Question:
Has anyone lost weight that hasn't really walked alot? And how much did you lose?

   — Antoinette P. (posted on December 20, 2000)

December 20, 2000
I had bpd/ds surgery on May 30, 2000 and have lost 116# so far. I have not walked because of some vascular problems but have lost weight at a very regular rate. I am a teacher and do get some exercise at school but a very limited amount. Since a lot of my health problems are disappearing due to the weight loss, I hope that I will be able to begin a regular walking program in the spring. If you have further questions, please feel free to email me. Good Luck.
   — Ruth M.

December 20, 2000
Hi Antoinette. I have lost 62 lbs. in almost 5 months - and I am 3 lbs. shy of losing 50% of my excess weight. I'm not the fastest loser. In this time, I walked or exercised consistently for about a month - which resulted in my best weight loss outside of that which was immediately post-op. To answer your question, yes, you can still lose weight without exercising, but it will be slower.
   — Allie B.

December 20, 2000
Hi Antoinette, I had open RNY on 10/23/00. I have at this time lost 55 pounds. Due to complications from my surgery, I cannot do very much at all. I do very little housework (dishes,vacuum) etc. due to the pain. I have fluid around my liver and where my gall bladder was. I hope after having it aspirated that I will be able to get more PHYSICAL with excercise. I am loosing, but it is very slow and I do have alot of 3-4 day plateaus. Good luck~~~
   — Violet K.

December 20, 2000
Hi Antoinette, I had open RNY on 10/23/00. I have at this time lost 55 pounds. Due to complications from my surgery, I cannot do very much at all. I do very little housework (dishes,vacuum) etc. due to the pain. I have fluid around my liver and where my gall bladder was. I hope after having it aspirated that I will be able to get more PHYSICAL with excercise. I am loosing, but it is very slow and I do have alot of 3-4 day plateaus. Good luck~~~
   — Violet K.

December 20, 2000
Hi! I have not done any walking at all. As a matter of fact, I haven't done much of anything in the past 8 months since my open RNY opened. It stayed open for 4 months. I also had an incisional hernia, so I couldn't do any abdominal stretching. I had that repaired 10-23, so I'm still healing from that. I am 10# below my goal weight. I hope when I do start exercising that I don't lose anymore weight. I'm in a size 4 jeans!!! --
   — CohenHeart

December 20, 2000
I lost 150# in about 13 months of my distal RNY. I didnt' walk due to joint problems or in fact, do much in the way of organized exercise. I am a busy person, so also am not sitting around a lot. I made it to a size 3 and still hold to size 3 or 5 without massive exercise. I am a firm believer in doing as much as I can nutritionally to hold me steady, because my joints still ache, even though they are obviously better than they once were.
   — vitalady

December 20, 2000
Hi-I had an open RNY on May 3rd of this year (almost 8 months ago), and to date have lost 122 pounds. I can't walk alot-just normal walking at the stores or at home, due to severe arthritis in both feet. I do keep active, but that's it. My surgeon said not to worry-that eventually I will feel some relief from the arthritis-hope it's soon!
   — Sharon C.