Introduction

Hey everyone! I have been reading the boards in here and the RNY page for quite some time now and decided it was time to introduce myself. I started my weight loss journey at a seminar on September 16th of 2012 and FINALLY had my surgery November 20th of 2013. I only have one regret was not looking into DS. My surgeon discussed it with me and said he highly recommended it for me and since I had not heard of it I kind of just brushed it off. Now that I know a lot more I wish that I had considered it as an option. BUT I am insanely thrilled that I had RNY done and would do it again in a heart beat. My main issue right now is getting my exercises in. I am currently at 331 lbs and feel I am still fairly restricted on the things I can do but I have been walking. I have been looking into doing water aerobics but can't for the life of me find a bathing suit in my size this time of year. Does anyone have any recomendations on some lower intensity things that worked well for them that I can try? TIA!

Welcome! I had surgery at 350 lbs on Dec 16th and now I'm at 328. I would recommend perhaps the reclining bike at a gym (the one with a back) and also weight lifting since muscle burns more calories than fat. Have you looked online at target.com for bathing suits? I have bought them there before as well as at Lane Bryant online :)

My doctor didn't even offer the DS but I'm with you, the more I learn about it the more I wish I had it :) But my RNY is helping so far and I'm mentally in the game so I have nowhere to go but DOWN (in weight lol).

This forum doesn't seem very active so I mostly stick to the RNY forum although it seems like there are a lot of spats and misunderstandings going on over there lol!

Congratulations -- you're doing well!

I swear by my recumbent bike.  I can raise or lower the intensity of the workout by increasing speed and/or resistance, and I can watch videos on my computer while on the bike (it's in my home office -- no excuses!  lol).

The downside is that I have to sit on a pillow now when I use the bike due to the lack of posterior padding.  It's all good, however.  :)

Welcome! If you're willing to pay full price, Lands End's new suits are starting to come out, so you may be able to find a water aerobics suit from them :) When I was your current weight, I did a fair amount of Zumba, I just stood in the back of the class and modified as I needed to--when they jumped, I just did the default cha-cha. When I got out of breath, back to the cha-cha and so on. So much fun!

Im kind of excited to see what equipment they have at the gym on Post. I love getting to work out for free instead of having to pay an arm and a leg for a membership. I just ordered a suit online so as soon as I get it I am going to do water aerobics Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. THEN I plan on going to the gym with my husband a couple times a week. I know I have lost a decent amount of weight but I know when I start working out things will be even better especially as far as inches goes. 

I also noticed all the spats and misunderstandings in the RNY forum. Im almost a little worried to post there.

I am so attracted to Zumba!  I did aerobics back in the late '80s/early '90s, and Zumba really resembles that to me, but now it's more fun and lively.  Very difficult to find classes here, and very difficult to GET to a class when I found one due to driving distance, other family commitments, just bad timing.  I finally invested in the  Wii game Zumba 2 and have been enjoying it, but I think it would be way more fun if I was in a room with people and not just my couch.  :-/

Hello and welcome! This is a great forum. We do have slow times though. Don't be afraid to post on the RNY board. Most of the people there are pretty helpful and you can always block anyone who isn't:-) There are a lot of vets who hang around to help out. There is a post op here called SeattleMaui who actually has a swimsuit giveaway. She started it because she is a swimmer. I will see if I can find her email or you can message her here. She is in Federal Way, I think, and she used to have lots of suits posted on her profile pictures. When I was a brand new post op I liked the Leslie Sansone walking videos. One last thing I wanted to share--there is also an open support group in Fife the second Tuesday of every month if you want or need more than one group or can't get to your surgeon's meeting. Everyone is welcome. I also post it on the Washington State board. Anyway-we're glad you found us.