Am I doing it wrong?

So, I'm calling BS on a lot of this stuff!

Here's the deal: If you are exercising in a manner that is going to cause you injury in some way or another, then yes, it could be construed as wrong. In my opinion, that's it.

Let's see... you're moving your body. You are changing to a more active lifestyle. You are doing it in a way that seems sustainable for you and in a way that you enjoy. Trying to find the wrong in that.

Lifting weights/resistance training: Very, very good for you as you lose weight. Will help you maintain the muscle mass you have while you are losing massive amounts of weight over a span of time. So yes, adding some form of resistance training is valuable. I believe that most forms of yoga incorporate resistance training using the weight of the body (think planks), but I'm not certain about this. (I'm more of a standard gym rat, type.)

When you begin lift weights(should you choose to), then yes, you don't need to lift weights for 16 hours a week. 3 to 4 hours per week with adequate rest breaks is more than ample. But I'll tell you, some competitive body builders spent HOURS per day in gym lifting weights - far more than 16 hours per week! 

If what you're doing works for you, your doc is on board, then to hell with the rest of them.

See, this is pretty much how I feel.  The only wrong exercise is the stuff that causes damage.  I also don't think there's much point in doing exercise that makes you hate, because life is way too short for that.  :D

The trainer I'll be going to is a professional body builder.  He's AMAZING.  His body is glorious.  (Not that I want to look like that, but I have a ton of respect for him.)

This person was a Crossfitter, right?  They're all zealots.  (apologizes to any CFers here)...

I am completely obsessed with parkour.  Mainly because I'm obsessed with Tom Hiddleston and he's a parkour guy.  And he looks pretty darn dreamy to me.

Hahaha.  Totally not a Crossfitter, but you're so right.  A few of my friends do CF and they're crazy.  :D  

Doesn't parkour look amazing?  I know my body isn't ready for it now, but I totally want to give it a go once I'm closer to 150 or so.  

In addition to being too heavy for it right now, I also have two left feet and multiple knee and ankle surgeries.  I would spend more time with my face in the dirt than anything else.  :)  I'm not as big on the flips as I am just the bouncing from place to place! 

The bouncing around is the part I'm curious about!  I have no idea if my body will tolerate it when I get there, but I'm looking forward to finding out.  

I would consider a lot of what you do as activity rather than exercise, and the more activity you have, the better off you'll be.

Were they perhaps ONLY talking about weight lifting? True resistance training should be high weight, low reps, and really shouldn't take that long. A few hours of weights per week, in total, is plenty, and you should be adding weight incrementally.

As for the rest, you are doing great.

The best things, by far, we can do to improve health is quit smoking, lose weight, be more active. A few hours of just weights won't cut it.

I was going to agree with who told you, you were doing too much but then I thought back to when I was healthier and had plenty of time and I used to do 15 hrs a week!! I did 1 hr. on my stationary bike and 45-60 min on my Bowflex plus garden and walk the dog almost daily. So you are doing just fine. You are getting cardio, strength training plus flexibility with the yoga! I'd say it couldn't get much better!! I call that well rounded!

Hehe, thanks.  Well rounded is a great term for how I think of it.  I like to think that I'm exercising every single muscle in my body at least once a week ;)

Heck no, I don't think you are doing it wrong. These are the same types of people who want to tell us that we were "wrong" to have WLS. To which my response is "i won't tell you how to live your life if you can please extend me the same courtesy". Before I gained a ton of this extra weight and was only reasonably fat, I did Yoga and Walked probably 15ish hours or more a week. Not because it was exercise necessarily but because I enjoyed it. It was how I relaxed and it was great for my body, mind and soul. Some people, read or knit or drink or whatever... Everyone is different. Not only are the differences OK, those differences are actually what make people so darn interesting. I wish more people got that.