I have made a decision

THANK YOU for the responses...  I have been walking by the "gym" since November..  It has been under construction since then.  The Planet Fitness...had a 20 dollar sign in fee..and it is 10 dollars per month.  Plus..my favorite part is there is no committment.  I can stop at anytime.  (in case I wuss out). I really appreciate the suggestions about cardio...and less weight more prep.  I will be talking to the trainer.....  I want to develop my arms a little....tone up my chest....and do a lot of work on my stomach and lower areas...Needless to say, I will need to set a realistic goal.  I will also have to make the gym a priority.  I will definitely keep you all posted...

If you're 18 months post-op, I can't for the life of me imagine why you've been told not to exercise! Makes no sense to me, and I'm a physician myself. Ask your doctor WHY he's telling you not to...

What's up doc?  As if you haven't heard that toooo many times.  For quite awhile.. I was losing..and losing and losing....even after a year, I was losing 3 to 5 pounds a week.  My dr. was concerned that if I worked out..that I would burn calories...(cardio-guy here)....and not replenish them...he was concerned that I would continue losing...etc...etc...  Now that I have "stabilized", I am sure that he will be okay with working out...  As long as I do it properly.  I already know that I will have issues with setting up a proper program...and getting in the additional calories and nutrients.  In my head... I am am joining the gym to tone up...BUT there is a part of me..who wants to use the gym to brig about more weight loss.  In my mind... I want to lose another 15 to 20 pounds...but in my head i would be happy to lose about five pounds and tone up the flab....  Oh well...  and of course the reason that it might be tough getting there...is simply laziness...it is all about setting up a program..and organizing myself....  THANKS............