@PG. I'm sorry I misunderstood. I do understand that any kind of surgery can be a wrench in your workouts. I hope you continue to mend. I myself am looking at an impending back surgery.

Charlie

cougar this swelling is from abdominal surgery or at least mostly. I have started food tracking again though just because I do from time to time to make sure I'm on track with what I'm doing.

PG

@trooper. Look I'm no nutritionalist but look really hard at your carb intake( carb minus the fiber content equals sugar). Realize you are not going to work a ab problem off you can never work off more than you can eat unless you have strict control of your diet and even then it's tough. What you will do with a work out regimen is build muscle which in turn will burn more calories . I'm dealing with a lower back and hip problem myself although my weight has maintained because I am a antil sugar freak. Just remember there weren't any fat Cro- Magnums

Charlie

@ vabeach dude be a fuckin' prick and move in like the Earps walkin into O.K. Corral. Hoss I know you got it in ya lmao

Charlie

they said about a year if I was moderately active, 2-3 years most likely for my level of activity before the swelling totally subsides. If it ever does. Just frustrating to be working out and looking fatter. The swelling is up to 5-7 inches in one day depending on level of activity.

PG: it is frustrating. hopefully swelling will go down as more time passes.

still waiting (impatiently) for my side effects to subside. c'est la vie.

FB- abdominal swelling that with increased workouts really doesn't go away anymore so I work out more and look 5 months pregnant :( yay.

Yep I know.

The worst is evenings. Full of people using it as a social venue. Groups standing around one machine occupying it for an hour. At least the early morning crowd is a get in work out get the fuck out crowd.

don't worry VA by next week the gym will be empty again

FB: the gym is packed with New Years Resolution dweebs.