EXERCISE POSTS & STATS

THERE IS A LADY ON THE OCTOBER BOARD, KEKE, WHO POSTS DAILY ASKING WHAT EVERYONE HAS DONE IN THE WAY OF EXERCISING ... SHE'S KIND OF THE UNOFFICIAL CHEERLEADER OF MOVIN' & GROVIN'. WHAT I'VE NOTICED IS THAT HER POSTS HAVE ACTUALLY GOTTEN SEVERAL MORE PEOPLE TO START & KEEP EXERCISING, EVEN IF IT'S JUST GOING FOR A SHORT WALK. &, THERE IS A DEEP PRIDE WHEN WLS PATIENTS POST OF THEIR EXERCISE SUCCESSES ... MOST OF US COULDN'T EVEN PHYSICALLY CONSIDER EXERCISING PRE-OP! WHEN THEY ANSWER HER POSTS, THEY USUALLY NOTE THEIR WEIGHT LOSS STATS LIKE I DID IN MY POST YESTERDAY WHEN I POSTED ABOUT GETTING INTO THE 200s. THAT IS REALLY ENCOURAGING TO SEE ALL THE WEIGHT OUR WLS FRIENDS HAVE LOST TO DATE ... LIKE A MINI UPDATE IN BETWEEN WHEN MS TONYA POSTS THE SC WEIGHT LOSS LIST. WHAT DO Y'ALL THINK ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR A WAY TO ENCOURAGE OURSELVES TO EXERCISE? (BTW, I UNDERSTAND THAT WE CAN EVEN USE UP A LOT OF CALORIES DURING S-E-X BUT NO DETAILS, PLEASE! I ACTUALLY SAW A NEWS REPORT ON THAT SO I POSTED TO KEKE THAT I HAD USED UP SO MANY CALORIES THAT WAY & I THOUGHT SHE WAS GONNA LAUGH HERSELF SILLY.) I KNOW MS TONYA & MS DIANNE ARE REALLY DEDICATED EXERCISERS ... MS BRITTY GOES TO THE GYM & HAS EQUIPMENT AT HOME AS WELL ... MS BARBARA & HER SON HAVE STARTED EXERCISING & WALKING ... MS CHERYL & MS SUSANN ARE PLANNING ON STARTING TO WALK TOGETHER & MS CHRISTINE IS PLANNING ON WALKING THE BEACH (THAT'S TOUGH) ... JUST THINKING OF A FEW OF YOU RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. ************************* SO, LET'S BEGIN ENCOURAGING EACH OTHER BY POSTING OUR EXERCISE SUCCESSES & WEIGHT LOSS STATS ... WHAT DID YOU DO THIS WEEKEND FOR EXERCISE? HOW ABOUT TODAY? MONDAY IS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW WEEK SO LET'S GET MOVING LADIES & GENTS!!!!!!!!!!!! BRAND NEW WEEK; BRAND NEW START! BE SURE TO POST YOUR STATS SO WE CAN ALL ENJOY YOUR SUCCESSES. ************************* AS SOON AS I GET OFF THE COMPUTER, I'M GONNA DO THE "TURBO JAM LEARN & BURN" WORKOUT VIDEO WITH CHARLENE JOHNSON. OHHHH MYYYY GOSHHHH, THIS OUGHT TO BE HILARIOUS; I'M SO UN, UN, UNCO-ORDINATED ... LIKE A REAL SPAZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! IF I LIVE TO TELL THE TALE, I'LL LET YOU KNOW HOW I DID! 178 DAYS POST OP = 25 WEEKS & 3 DAYS (SURGERY WEIGHT) ... SW 279.80 (CURRENT WEIGHT) ... CW 208.40 LOST 71.40 #s = 51.07% OF THE WEIGHT DR B WANTS ME TO LOSE DOC B's GOAL = 140 ... 68.40 #s TO GO MY GOAL = 125-118 ... 83.40 - 90.40 #s TO GO YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT ALL THIS DOWN ... I WAS JUST THINKING OF DIFFERENT THINGS WE COULD KEEP TRACK OF FOR THE FUN OF IT. GOD BLESS Y'ALL & GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!! DAWN & NICK

