Any1 hav VSG and lost a lot w/o a lot of EXERCISE??

i did very little exercise. for awhile i did curves twice a week but got bored. mostly i just did household chores and gardening. my weight loss was slow but picked up as i became naturally more active with weight gone. so it can be done but i am not proud of it.  now i need to get more exercise because of bone thinning. so try to do something even if its just a little.  i lost 125 lbs.  diane

 I exercise three times a week - no more, no less.  As a younger person, part of my yo-yo dieting routine was doing lots of exercise, and I freely admit I was a gym rat.  this time around however, after my vsg, I'd still like to be physical, but not necessarily to the extent that I was before.  I want to move my body, but I want to do it joyfully and without it becoming like a 2nd job (which is what it was beginning to feel like before).  I know the word "moderation" is pretty loaded on this forum, but I think moderate exercise (as opposed to heavy exercise) can be a good thing too.

good luck!  I hope you find a way to move that will make you happy!

Fiona

This is me too, to a T.

I needed this time to be sustainable vs what I had done in the past. I have only walked, some moderate hiking, some floor exercises when the mood strikes, and more recently- some weights as I do want to see more muscle.. but otherwise, I lost all my weight without a hardcore program, just by dietary changes.

I will be trying out some classes in the next few months- bought a pass for yoga and fitness classes.. and may *MAY* join a gym to have access to a pool and better weights.. but, I don't plan to go gung-ho on any of it unless I truly enjoy it.

 "Sustainability!" That's exactly the word I was looking for earlier!  Its definitely what I strive for in exercise.  I might add a day or two of easy yoga to my routine, but we'll have to see how that feels...Its just too easy to go overboard and I swore I woildn't do that anymore...

F

Define a lot? 

Here's my experience. I started exercising (walking) before surgery. I continued walking after surgery, and I started harder cardio and  weight work 3 months post-op when I was cleared for it.  I have had metabolic testing done all along along with body composition testing. 

I lost 163lbs of which only 5lbs were lean mass. 

My resting metabolic rate declined less than 5% despite losing 56% of my body weight, and my metabolism is better than the average 'normal' woman my age who has never been morbidly obese.  My maintenance calorie needs are 1800-2000 calories a day, and I'm 5'2".

In maintenance, I have gained back 3 of  the 5lbs of lean mass I lost by my calculations. I' go in for another check in a couple of months.  I'm not a gym rat although I do work with a trainer 2x weekly.   Early on, I walked 2x daily for 10-15 minutes then again in the evening..  My nighttime workouts gained speed/distance over time, and my workouts became more intense.  I do less cardio and more weights, now, although I try to get 3-5 days in of cardio (run/elliptical/swim)

I still walk 10-15 minutes 2x daily at work. It's an enormous stress reliever for me. I don't even count it as 'exercise' at this point.  It's a great habit, and it makes my days much easier.

I exercise b/c I like the way my body looks. I like the muscle definition and that fact that I can walk all day w/o getting winded. Plus, exercise is the easy part for me, my struggle is with food, which is 90% of weight loss. Also, I enjoy exercise, find something you like that just involves movement of any kind.
There are a lot of ppl. in my different supports who lost more than 100 w/o exercise and you cann tell the diffence b/t the two.