Cant believe he cut me back

Went to the gym today and went over my charts with one of the trainers.  He called the manager over and said I was working out to much and for me to contact my PCP about an exercise program for seniors.They said my body weight would stall and may increase due to the intensity and length of my workouts. Cant remember ever being told I was working out to much.  Getting older changes how the body adjust and recovers
I have been stressed about several business and personal problems and I guess I take it out at the gym.  Boy when you think you found a way, it appears to be the wrong way.

 My surgern told me on the 18th that he wanted me to eat 1900+/- cals daily just for breathing.
Calorie burn at the gym should be made up with protein shakes..
I can burn 1200-1500 cals at the gym in 2.5 hr workouts.  I dont have enough eating capacity to take in3200+/- calories 
Just a message for older gym rats

I'd say that the trainers probably know what they are talking about.  You may not have made a wrong decision to try to overcome your stress by exercise.  They seem to be saying that, given your age, you may have chose the wrong exercise.  I don't know how well your PCP knows you and whether he will be able to successfully advise you.  Part of the problem many of us face today is that our PCPs just don't know us that well.  Perhaps the length of your workout may be a cause for concern.

I'll be interested in seeing how other men respond to your post.  It seems that a lot of the men on this forum are having good success with bicycling or spinning programs.  Maybe you'd do better with about 1 hour of cycling with lighter weights on alternate days.  I know this sounds strange coming from the guy who gets the least exercise, but I can relate what I've read over and over again on this forum.

I appreciate your reply.  PCP doesnt know me that well.  He'll just pull out a chart and say here is your new program.  I'll wait and see if other guys jump in

I have to agree with the guys at the gym.  At 6-12 months post op you can not take in enough calories to correctly burn and rebuild muscle for extensive work-outs.  I lost 15# of muscle at that time and they were the one's I use. 

I am an avid archer and have been so for 37 years.  For the last 30 years I had the draw weight on my bows set at 75# but could draw over 85#.  During my winter archery league which started 5 mos post, here is what happened to me.  The first week I shot about 70 arrows at 75#, the next week I couldn't draw my bow and had to turn it down a couple of pounds.  I shot my regular 70 arrows, and the next week I couldn't draw my bow again.  After 13 weeks of archery I went from a 75# draw weight to 61# draw weight.  I spent the whole summer shooting 12 arrows 3 times a day and cramming protien down my gullet and couldn't increase my draw weight before my bear hunt which was 13 months post op.

I suggest that during your first year you concentrate on cardio exercise which burns calories rather than the heavy muscle burning exercises.

Actually, overtraining is a big mistake a lot of people make, even without having had WLS. You don't build muscle when you lift weights, you tear them down. They then repair and grow afterwards when the muscle is at rest. That's why I use a split body routine. I work chest and triceps on day one, back and biceps on day two, shoulders on day three, and legs on day four. I then take one or two days off without any lifting. Then I repeat the process.  My weight training workouts average about 35-45 minutes each.  I vary the speed, intensity, amount of weight, and exercises to keep the muscles challenged.  You'll definitely need to increase your protein intake to accomodate the weight training. I do this with protein shakes - usually one mid-afternoon and one within an hour after my workouts.  
 

Thanks for the imput Bob.