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I'm unable to participate in exercise due to moderate cervical disc degeneration exacerbated by whiplash from an auto accident last September. I also have some form of moderate sleep apnea which creates daytime sleepiness and narcolepsy symptoms. My pulmonologist feels a twenty-pound weight loss might be sufficient to alleviate the obstruction, however the varying degrees of nerve pain and mild vertigo make safely even walking around the block an issue so feel some form of weight management focused on increasing metabolism is the key. Thoughts and/or successful suggestions under similar circumstances?
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Weight loss happens in the kitchen. Nothing to do with exercise. This is how I've lost 50+ lbs in the last year. Not much exercising, just eating less. You can choose to have less on a plate, or eating less frequently, or skipping meals, or fasting, and other variations.
Weight loss happens in the kitchen. Nothing to do with exercise. This is how I've lost 50+ lbs in the last year. Not much exercising, just eating less. You can choose to have less on a plate, or eating less frequently, or skipping meals, or fasting, and other variations.
Bully and Congratulations to you, but exercise is still needed for a healthy body. Being a couch potato, albeit a lighter potato, is not healthy.
Bully and Congratulations to you, but exercise is still needed for a healthy body. Being a couch potato, albeit a lighter potato, is not healthy.
I agree 100%. For me exercise is non negotiable, however the OP has limitations. I think a reduced calorie diet whether it be CICO, low carb, fasting or any other way they choose, should be the focus at this point.
Bully and Congratulations to you, but exercise is still needed for a healthy body. Being a couch potato, albeit a lighter potato, is not healthy.
Not a nice person, are we?
Exercise is for maintaining your health/wellbeing, not so much for losing weight. Educate yourself.
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Originally Posted by luckyme609
the OP has limitations. I think a reduced calorie diet whether it be CICO, low carb, fasting or any other way they choose, should be the focus at this point.
I'm unable to participate in exercise due to moderate cervical disc degeneration exacerbated by whiplash from an auto accident last September. I also have some form of moderate sleep apnea which creates daytime sleepiness and narcolepsy symptoms. My pulmonologist feels a twenty-pound weight loss might be sufficient to alleviate the obstruction, however the varying degrees of nerve pain and mild vertigo make safely even walking around the block an issue so feel some form of weight management focused on increasing metabolism is the key. Thoughts and/or successful suggestions under similar circumstances?
Should not be primary focus. "Trying to boost your metabolism probably won't lead to weight loss. To lose weight, focus on reducing calories and increasing activity. To lose weight, you need to burn more calories than you take in." https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-l...m/faq-20058346
I'm unable to participate in exercise due to moderate cervical disc degeneration exacerbated by whiplash from an auto accident last September. I also have some form of moderate sleep apnea which creates daytime sleepiness and narcolepsy symptoms. My pulmonologist feels a twenty-pound weight loss might be sufficient to alleviate the obstruction, however the varying degrees of nerve pain and mild vertigo make safely even walking around the block an issue so feel some form of weight management focused on increasing metabolism is the key. Thoughts and/or successful suggestions under similar circumstances?
I'm surprised your pulmonologist didn't prescribe physical therapy. No need to "walk around the block", you'll be guided in a safe place (no fall risk) by the therapist assigned to you. I'm also surprised gabapentin wasn't prescribed for your nerve pain.
You can look into Isometric exercises to help maintain strength. Also, lower the carbs in your diet, limited junk, sugar, bread, pasta etc. And use intermittent fasting if possible.
I'm surprised your pulmonologist didn't prescribe physical therapy. No need to "walk around the block", you'll be guided in a safe place (no fall risk) by the therapist assigned to you. I'm also surprised gabapentin wasn't prescribed for your nerve pain.
Gabapentin is a great drug for nerve pain if you can handle it. I cannot take it. Hopefully the OP has some relief for nerve pain. I agree about the PT. A doctor can prescribe it and insurance will usually cover some if not all of it.
Weight loss happens in the kitchen. Nothing to do with exercise. This is how I've lost 50+ lbs in the last year. Not much exercising, just eating less. You can choose to have less on a plate, or eating less frequently, or skipping meals, or fasting, and other variations.
Agreed. Just to piggyback on this. The easiest way to lose weight is to eat REAL FOOD. Processed food isn't real food. Fast food isn't real food. Soda isn't real food. If it has ingredients you can't pronounce on it, it's not real food. If it's something your great grandmother wouldn't have recognized as food, it's not real food.
As author Michal Pollan said over a decade ago: "Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much".
Here's some great plant based recipes I learned to make for myself when Covid started (Black beans & Pasta, Moroccan chicken & Coussous soup, Sweet Potato Stir Fry, Spinach Chickpea Salad.) I wish I'd learned to do this stuff 20 years ago. It's not that hard, and these recipes taste great:
The biggest thing for me was I needed to get familiar with the spice section of the grocery store. I found WalMart actually has the same spices for a lot less than the regular grocery stores.
I also do a 24 hour fast about once a month. (I try to do a fast every weekend, but something often comes up, so I succeed in doing one about once a month). But you could start with a food rule of something like "No food other than unsweetened tea after 6PM or 7PM until breakfast the next day". Every hour beyond 8 hours that your body goes without eating does all kinds of good stuff for your body. If you stop eating at 7PM and eat breakfast, at 7 AM, that's 12 hours without eating--almost a mini-fast.
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