I am in.... 38 days post-op - down -32.5 lbs Yipeee!! (new update Ms. Tonya) I am 102.5 lbs from my goal. 122.5 lbs from Dr. B's goal. Since day 12 post-op I have walked 4-5 days a week. I am now up to over a mile. Before surgery I walked close to 3 miles 4-5 days a week. This does not include the dog walking I do on the weekends. I do my best thinking while walking, I think I could solve all the worlds problems in that time. It is also how I came up with my lifelong dream, and I get closer every year. There is nothing like taking my MP3 player and my dog with me. It is the best and I feel great afterwards, more so after surgery! I am planning on joining Christine at the beach at least once a week, or as she is feeling up to it. I am sure she would agree if you guys wanted to join us, the more the merrier. Oprah had a show on a couple of weeks ago and she had one women on there who had lost weight just by having sex with her husband and eating better foods. According to the show it burns like 200 calories for 1/2 hour. Thought you like to know.... Hugs Julie

WELCOME TO OUR EXERCISE POST MS JULIE & WOWOW ... CONGRATS ON THE 32.5 #s ... THAT'S ALMOST A POUND A DAY, GIRL!!!!!!!!!!! OK, WALKING & BEACH WALKING IT IS ... A THIRD OF THE WAY BACK TO YOUR PRE-OP LENGTH & INCREASING DAILY! 200 CALORIES PER 1/2 HOUR ... HMMMMM, I GOTTA TAKE MORE ADVANTAGE OF THAT!!!!!!!!!!! NICK TELLS ME "HE'S IN HEAVEN", SO HE'S A WILLING PARTICIPENT!" LOVE THE INFO ... I'LL PASS IT ON TO MY HONEY!

Ms Dawn, You know that was a kick of love!! I joined a fitness club...I work out for an hour, 5x a week. I alternate between the treadmill and the elipticle machine. I'm talking heart pumping, sweat pouring, kickbutt cardio work out!! That's 3.5-3.7 miles I knock out a day I will add resistance training 3x a week, as soon as the Doc clears me. I thought I would be one of the ones that the weight just fell off...NOT!!! I'm going to have to work for every lb. Just like eating different is a new part of my life...exercise is too!! 11 weeks Post Op Start of Optifast...278 Surgery Weight ... 270 Current Weight ... 230 I weigh myself once every 2 weeks/weighed a week ago. The scale makes me Lost so far ... 48lbs My Goal Weight ... 160-155 ...70-75 lbs to go I'm giving myself 5 lbs to play with. The Weight Chart says I should weigh 140...I weighed that when I got married 25 yrs ago. I think my goal is a little more realistic Tonya

Tonya - I did it, so you can too. I started at 278 and I weighed 160 this morning. I'm still losing. Keep up the good work! Love, B

WOW MS TONYA ... YOU ARE PUTTING SOME MAJOR EFFORT INTO YOUR WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM & I'M SO VERY PROUD OF YOU. I'M LIKE YOU; I'M NOT ONE OF THOSE THAT THE WEIGHT COMES OFF EASILY ... BUT NOW THAT I'VE STARTED AN EXERCISE PROGRAM, MY MAIN FOCUS IS GETTING MY WIGGLY BODY INTO BETTER FORM & SHAPE. I'LL BE THRILLED IF I LOSE WEIGHT FASTER, BUT IF I LOOK & FEEL BETTER, THAT WILL BE A MAJOR BLESSING IN ITSELF! YOU MUST BE SEEING ALL SORTS OF FANTASTIC CHANGES IN YOUR BODY WITH ALL THE EXERCISE YOU'RE DOING. WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO FOR RESISTENCE? EXERCISE EQUIPMENT OR WEIGHTS? I'M BACKWARDS FROM YOU ... DOC SAYS 140, BUT I WANT TO BE THE WEIGHT I WAS AT 19 BEFORE I STARTED GAINING ALL THIS WEIGHT SO I KNOW I'M NOT BEING REALISTIC, BUT WHO KNOWS WHAT I CAN DO IF I REACH FOR THE STARS, I JUST MAY GRAB ON TO ITS TAIL!!!!!!!!! I THINK THAT'S THE STUBBORNESS IN ME. DOC BYRNE MADE A COMMENT THAT I PROBABLY COULDN'T GET TO 125-118 SO THAT JUST MADE ME ALL THE MORE DETERMINED TO TRY TO! LORDY BE, DON'T EVER TELL ME I CAN'T DO SOMETHING! KEEP POSTING YOUR EXERCISE EFFORTS ... & RESULTS!!!!!!!!!! YOU'RE DOING FABULOUSLY! JUST THINK BACK BEFORE SURGERY ... WOULD YOU EVER HAVE BELIEVED THAT YOU'D BE KICKIN' SOME BUTT IN A GYM? IF YOU WERE LIKE ME, I WAS THRILLED IF I COULD JUST GET MYSELF OFF THE COUCH WITHOUT HELP! YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH FOR US!!!!!!!

