Hi exercise people. I need help.
Okay maybe the people over here can help me understand why it is that last month...when working out 5 days a week I only lost 3 pounds off the scale. My doctors were angry, basically told me to stop working out. I felt disappointed. So I did what all discouraged people do... I quit lol.
I stopped working out for a solid 10 days. In that 10 days I lost 15 pounds. I didn't do anything different other than not work out. Now this only reinforces to me that I don't have to work out. (I know a twisted mind comes up with these sorts of things.)
Additional informaiton: I limit myself to a calorie deficit of 1200. I get around 80 grams of protein. I drink a **** ton of water because of this water pill my doctors have me on. And I'm fairly active outside of my exercise.
WHY didn't I loose anything in the month I worked my ass off? How can I both work out and loose weight ( mind you not 15 pounds, but just a nice 5 pounds a month for while. I mean hell...I'm 270 pounds that shouldn't be hard considering I'm like 2 people here) I want to do both, but it seems I can't.
I stopped working out for a solid 10 days. In that 10 days I lost 15 pounds. I didn't do anything different other than not work out. Now this only reinforces to me that I don't have to work out. (I know a twisted mind comes up with these sorts of things.)
Additional informaiton: I limit myself to a calorie deficit of 1200. I get around 80 grams of protein. I drink a **** ton of water because of this water pill my doctors have me on. And I'm fairly active outside of my exercise.
WHY didn't I loose anything in the month I worked my ass off? How can I both work out and loose weight ( mind you not 15 pounds, but just a nice 5 pounds a month for while. I mean hell...I'm 270 pounds that shouldn't be hard considering I'm like 2 people here) I want to do both, but it seems I can't.
Surgery: 3/11/11
First off in a Dr tells you not to work out , GET A NEW DR. This is about health and not so much the number (that's meaningless) on the scale. In rapid weightloss you lose fat and muscle. When you workout through your loss you slow the muscle loss which makes the number slow down. The more muscle you keep the better you will look and feel in the end. You will also have a higher metabolism meaning you can eat a more normal amount of food without regain.
Also when you workout and breakdown muscle fibers they have to draw in fluid for repair which will make your scale weight higher. If you workout you will continue to lose a lot of inches but the scale will slow and that is NOT a bad thing.
Ask yourself one question - Did you have surgery to be a smaller version of the old you or a new healthy person?
Also when you workout and breakdown muscle fibers they have to draw in fluid for repair which will make your scale weight higher. If you workout you will continue to lose a lot of inches but the scale will slow and that is NOT a bad thing.
Ask yourself one question - Did you have surgery to be a smaller version of the old you or a new healthy person?
No longer about weight , it's all about living.
Bravo Nate!! 
Ok, I am not an exercuse guru and I don't have the science to explain what I think but I will try to put it in words....
First - IF your physician truly told you to stop working out - FIND A NEW PHYSICIAN!!! I guarantee any physician that tells you to stop working out (other than it is causing physical harm) is both irresponsible and unethical.
That being said - you are still newly post-op and sometimes that scale is not going to move no matter how much you work out and then things catch up and bam! - a 15 pound drop. I have been that way the entire 7 1/2 months since my surgery. Go back to any of the forums and read about 2-5 week stalls and the frequency that people experience them and the frustration that comes along with it. It is just part of the process. Equating your exercise level with the way your body is adapting to recent major surgery is only going to frustrate you as early out as you are.
As for your 1200 calorie deficit -- do you really mean that you take in 1200 calories LESS than you burn creating a deficit or are you consuming 1200 calories a day? Please clarify. Because if you truly are in a deficit then your body has gone into starvation mode and is doing everything it can to hold onto every single pound and that damn scale will not move not matter how much you do.
I don't work out because I want the scale to move, I work out because I know it is making my heart and lungs stronger and more efficient and because it is making my body stronger. Don't give up regular exercise - it is critical to long term weight loss success AND long term health benefits. The scale will catch up. Good luck.
First - IF your physician truly told you to stop working out - FIND A NEW PHYSICIAN!!! I guarantee any physician that tells you to stop working out (other than it is causing physical harm) is both irresponsible and unethical.
That being said - you are still newly post-op and sometimes that scale is not going to move no matter how much you work out and then things catch up and bam! - a 15 pound drop. I have been that way the entire 7 1/2 months since my surgery. Go back to any of the forums and read about 2-5 week stalls and the frequency that people experience them and the frustration that comes along with it. It is just part of the process. Equating your exercise level with the way your body is adapting to recent major surgery is only going to frustrate you as early out as you are.
As for your 1200 calorie deficit -- do you really mean that you take in 1200 calories LESS than you burn creating a deficit or are you consuming 1200 calories a day? Please clarify. Because if you truly are in a deficit then your body has gone into starvation mode and is doing everything it can to hold onto every single pound and that damn scale will not move not matter how much you do.
I don't work out because I want the scale to move, I work out because I know it is making my heart and lungs stronger and more efficient and because it is making my body stronger. Don't give up regular exercise - it is critical to long term weight loss success AND long term health benefits. The scale will catch up. Good luck.
I am creating my own revolution and PAMdemonium reigns!
RNY 11/16/2010
SW 270, CW 155, GW 135
1st 5k time 40:34 (Dec 2013)
Amen Nate! Any doctor that tells you "stop exercising" is a moron in my opinion. Put the scale away. Exercise daily--weigh once a week. I exercised 6x a week since 6 months before my surgery (cardio and weight training). I lost consistently. I am in maintenance now for 14 months. Not one lb regained....and I eat and drink what I want (within reason of course) and I DO NOT DIET.
I look fabulous (at least I think I do!!) and most importantly--------I FEEL THE BEST I HAVE IN MY LIFE! I am strong, have tons of energy and can do anything--I no longer wake up with aches and pains.
My sister had VSG 2 months before my RNY. She lost weight, but doesn't exercise (she has serious back issues) and is basically a smaller version of her former self. I am transformed from a health standpoint.
Please, please, please do not get discouraged. You may need to up your calories (in protein and complex carbs) on the days you workout. Add 200 on those days. I promise it will work.
Kim
I look fabulous (at least I think I do!!) and most importantly--------I FEEL THE BEST I HAVE IN MY LIFE! I am strong, have tons of energy and can do anything--I no longer wake up with aches and pains.
My sister had VSG 2 months before my RNY. She lost weight, but doesn't exercise (she has serious back issues) and is basically a smaller version of her former self. I am transformed from a health standpoint.
Please, please, please do not get discouraged. You may need to up your calories (in protein and complex carbs) on the days you workout. Add 200 on those days. I promise it will work.
Kim
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