Im a Newbie

Im new to OH and I am awaiting my VSG...Im nervous and happy all at the same time...Anyone with any suggestions or tips.

Hang out on this forum for endless and incredible motivation and inspiration and join the club of crazies around here where the sky is the limit :)

Exercise is very important to overall health, weight loss and eventual maintenance. Find something you enjoy and make it a part of your life. While many of us love to swim, bike and run - there are tons of other ways to get healthy and burn calories. 

Thanks for the advise. My knee doctor referred me for Water Therapy hopefully my insurance will approve it.

I do the majority of my work outs in the water. I also go to a chiropractor for grastin. When I began this journey 7 months ago, i could not move for a day before it rained due to the pain in my knees. I used a cane sometimes and had to get shots in my knees every 3 months in order to walk. I used to wake up,  when i turned over in bed at night from painful knees.

Now, I have no knee pain. I can workout on the arc trainer for 1 hour and walk a 5 K with no knee pain. There is no pain before it rains and I have not had a shot in my knees in 10 months. 

My insurance pays for the chiropractor. I found a gym who had a very liberal schedule for pool use and also has a ton of classes like zumba and water aerobics daily. When I first started I was the youngest one in the class. I was also the weakest and most pathetic. A 93 y/o woman kicked my butt in the class. I could not keep up with her. She has been taking the class for 40 years. I want to be just like her!

Good Luck,

Sharon

Exactly what Alison said.  Walking, zumba, WII, whatever, it really is limitless!  Welcome aboard and congrats on your upcoming surgery!!

Kat

Thanks I will try the walking, but I seriously dont think I could do the Zumba...what is WII?

You can do aquatic zumba, I promise. If I can do it, anyone can! Try it. Sharon

I think Kat is talking about the WII fit. The computer game where you imitate dancing moves, tennis etc. .

The real trick is finding something that you love. You may have to try a lot of things before you find it. But once you find it, you will be on the right track to losing the weight for good. Best, Sharon