Are there any folks that have regained and you've always been a regular exerciser?

I am certainly a proponent of regular exercise as a primary key in long term weight maintenance.  By regular I mean cardio and weight training consistently 5-6 times a week with each session lasting at minimum 45 minutes.

Are there any folks out there that fit the above criteria and you re-gained more than 5 lbs?

At what point after your surgery did it happen?

I'm not going to quit exercising no matter what because I love the way it makes me feel--I just want to know if there are folks out there that really changed that part of their lifestyle but still re-gained.

Kim

Well, define regain... I'm about 10 pounds heavier than my lowest but my lowest was too low and I also went on a mission to gain muscles recently. I've been doing a very heavy strength program and gained 5 pounds of muscles. I'm very happy about it too.

So, technically, working out 10 hours a week doing a lot of intense stuff, and I'm 10 pounds up from my lowest weight but I wear the same size clothes and look the same on the outside.

No, I mean significant regain...you know--all the folks on these boards stressed out at about year 3 because they are all of a sudden back over 200 lbs......I never see them say that they are very active and have lots of muscle---I guess I'm trying to prove that if you truly change your life and incorporate regular exercise into it, you really can beat obesity.

I am 255 which is 18 lbs above my low. I am still obese but run about 25 miles a week. At 6 months out I started marathon training and gained about 10 lbs. Over the next year after the marathon I gained another 10 and have been up or down 5 lbs since then. I would agree that exercise is a great help in weight control but would caution newbies to wait until good eating habbits are cemented to start vigerous cardio due to an increase in appetite. It's easy to justify simple carbs when you are running 10-20 miles.

I am not a fan of the good ole BMI chart.....I think it is too generalized.  Yes, I could stress out and work to lose another 5 lbs to get to "normal", but I know I've built quite a bit of muscle in the past 2 years and that starving to hit a certain number is just not worth it to me.  My surgeon said "your body will stop when it is done" and this is where it stopped!

I do agree that increased cardio makes you more hungry (some days I could chew my arm off--especially after a good run!).  However, I think that the newbies should start with exercise from the beginning--even cardio just so they get into the habit.  I started 6 months before my surgery and honestly it took me 2 solid years before it was ingrained into my lifestyle.

You've done an awesome job and have many successes to be proud of!

Kim