Walker and I made it to World Fitness today after a visit to the chiropractor (no connection). I did my usual 45 minutes(2 miles plus, on a 3. incline) on the treadmill. Yay for me! And Walker is continuing to diet and exercise with great willpower. I am so proud of him. Beautiful girls are a great incentive.

Yeahhhhhhh for you & Walker!!!!!!!!! Keep on movin' Ms Barbara. It is wonderful to finally read that you are able to be active after all the illnesses & medical issues you battled for so long! How close are you to goal now? You're at 17 months, right? But, if I remember, you said you were losing again now that you are exercising. Yeah, attention from the opposite sex will do it every time. Even with my Nick ... All his compliments & attention make me want to do what I can to look better & better!

Sounds good! I really wish I could exercise like I used to (karate and jujitsu). Martial arts is an excellent form of exercise. However, since I started my plastic surgeries last February, exercise has been hit or miss for me just b/c I couldn't physically do it. I also had my 5th round of plastics 2 1/2 weeks ago and my PS won't clear me for exercise for 6 weeks. Well I'm having surgery again 4 weeks after that and then again 10 weeks after that and then again 12 weeks after that! He did tell me I could walk though so I'm joining the gym again at work so that I can walk on the treadmill (it's too darn hot to walk outside with all these surgical compression garments on!!). And no, I'm really not addicted to plastic surgery.....it just sounds like it!! ~2 years, 7 mos POST OP (SURGERY WEIGHT) ... SW 319 (CURRENT WEIGHT) ... CW 167 LOST 152 #s = 94.67% OF THE WEIGHT DR WANTS ME TO LOSE DOC GOAL = 150 ... 17 #s TO GO MY GOAL = Same as doctor's (he actually said between 150-155) This was actually a good exercise in and of itself! Since my surgery 2 weeks ago, I've been absolutely ravenous and eating anything I can put my hands on. Yikes!! This really puts things in perspective. I went by my dojo (martial arts studio) tonight. I need to go by there more often as the guys in there are good for my ego! They kept talking about how good I looked and that I didn't need to lose any more weight or have any more surgeries! Well they don't see me naked, but I wish I didn't need to do anything else!! . Now why can't I find a man of my own who feels that way about me..... hahahahaha _____________________________________ Anchor TT 2/25/05 Breast Lift 5/17/05 Brachioplasty & TT Revision w/Lipo 7/21/05 Thighplasty w/Lipo 9/23/05 TT Revision w/MR & Lipo 4/7/06

YEAH, YOU ARE KINDA STUCK REGARDING EXERCISING, BUT I HOPE YOU DO GET TO WALK AT LEAST ... WHAT ABOUT THE ELIPTICAL MACHINE; CAN YOU DO THAT? SHOOT MS KIMBERLY, IF I CAN FIND THE MONEY TO GET A TOTAL BODY LIFT + A FACE LIFT, I'M GONNA DO IT; I DON'T CARE IF IT LOOKS LIKE I'M ADDICTED TO PS OR NOT. I DIDN'T GO TO THIS EXTREME TO LOOK AT WIGGLY SKIN FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE IF I CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT! I'M WITH YOU ... GO FOR THE BEST!!!!!!! OH MY GOSH, YOU'VE REALLY LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT. WHAT AN INSPIRATION. I NEED TO LOSE BETWEEN 140 - 162 SO IF YOU CAN DO IT, SO CAN I! &, JUST 17 #s TO GOAL IS AMAZING! DID YOU HAVE IMPLANTS WITH YOUR BREAST LIFT? SILICONE OR SALINE? WHAT IS A BRACHIOPLASTY? WHAT IS A MR? WELL, I GUESS WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEND UP SOME PRAYERS FOR GOD'S PERFECT CHOICE FOR A HUSBAND FOR YOU, MS KIMBERLY! WHEN I QUIT LOOKING FOR A MAN, GOD BROUGHT NICK INTO MY LIFE ... I WOULD NEVER HAVE PICKED HIM BUT HE IS THE MOST PERFECT MAN FOR ME SO IT'S GOOD I DIDN'T HAVE THE OPTION TO PICK ANY MAN! HIS HEART WON ME OVER; HE'S SO SWEET & GENTLE & KIND & TREATS ME LIKE A PRINCESS. SO, JUST STAY OUT OF GOD'S WAY & WHEN HE BRINGS YOU SOMEONE, JUST SAY, "THANK YOU, LORD" ... YOU WON'T BELIEVE HOW PERFECT IT WILL BECOME!