Question:
Be Honest...how many of you lost weight with little or no excercise?
I know how important it is to excercise....and I DO....but I was wondering...if anyone was successful with little or no excercise? — Darlene B. (posted on May 23, 2003)
May 23, 2003
I too didnt excercise much, although I wish I did, even though I lost the
weight, I still should have excercised. I may have had a better out come
with the excess skin on my legs and arms. my excuse is pure lazyness! I
highly recommend excercising and am still trying to convince myself to do
so......
— Deanna Wise
May 23, 2003
Darlene, the first 6 months I didn't exercise too much. I have quite a few
illnesses I'm dealing with, so its hard to get motivated. The past 6 months
I exercise atleast 3 times a week. I got to my goal and am still losing. I
don't know that I could've gotten to goal had I not exercised though. And
for the most part, yes you can lose most or all of your weight w/o
exercise. But will you keep it off? Doubt it- most won't and don't. That's
why its so important for us in the end. Goodluck to you :-)
— Lezlie Y.
May 23, 2003
Me. Pretty close to no exercise. None, on purpose for sure. Busy with
home, yard, hobbies then, though. My bones & muscles would be happier
today if I worked out a bit. I have on/off over the years & always feel
better. Then something interrupts. But exercise had nothign whatsoever
to do with my wt loss. I did it all nutritionally.
— vitalady
May 23, 2003
I have been so completely whiped out since wls (24.5 months ago) that the
only month I exercised was month four. I lost 160 of the 190 pounds I had
wanted to lose. I had hoped to do alot of walking which I enjoy but just
existing was exercise enough. I "think" you may be hoping you
don't have to exercise, but that is'nt good. Why go through wls if we don't
want to do our bodies right and exercise and eat right?
— Danmark
May 23, 2003
In the beginning (first few months)I was a walker, but then it got too cold
and I started hibernating. In the spring I always get excited about
getting out there and doing a little activity (gardening, biking, etc) but
nothing consistent. I have 2 kids that I homeschool and a husband who is
gone all the time with the Navy (currently in Iraq, STILL:(. There is just
no time, nor energy left over. I made it to goal within a year (norm BMI,
weight and body fat %), but have still lost a few more pounds since then.
I am thrilled to be normal. It obviously can be done, it all boils down to
input vs. output. Us non-exercisers just have to eat less than if we were
exercising. Our bodies do not require as much caloric intake to keep the
machine working. I still want to have an exercise routine, there are huge
health benefits to doing so, but right now it just isn't happening.
— Cheri M.
May 23, 2003
I am still the lazy one! I do exercise more now, but up until my 5-6th
month....ya right lol. I did try, but having the surgery did'nt make me
want to or like it. I am doing it faithfully now b/c I am just about to
goal and im trying to tone up and firm up this saggy skin, now I wish I
would have done it then like I am doing now, then maybe I would'nt have to
work so hard,good thing I like it now and have the energy:o). Good luck to
you!
— Sandy M.
May 24, 2003
I have severe arthritis in my knees and have a difficult time exercising.
My surgeon wanted me to do water aerobics but I couldn't find a class that
was available when I wasn't at work that I could afford. So for months I
did almost no exercise at all - I had surgery November 29, 2001 and in
October of 2002 I started walking on my breaks at work and at lunch. I
kept that up til the winter weather got bad and then I had surgery for
hernia repair and tummy tuck in February. My point is that I have
exercised very little and have lost 181 pounds. I wish I could have done
more - maybe my body wouldn't look so bad and maybe I could have lost more.
I am still about 30 pounds heavier than I would like to be, even though I
have reached and surpassed my surgeon's goal. And I will assure you it's a
lot better than weighing 346 pounds. Sometime in the next two years I will
have both my knees replaced and will eventually get to be more active.
— Patty_Butler
May 24, 2003
I don't believe it would be difficult at all to lose weight without
exercising with WLS. My incentive (and the fact that I love working out)
is skin tone and I didn't want to look like someone who lost 100 pounds.
— Mary H.
May 24, 2003
Ms. Lazy-bones here. I have always hated "exercising". Even as
a kid, I would rather sit and read than go outside and play. While I was
highly motivated pre-surgery and immediately afterwards, my surgeon
insisted on NO exercising for 6 weeks - not even walking. By then, I was
back in my routine of being a single Mom to 2 teenagers and working full
time, and easily found excuses to not exercise. My intentions were
good...I even joined a gym. I went TWICE in one year. I lost 100 pounds in
a year - and that is with an enlarged stoma. I still need to lose another
20-30 pounds, and I know it's not going to come off without exercising. I'm
waiting for insurance approval for a TT, and vowed I would start exercising
to take off those last few pounds before the surgery. That was 2 months
ago, and I still haven't done squat. Can you lose weight without
exercising? Yes...but for optimum loss and better health, you really
should exercise.
— Cyndie K.
May 24, 2003
No exercise, not once. Read my profile for the extremely rapid weight loss
results. I have no excuse for not exercising, I just flat out don't.
Shelley
— Shelley.
May 24, 2003
I wish that I had exercised, but I didn't. See my profile for slow and
steady weight loss. -125 lbs. in 15 months now and at goal. (But I DO have
lots of loose skin.)
— Kathy J.
May 25, 2003
I have only done a small amount of exercise. Walking on & off during
the past 6-months. I am down 96 pounds. I think I feel better when I get
out and walk, but time does not always permit.
— Nan G.
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