. I was banded December 4th. I have had 5 fills so far to date and I am now at my sweet spot. I asked my nurse how they could give fills so soon and so often and she said it was all up to the clinic. The makers of the band are the ones that suggest waiting (very cautious). My nurse gave me my first fill after 3 weeks of being banded. She told me to call if I did not get any restriction. I called in 7 days and I went back in. I even went in 2 times in one week. I got a 6cc fill on Jan. 10 which brought me to my sweet spot. Life is good. I advise anyone to be agressive with their fills. After all, isn't the point to the banding of getting to the place where you are not hungry. I am 56 years old and I have lost 36.5 lbs to date. Also, I started eating solids on the 7th day after being banded. My nurses advise is eat healthy and try things out. EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT. I have found I can eat anything as long as I chew, chew, chew.

Wow Sherry!

I work out w/ friends at school doing Tae-bo and Pilates on T and Th every week. And, on M, W, F, I either walk on my treadmill or meet my friend at church and walk in our Christian Fellowship Center (AKA Gym!). We do goofy stuff like play one-on-one basketball and sometimes just walk and dribble basketballs. I honestly think the key is consistency. I also started wearing a pedometer at school everyday, just to see how many miles I go daily (my average, believe it or not is 2.2 miles! I'm a little OCD, I graph everything!). I also have ankle and wrist weights that I use quite often during the day. I'll put them on during our 'state mandated 15 minutes of vigorous activity.' We dance (Hokey-Pokey, Cha-cha slide, electric slide, chicken dance, etc) 3 days a week and do a mini stretching/pseudo yoga routine 2 days a week. I move a lot, but I think I need to start doing some more strength training.

I have been busting my tail at Curves 5 to 6 times a week.... I have lost about 25 pounds thus far in the whole process.... my first fill is the first part of February as well.

I have been doing 35-45 min of Cardio 6 days a week now If I don't workout I feel weird . I think it becoming a obssesion!!!1

Wow... Sounds great everyone!!! I haven't done any weights or stomach crunches yet but soon I will start targeting areas on my body.

My stomach looks awful from loose skin and I know someday in the future I will treat my self to a tummy tuck!!

Once I build up a little more stamina and agility I will start targeting spots!!

Keep it up!!! Right now I think excersise is the only reason I am losing!!!

Wow... Sounds great everyone!!! I haven't done any weights or stomach crunches yet but soon I will start targeting areas on my body.

My stomach looks awful from loose skin and I know someday in the future I will treat my self to a tummy tuck!!

Once I build up a little more stamina and agility I will start targeting spots!!

Keep it up!!! Right now I think excersise is the only reason I am losing!!!

I have been working out like crazy. I walk on the treadmil at the gym 5 times a week and I started lifting weights this week. ACK last night I tried this ab machiene where you kneel on it and twist your lower body. I only did 15 on each side @ 60 lbs of resistance. man I can feel them this morning. and it was kind of fun...except I am so large the thing you kneel on was a little small for my legs.

You all are very fortunate. I am still in considerable pain at my port site. Nothing more than walking for me or I'm in tears. I'm getting very frustrated.

You all are very fortunate. I am still in considerable pain at my port site. Nothing more than walking for me or I'm in tears. I'm getting very frustrated.

Sorry to hear that... I am not a doc but I had a terrible "pinching like pain "constantly at my port site as well. I began massaging it each day (to get rid of pain) and one day i felt a small "click" and it seems to pop in its place! I never had that pain again.

Maybe its something you can try????

I was banded on Dec 6 and was told not to lift anything heavy (no weights) until 1 month after surgery. Walking was encouraged from the first day. I just started to exercise this week with a trainer. He comes to my house for an hour & it is the best thing. I feel really energized and like I will get into the exercise habit.

I have been walking at the gym. Quite fast walking. 5 days a week and for the last 2 weeks I have been lifting weights. only 5lb dumbells but it is enough to tone a little. And last week I started on an ab machiene.