kruzn70
8 months post op
Feb 08, 2012
I have not been on here since August 2011. Wow, how my life has changed in that time. I am 8 months post op and loving life. I was introduced to Zumba in November and next week will be 12 weeks of me working out. This is the first time in my life that I have found something I LOVE to do that makes me sweat and is good for me. I have never enjoyed exercising. I would join a gym and go a few times and pay for the whole year. This last time I went I would sit on the stationary bike and watch my son do the machine in front of me and when he turned around to look at me i would start peddaling.
So my first suggestion if you are looking for a workout that works for you....find a Zumba class.
1. The instructor does make a difference
2. Attend atleast 2 classes to give it a fair chance
3. Go somewhere you feel comfortable.
4. do what you can do and keep going back.
I can now do back to back classes(2 hours) of Zumba after just 12 weeks. I hope you understand how much I love it:-)
In the last 12 weeks I have dropped from a size 16 pant to a 10. The scale has not moved much but the inches are melting off. Today I am refocusing on my nutrition as I have made the working out a part of my life. I have 4 cc's in a 10cc band and cancelled my last fill in December. I have learned that my band is definately tighter at some times during the day than others. It is usually in the morning but I have experienced it later in the evening as well. I decided not to get a fill because I am getting stuck once in a while. I don't want to puke to lose weight. I don't want to jeopardize my band or my health either.
The band is the best decision I have made ever! It gave me the ability to control my eating to lose enough pounds that I can be mobile enough to work out. My knees have grown so much stronger and seem to appreciate the weight that they no longer have to tote around. I see some of my business contacts that have not seen me in about two months and they think I look like a completely new person. I am so much happier on the inside as well. My weight has been such a difficult thing for me for so long that it was depressing.
I am looking forward to having my focus back here to keep going as well as help others who may be struggling or trying to decide what they want to do.
