Be honest now! Where are the rest of the non-exercisers??? I consider myself to be a slow looser, and who knows if I'd be loosing any quicker by adding exercise. I've lost 45 lbs lost in just less than a year, but I'm only 15 lbs. away from goal. I totally HATE exercise and have not done anything beyone my normal routine..going to work, keeping up a house, 7 grandchildren to entertain and errands all weekend. Not like I do nothing, just no extra exercise. Going in for my 13th fill on Thursday, have 3.0 cc's in my band currently. Just wondering if everyone out there is really working out and if you honestly feel it makes a big difference??

I do believe it makes a huge difference but in the end its just calories in v calories out and if you restrict calories enough you'll lose weight.

Where I think exercise makes a difference is maintenance. Without exercise, I can put on 14lb in a 2 week vacation. With exercise my weight stays absolutely steady. It really makes maintenance easier.

What's exercise? I know I need to, but haven't been able to get it jump started. I do try and use the tread mill 2-3 times a week, but don't always make that. Somehow I need to get busy and try and firm up a little, if it's at all possible. Maybe tomorrow, that's what I keep telling myself.

Confession time....I do not exercise. I am more active since I have lost alot of weight but do not go to a gym or anything. I know I should but I don't. If I thought I could get rid of all the extra skin by working out I would, but I am going to have to get PS to remove it anyway.

I am saving the exercise for when I am at a weight loss stand still and that hasn't happened yet

I'm with you, I hate exercise. I do like walking but it has been too cold and crummy out to do that. I too am more active since I've dropped some weight, but I don't excersise. I know, shame on me!

thanks for all your input! I'm so impressed with the progress you've all made with your weight loss. I too, feel like I'm OK with my progress so far and will probably need PS for the middle section some time down the road.

It's just after hours of reading other banders postings, I was starting to feel like I was the only one that hasn't added exercise into the mix.

I do enjoy walking and will probably pick that up again in the spring. Right now there's still 1 ft. of snow in my driveway (SLC, UT) and you can't find the sidewalks at all. Thanks again...I love to hear all the different way's people can be successful with the band.

uhhhhhhhhhhhh does running to the bathroom count as exercise?? :biggrin:

seriously though.......... my exercise is sporadic at best.... I WISH I would develop a love for it, but haven't YET

Hi Lesso, Just curious why you"ve had so many fills?

Hi! I am still in the research part of the whole thing but knowing you can do it without tons of exercise makes me feel even more inclined to just do it. I live in sunny Arizona and have no excuse not to walk but I still don't do it. I hope to attend a seminar this week and see my PCP in the next 2 weeks. Good Luck to you in reaching your goal weight.

Love the progress pics. Such inspiration to me and to others.

John C - by comparing stories with other's banded by my Dr., I think he's just a bit on the conservative side when it comes to fills. First 2 fills were agressive, but since then only .1cc at a time. Since my clinic is close to work, it's not been a problem, but sometimes I feel like "fill-er-up-already"! I make apts 2-3 weeks apart and know I can get in earlier if I felt no restricion. Just wondered how much of my slow progress has been due to no exercise vs. slow fills...?? What do you think?

By the way...I totally think running to the bathroom counts as exercise...and to the mall...and to the grocery store...

More inspiration for us "non-exercisers"...my daughter also has been banded for over a year now and she's lost almost 70 lbs. (only 35 more to goal)..with very little exercise. She does chase 3 small children around all day though.

Guess we might be considered "slackers"...but I feel pretty good about my struggle to keep away from the cookie dough at this stage in the game! Exercise might need to come with time :eek:

I hate to exercise.....................I have been loosing weight without exercise, but that was when I was on the optifast 800 cal diet...now that I am adding food and keeping my cal below 1200 the weight loss has slowed down....so I would like to be able to get myself to exercise more...I know that would help.

Hi Lesso, Just curious why you"ve had so many fills?

I was curious too.

[i try to get to the Y at least 2 times a week for water aerobics, but it is usually more like once a week. But, I thinkI am losing at a good pace....I often motivtae myself thinking, wow if I do this good without excersie, maybe I SHOULD do more!:eek:

Banded 12/20/07

Dr Redd Thief River Falls MN

It might come with time.

I know I'm a regular runner, so yes, I do exercise but I've been very resistant to strength training. Dont like it, dont want to do it, dont have time to do it, dont want to pay for the gym. Its only now, that I'm at goal weight, that I can look in a gym mirror and *almost* see what I'd call a good figure. I can see that 6 months of hard weight training and I'd be really looking my absolute best. That will motivate me, the results will be visible and quite quick becuase my muscles arent hiding under a lot of extra fat. But before, no way. Bust my butt in the gym to see no difference, I just really couldnt make myself do it.

As you get lighter you'll probably feel more energetic and will naturally do more, whether you actually officially "exercise" or not.