Good Morning Looking for Some Help
Good Morning everyone
I had my RNY July 6 and down about 80 lbs already :0)
I have started at a gym and meet with a trainner twice a week
I dont feel they really understand what is going on with my body
they wont let me lift more then 10lbs and I'm getting really bored
I would really like to work my arms and tummy what have you found works for you
if you have a trainner what have you told them? how do they plan for you ?
Thank you
Julie
I had my RNY July 6 and down about 80 lbs already :0)
I have started at a gym and meet with a trainner twice a week
I dont feel they really understand what is going on with my body
they wont let me lift more then 10lbs and I'm getting really bored
I would really like to work my arms and tummy what have you found works for you
if you have a trainner what have you told them? how do they plan for you ?
Thank you
Julie
Good for you, Julie--getting out there and moving is one of the best ways to build self-esteem and really help your weight loss tool to create lasting success! Way to rock the program, woman!! 
Kudos aside, if you're more than 6 weeks out from surgery, you can generally begin to add weight gradually. Prior to that, muscle and skin healing is incomplete and you might run the risk of opening your wound with vigorous activity.
How long have you been going to this gym? It could be that they start out every beginner with the same regimen, and are planning to slowly progress based on their own fitness program agenda. I can appreciate how boring the same thing must be, over and over!
I don't lift weights, but I have discovered that oddly enough running has increased the definition in my deltoids, biceps and triceps. How, you ask? Well, I figured it out: I carry a 20-ounce bottle of water with me on my runs. I switch hands whenever one side gets tired of holding it, so both sides get a workout. And since I am moving my arms back and forth with a small weight a bazillion times with every run, my arm muscles are getting much harder and defined.
My abs are reaping the benefits of running, too. I use the "belly-breathing" technique to get enough oxygen into my body while I am running to prevent hyperventilation, dizziness and side-stitches. It's deeper and better than shallow breathing--yoga practitioners also use it! And I have noticed my waist is smaller since I started running, and my ab muscles are firmer as well.
I started slow with the walk/run method you can find online--just walking 5 min/running 30 seconds, back and forth, for 30 minutes a day. After 6 weeks, I could run 2 miles without stopping, and I just built slowly from there.
Doesn't it feel good to pursue physical fitness, Julie? I just love that my body can do so many things, and that my mind helps my body now instead of hindering it as it used to do when I was trapped in compulsive overeating. Let us know how things go!
Kudos aside, if you're more than 6 weeks out from surgery, you can generally begin to add weight gradually. Prior to that, muscle and skin healing is incomplete and you might run the risk of opening your wound with vigorous activity.
How long have you been going to this gym? It could be that they start out every beginner with the same regimen, and are planning to slowly progress based on their own fitness program agenda. I can appreciate how boring the same thing must be, over and over!
I don't lift weights, but I have discovered that oddly enough running has increased the definition in my deltoids, biceps and triceps. How, you ask? Well, I figured it out: I carry a 20-ounce bottle of water with me on my runs. I switch hands whenever one side gets tired of holding it, so both sides get a workout. And since I am moving my arms back and forth with a small weight a bazillion times with every run, my arm muscles are getting much harder and defined.
My abs are reaping the benefits of running, too. I use the "belly-breathing" technique to get enough oxygen into my body while I am running to prevent hyperventilation, dizziness and side-stitches. It's deeper and better than shallow breathing--yoga practitioners also use it! And I have noticed my waist is smaller since I started running, and my ab muscles are firmer as well.
I started slow with the walk/run method you can find online--just walking 5 min/running 30 seconds, back and forth, for 30 minutes a day. After 6 weeks, I could run 2 miles without stopping, and I just built slowly from there.
Doesn't it feel good to pursue physical fitness, Julie? I just love that my body can do so many things, and that my mind helps my body now instead of hindering it as it used to do when I was trapped in compulsive overeating. Let us know how things go!
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on 10/23/09 4:57 am - Orlando, FL
on 10/23/09 4:57 am - Orlando, FL
Good for you on getting to the gym. That isn't an easy decision for a lot of people. I am also going to the gym. I haven't had my WLS yet, but I did have a hysterctomy in May. My trainer says that you have to wait 6 months at least before you can really start on your abs. One of my work out partners had her sleeve done 3 months ago and hasn't started her ab work out yet. That may be why your trainer is holding off and starting light. It's better to work up to a more intense workout.
I hope this helped. Good Luck!
I hope this helped. Good Luck!
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