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Posted Today 11:40 AM (GMT 0)
good morning one and all. hope this morning finds everyone as well as can be. this is something i've had
on my mind for probably as long as i've had my back and leg issues. that would be exercising and chronic
pain. i still do alot of the stretching exercising that i learned through my many trips to physical therapy.

sure there good for keeping yourself as moblie as possible but when it comes to losing a few pounds, seems like it doesn't cut it. nothing to vigorous but enough to help lose some weight. over the past couple years i've put on a nice size spare tire that i wouldn't mind getting rid of. i understand once you get one there
kinda hard to get rid of.

diet i'm sure has a lot to do with it, now i'm on a see food diet, i see food i eat it.(lol) no, not that bad but
i still take my walks on good days and not so good days. not one to complain but i've noticed since i've
had my pain pump it seems to dig into my skin when i sit down. since i can't move the pump, thought i
could move the tire or atleast reduce it in size and that would help.

i guess what i'm wondering is anybody might have some suggestions about some exercising that might be beneficial ingetting rid of the spare tire. thank you for any ideas.....mark

have a great day... smilewinkgrin
Posted Today 12:14 PM (GMT 0)
Was on methadone for 10 yrs and still suffering through transition to other pain meds. I was told by one pain doc I had that the methadone weight gain can be hard to get rid of even after quitting methadone (sure wish I had all that kind of info before I started). I've always continued to walk, didn't lose much weight but believe I kept myself from getting more. It's been my impression that exercise that doesn't involve cardio doesn't help take weight off. Neither does cardio with an unchanged diet. Eating healthy is hard on opiates because many of them intensify cravings for sweets, etc. I think "anything" you can do is great as it will ultimately make you feel better for doing it, and feeling good is wonderful when dealing with pain. If it hurts, stop or dial it back is what I've been told. You might not be able to get rid of the spare tire all at once but you can keep it from inflating! LOL! -Mike
Posted Today 12:20 PM (GMT 0)
Diet is 90-95% of weight loss! That's the good news. As someone who is/was an exercise fanatic, exercise is great for heart health and getting yourself toned. If you are looking to lose weight, you really need to count calories and keep track. You can expedite the process by burning more calories with exercise, but often it makes you hungrier! Lol!

I'd focus on what you are putting in (it takes a lot of mental fortitude,) and add some vigorous walking/swimming/weight training to your program.
Posted Today 5:00 PM (GMT 0)
Mark, a proper diet is a must if you want to lose weight. One of best programs around is Weight Watchers. Weight Watchers is not really a diet, you learn how to eat healthy. Most diets you can lose the weight but end up with it back on & then some. With Weight Watchers the weight will stay off as long as you eat proper. You do not have to purchase their food either. Many of my friends went on Weight Watchers & have kept their weight off because of eating healthier and no they did not buy the Weight Watcher food. You can check them out online.

Susie
Posted Today 5:35 PM (GMT 0)
thank you all for responding. i know that i am a big eater. especially in the evening hours. it's pretty simple to put an end to that. STOP EATING AT THOSE HOURS..that would be a big help. i guess the
big thing as far as excircising goes is like any thing else. do what ya can with out over doing it.
i handle my everyday restrictions pretty and far as lifting, bending and so on. sure that i can do
the same as far as getting healthy goes. not that i eat alot of junk food. it's just that i eat decent
foods in large portions. guess i answered my own question didn't i..lol. find a plan and stick with it.
thanks again for the responces...:)
Posted Today 5:56 PM (GMT 0)
I concur with Susie about Weight Watchers.

It helped me lose 50 pounds!(I have since gained 20 or so back...but I plan to lose that and more next year!)

WW makes counting calories/food/whatever so much easier.

Also...you can research all the weight watcher calculators/points without paying them... hehe
Posted 12/5/2013 2:24 PM (GMT 0)
You can also sign up online for WW, and track your progress that way.
Posted 12/6/2013 7:09 PM (GMT 0)
The quickest, not to mention the safest, way to lose body fat (because you don't want to lose weight that is MUSCLE because that is what gives you your metabolism, allowing you to eat food),...

....a 250 calorie deficit in your nutrition program (I rebuke the word "diet")

....a 250 calorie expenditure in your exercise.


Consistency is important. Better to walk around the block 3 times a day than to walk around 10 blocks twice a week.

Better to cut those 250 calories each day than try and starve yourself 1-2 days a week.

You cannot sacrifice your muscle mass. Strength training may or may not affect the scale weight, but you'll shrink in size as you work those muscles and your metabolism will rev up. If you lose "all" your "weight" by diet alone, you WILL also lose some muscle, it's inevitable, you have to. That means you need even FEWER calories per day just to maintain and even fewer to put body fat back on.



M.
Posted 12/7/2013 6:17 PM (GMT 0)
think i'll look into the ww. seems as though i've put on around 10 to 15 pounds over the past few weeks.
wondering if the thanksgiving hoilday and all the food that goes with it. i was at around 215/220 pounds
at my appt. before turkey day and at an appt on tuesday she weight me in at 231 pounds.
thanks again for the replys.
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