I want to lose 30 to 40 pounds. But... - Weight Loss Message Board

bdb · 04-17-2003, 10:39 AM

Hello, I want to lose 30-40 pounds that I have put on after a car accident 2 and a half years ago from lack of working and medication that puts weight on you. I have a serious spinal cord condition and I am not to lad the neck put my head down or try to turn it. I am not to lift anything either. I am allowed to run on an elliptical machine and rowing machine and stationary bicycle as long as I keep my back and head straight. I also have soft tissue injuries to my mid and low back and chronic pain which I take the medication for.
I have reduced the bread, pasta, cookies, and other carbs from my diet to the point that at least 3-4 times a week I do not eat anything but meat and spinach or ceasar salad and an apple for dinner and a couple of rye crisp crackers with cheese on them for lunch. I rarely drink pop. I do have a low fat vanilla latte each day as I hate drinking milk and I feel I at least get some milk this way.
I go to the pool and do water aerobics type exercise 2 times per week. 2 times a week I go to the gym and use the rowing machine for 12 minutes and then the elliptical machine without the arm movements for 20 minutes and after that I go to the pool for some gentle stretching and range of motion exercises. I try to go to the gym one other time each week to row for 12 minutes ride the bike for 12 minutes and run on the elliptical machine for 15-20 minutes.
I might have lost 3 pounds in a month if even that.
What else can I do? Any sugestions? My next options are to either start smoking again (I quit 7 weeks before my accident) or demand that they give me those pills that cause weight loss.
bdb

southern_mom33 · 04-17-2003, 11:50 AM

Sorry to hear about you being in a car wreck, my husband was in almost 3 years to the date and is still healing.I hope all goes well.

These are just my thoughts and from things I have picked up along the way.

Make sure you get atleast 1200 to 1300 calories a day.I use ******,look it up in your search box its free and helps keep track of your daily calories and stuff.
Drink your 8 8oz glasses of water.Another thing I have read is, you drink an extra 8oz of water for each 25lbs you want to lose.Daily water should be 64oz plus say another 16oz =80oz for you.I think I am right.Don't hold me to that.LoL
For your work out go by what your doctor's say you can and can not do.And dont worry about it.You need to heal your body first and that takes some time.

I hope this helped you in some way..
Dee

bdb · 04-17-2003, 12:20 PM

Thank you for your reply. I am not going to heal anymore and could get worse so I can't count on waiting until I heal. I have an incomplete spinal cord injury. I have never had a weight problem and know nothing about dieting. As to exercise I was very active always and just did things without thinking what they were working on or how many calories I was burning off. I have no clue as to how to lose weight and inches.
bdb

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andreaphilip3 · 04-17-2003, 12:22 PM

bd:

i feel your pain(literally)i was in an accident last march & have soft tissue damage& its not healing well. all i can say is hang in there!(i know its hard!)

sm: sorry to hear that. it stinks!

southern_mom33 · 04-17-2003, 01:43 PM

I wish you luck.My hubby will never be back 100% either.With him we have had a weight problem with him putting it back on.
In 3 years he has only gained back 47 pds.He was at 250 before and the day I brought him home

he was at 146 this is a man 6'5...He has used weight gainer and all kinds of things.He looks great now.Not to skinny not to big.I miss him being a big man.When I say big I mean in a healthy way.His ring size was 13 now its a 11.
It takes a long time for some to make a come back.
If you can't do alot of working out his PT told use just watch your calorie intake.For a long time from being in a coma and on a feeding tube it was hard for him to go back to soild foods.But then again we had to start all over on everything.
Best of wishes for you.
Dee