Hi fellow banders:

I have been exercising for the last 9 days and have gained 4 pounds. At first I started out and could only do 20 minutes of cardio...by the third day I pushed it up to 40 minutes with the last 3 days at 45 minutes. I'm eating healthy; following the rules! :eek:

I was banded in Oct. 08. I have lost 41 pounds and this is my first time really exercising since surgery.

Can anyone share their trials of just starting out exercising and did this happen to you? How long did you exercise and what types of things did you do? Do you think it is ok to do cardio everyday?

In desperate need of motivation!!

if you are gaining many muscle that might have to do with the weight gain....muscle weighs more than fat. maybe it would help if you measured your waist instead of pounds.

i am at a plateau right now...and i desperately need motivation too...guess we just gotta stick with it

good luck

It's probably Water. When you exercise, it breaks down your muscle tissue and then builds it back up. Breaking it down releases water but building it up stores water.

But make sure you are tracking your food and you didn't eat more -- your body often tries to get you to eat more when you increase your exercise.

It takes a long time to put on muscle weight, and doing cardio doesn't do alot of muscle building. Cardio burns calories and is healthy in other ways but that's not where your weight gain is coming from. I have a trainer who's taught me alot about working out, but the main thing is the motivation of meeting with her. I cant really afford it right now, so i'm back to walking mostly, but i do it with a friend and my dog so it's harder to get out of when i don't feel like it. I heard that one of the makers of the band (Allergan) just worked out a deal for patients with Curves and some sort of online tracking and after program with Lindora. I don't know if it's only for new patients but check it out on the Weight Loss Channel- there's a video about it there.

There are tons of fun workout dvds you can do from home too if you need ideas and fun workouts

OMG..MississippiGirl..you were banded on my bday! I can't believe it! I'm happy for you for that reason and because of the big decision you made! It could possibly be your caloric intake.

Hi fellow banders:

I have been exercising for the last 9 days and have gained 4 pounds. At first I started out and could only do 20 minutes of cardio...by the third day I pushed it up to 40 minutes with the last 3 days at 45 minutes. I'm eating healthy; following the rules!

I was banded in Oct. 08. I have lost 41 pounds and this is my first time really exercising since surgery.

Can anyone share their trials of just starting out exercising and did this happen to you? How long did you exercise and what types of things did you do? Do you think it is ok to do cardio everyday?

In desperate need of motivation!!

Check your calorice intake. Journaling is the best way to determine this. Are you doing any kind of weight training? If so, that could be the reason for the gain as it builds muscle which is what burns fat. Cardio is great everyday. I started Hip Hop Abs by Shaun T and followed his diet and lost 2 lbs in 3 days which broke my plateau. Best wishes!

By the way, what you have lost thus far is GREAT! I've been at this almost 6 mos and am currently at 48 lbs lost. Congrats!

Just wanted to mention that you don't have to be a new bandster to use the free 10 week Lindora band program. All you need to do is have your surgery date and plug it in when asked starting on the Lapband.com site. I'm about to start it on Monday and my surgery was almost 3 years ago.

Bitt