How much exercise is too much?
Yesterday my physical therapist told me that I might want to consider cutting back a little on my exercise. How have I become someone who exercises too much? Who am I?!
This is my current schedule:
Monday - 1 hour yoga, 1 hour fast walking on the treadmill
Tuesday - 1 hour yoga, 1 hour pilates, 1 hour physical therapy
Wednesday - 1 hour fast walking on the treadmill
Thursday - 1 hour pilates, 1 hour physical therapy
Friday - 1 hour tai chi, 1 hour pilates, 1 hour fast walking on the treadmill
I don't feel like I'm doing too much. I'm sore almost all the time, but I know that I'm still in the adjustment phase and that the only way this constant soreness will ever pass is if I keep at it. The physical therapy is for my back which is actually in pain - different from the soreness that comes from exercise.
So what do you think? Am I doing too much? What exercise do you do?
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
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on 5/28/14 5:00 am
I do 3 hours a day 5 days a week and 2 hours a day the other2 days. my surgeon says its fine if i feel up to it. they only worry you will get burnt out. but i did my work out routine 6 years only stopping long enough to have the surgery so its my life style.
What do you do during your workouts?
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
on 5/28/14 5:04 am
I do an hour of racquet ball daily because I'm on a competition team, 1 hour of alternating running & jogging, & 1 hour of Krav Maga lessons.
Awesome!
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
Thankfully, from my experience so far, I'm finding that everything is targeting different muscle groups, so I don't feel too fatigued going from one day to the next. Which is good, since I can't change any of the class times so the schedule is pretty set unless I want to give up something completely. Which I don't want to! (Not yet, at least.)
Wednesday is sort of my mid-week rest day, since I've only got cardio that day ;)
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
I have not added extra calories to my diet to reward myself for the exercise, but that's definitely a great concern as it's not uncommon for people to fall into that trap!
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)