HW: 440#s

Surgery Weight: 378#s

Current Weight: 317#s

Goal Weight Range: 130#- 140#

I'm almost 5 months post-op my RNY. I informed my surgeon, nutritionist, bariatric nurse, insurer case worker and my PCP that I want to go to the bowling lane closest to me as a part of my fitness/ workout regime. Granted I've never been a skilled bowler. In fact I've not picked up a bowling ball since I was an adolescent. Besides, as I told my practitioners, I'm not doing this on a competitive level/ to keep score. But if I'm going to be stretching my muscles, putting my body in to varying stances and using muscles in ways I've not done in decades (possibly never used) in order to exercise, I want to be doing something that is fun. And in someplace that's air conditioned with my best friend/ personal assistant. She and her bf are skilled bowlers. So this should be great.

My surgeon told me to go easy because of my bone loss, I still have to use my quad cane for balance due to my heavy sagging loose skin on my weight bearing joints and that he doesn't really want me lifting more than 10 pounds of anything. But, as long as my assistant is with me, that I don't go bowling for longer than 45 minutes and not to do it more than twice a week for 6-8 weeks once I begin and to take my breaks, then he's fine with it. YAY!! I ordered my bowling shoes two weeks ago from www.bowlingball.com and received them last week. My friend & her bf have family events going on for the next few weeks in PA, but once she's back we can go. I can't drive and rely on her as my paid assistant to take me to my med and misc. appointments. But it's all good. I can still do my at home workouts until then.

By the time I get going, I'll burn off more fat to get me UNDER the 290s by then & build muscle for more intermediate routines, that I'll need a prescription for, that I've got planned for mid/ late Autumn.Stay tuned.

Good luck to any and all on their journey and quest for better health and a positive & more active and social life! Peace.

200 miles..wow..I was running 30 miles a week before I got injured. Of course in hindsight, that was too much for me but when you feel great, its hard to make yourself slow down. Hopefully more cross training for me will help.

A lot of activity trackers let you track your shoe mileage and remind you when to replace.

I actually went too long on my old Hokas. I never noticed that bottom had worn out so I recently purchased a new brand of Hokas with more support.

Hi and welcome to the exercise forum!

I find that my shin splints acting up is always due to my shoes and that I have to replace my shoes much more frequently than my always-normal-weighted running friends do. I aim to replace every 200 miles.