I keep hearing that you have to up your exercise as time goes on but this doesn't seem to be helping me at all. Just wondering if anyone else is seeing the same thing or if I need to do something else. If you guys wouldn't mind posting what you did at the start, what you're doing now, are you still losing weight and if you think it's helping. Thanks.

For me its -

Starting out - nothing, then after surger I was doing a short, 10 minute walk. The I switched to an aerobic workout and recently added a walk back in.

Now - I do about 20 minutes of aerobic workout and walk just under a mile in about 15-20 minutes 6 days a week.

I'm still losing but I think it's just because I changed my diet a bit. I didn't see any improvement when I added the morning walk every day.

Immediately post surgery I was back to walking from work - about a 1.5 mile walk. It would take me about 45 min immediately (as in a few days) after surgery. Now I am doing it in about 25 minutes of a brisk walk. I do that on average 3 times a week - usually weather dependent though, and heading into the long cold winter I expect that will decrease.

I certainly have 'upped' my exercise though - I joined the Y at month 4, committed to going 3 days a week, then 4. Most weeks I am going 5 or 6 times, but not all. I have been switching up the activities too - from swimming, to adding cycling, treadmill to the elliptical and have added upper weights/strength training.

I notice more a body shape change then a weight change - I was doing all of this was when I went through the horrid plateau, and that was 6 weeks with NO change in weight. But maybe it takes a while to 'kick in'. I don't know, I just keep doing it in the hopes that it does make a difference.

Ezma -

I'm probably a little different than most people. I actually love working out and do it often.

Before surgery, I was walking 60 minutes 3x/wk.

Now, at nine months, my workout schedule looks something like this.

Mon - 60 minutes treadmill - intervals 3.5 - 7.0 mph.

Tues - 60 min FIT class - combo strength and aerobics

Wed - 60 minutes kickboxing

Thurs - 45 minutes cycle/spinning class - just added last month - absolutely kicks my ass.

Fri - day off

Sat/Sun - Usually, I'll go one of the two days to walk on the treadmill.

I definitely push myself when working out, and I think that doing the strength training has really helped with my skin while losing weight.

Although I've only lost 50 pounds, my body is REALLY different...

Keep moving! It will help eventually, I'm sure.

Anna