The reason why most people say that exercise doesn't help with weight loss is because exercise in it & of itself doesn't help with weight loss, it doesn't speed up weight loss etc. Dietary changes, like what you eat & how much of it is what gets the weight off, not exercise. There are plenty of people on these boards that have reached a healthy weight & maintained it without a bit of exercise.

The problem is that more & more people on these boards are trying to out run a bad diet. You get the oh I've been doing this or that amount of exercise & my weight hasn't moved, but they've done almost nothing to change their eating habits, or people use the numbers on those machines & try to do some calculations as to how much they think they should eat, usually its more, to make up for all the exercise they're doing.

I emphasize to do exercise because it's healthy for the body, to treat exercise as a lifestyle that you want to do, not force yourself to do. It doesn't have to be hitting weights at the gym or running etc. People have to find what they like to do & excel at that.

For me I like bike riding. I ride to work as often as possible, I sometimes take another ride after work, I ride on my days off, not because I'm forcing myself to do it, but because I like it & I might add in different exercises or use weights to complement my bike riding routine.

Stick around, you'll see many people concentrate on the exercise & slack off on the diet & vice versa. I think finding that balance is what ultimately gets the weight off & keeps it off.

Chris you hit it head on.  I lift weights and I lift heavy.  I do HIIT cardio 3x a week plus 2x LISS.  I attribute the muscle definition and the lack of 'you had WLS' look all to this.  When the scale went back up, I upped my workouts and became more strict with my diet.  It's as if folks still want to be lazy after surgery.  My motto is, surgery is a tool not a solution.  

You have a second chance at life.  Get up off your arse and get to moving.  

When I hear/read about folks wanting a revision I just cringe.  I'm like why? Is it because you chose not to make the necessary life and mental modifications? Losing weight isn't rocket science.  When we get to a smaller weight, years out you have to put in the work just like everyone else.  If it was easy, guess what everyone would be doing it.

I hate waking up at 5:30 AM to hit the gym.  I hate, today actually, fighting with my inner fat girl to have a snack bag of cookies.  Although my mind is telling me I want it, I don't need it and I will not give into my inner 'fat girl'.  

I was 385lbs, now I'm sitting at 177 the last I checked. I've put on soo much muscle that folks are asking me to train them. I absolutely REFUSE to go back to where I was.  It was surgery that helped in the beginning, now it's diet and exercise that's helping me maintain.  And if it can help me, it can help anyone.

You too!!! Love teaching but the break is needed!!

Sun:  I was so lazy it was ridiculous!  However on Saturday (the day before) I had over 16k steps in addition to my 2-hour workout.  I was TIRED :)

Mon:  Biceps, deadlift, abs and RPM

Tues:  Squat, triceps, and RPM

Wed:  I will definitely walk a lot but also workout at the gym...leg press, thighs, quads, hamstrings, calf raises, abs, stairs

TR:  Back/shoulders and either RPM or stairs/treadmill combo

F:  I HAVE to get my butt up and workout in the morning because I have an iron infusion schedule for 12:30!!!!  I will probably deadlift, do some arm machines like dips, etc. to work on triceps, and stairs/treadmill 

S:  As long as I am recovered, I will workout in the morning :)  I should train legs/stairs/treadmill

Have a blessed week everyone!

I workout for 2 hours a day 5-6 days a week on average.  I eat between 1300-1500 calories a day and my weight maintains.  I am in the process of building muscle and such but before I started working out, I limited my calories to no more than 1100.  When you exercise, your body needs fuel to complete the exercise at the best of your ability but also to recover from it well and rebuild.  Depending on how your body responds, you may/may not need to increase even by just a couple hundred calories if this is something that you are doing most everyday and that is intense.  Watch your macros to make sure they are in the right ranges and make sure the food you are eating is literally body fuel or else any added calories are a waste.  A calorie isn't a calorie, a carb isn't a carb, etc.  Eat the right foods and drink water, etc.  Good luck!