Good exercise advice to help weight loss...
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Hi, looking for advice / help with any good weight loss exercise I could achieve with very bad hips, which now are given some real bad pain...Need to drop the weight – (A) make me feel a dam sight better and (B) also stop the orthopaedic surgeon using my weight as a reason for putting me on hold...
Any advice or help as ever most appreciated....
Take Care...PJ
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Harplayer monkeypearl
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Best of luck to you!
Harplayer
jennifer531 monkeypearl
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susie74530 monkeypearl
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Counting calories is a good way of losig weight. Buy yourself a book on calories. There is one that I have used, that also gives the calories of labelled goods. Most of them have the calories on the label, anyway these days. Set yourself a number of calories for the day, keep a running balance of what you are eating and subtract it from your allowed calories. You will need a small set of scales to weigh portions. It can be tedious at first, but once you have started, you can look back on your previous days ad take the calories from there.
I weighed first thing in the morning before I even had my orange juice and tea or coffee. Weigh once a week, and ignore any plateaus. You will probably lose a lot of fluid in the first few days, and in my case, I found that I was losing an average of 2 - 3 lbs a week. So, in the course of just a month, it was around 8 - 12 pounds, which is not bad at all. Eventually, I found it fun, because the results were there to be seen, and I was able to fit into clothes that I had not been able to wear, and buy some new "treats!"
Good luck.
susie74530
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annedi monkeypearl
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My other tip would be - again not an exercise tip - to limit the hours you allow yourself to eat. I'm lucky that I haven't a big appetite but I have a hiatus hernia and I just can't eat after six pm as I end up with problems of pain and reflux. With the limited hours I found it really difficult to maintain my weight and in fact lost weight.
You probably know all this already. Good luck with your efforts.
Rocketman_SG6UK monkeypearl
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So, how did I do it?
I gave up the cheese sandwiches and pies that I took to work, and beer at home. I took salads and fruit to work. At home I reduced my portion size, with particular focus on lowering the carbs, so 1 potato instead of 3 or 4. Drink a small glass of wine or spirits instead of the beer. No fizzy drinks at all - they expand your stomach.
Keep it up for 18 months, and hey presto, 8 inches lost around the waist, and a new wardrobe needed.
I did this all under the watchful gaze of my surgery nurse to ensure I did not do anything silly. She confirmed my blood tests showed I had reduced my cholesterol and blood sugar levels, which was a good aid to recovering from the hip operation.
Graham - 🚀💃
terri03659 monkeypearl
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Good luck!
colinTN17 monkeypearl
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in your case it would appear that apart from swimming, exercising enough to have any effect is not an option so it's taking Graham's advice and forcing yourself to reduce intake is the answer.
In today's Mail there is an interesting article about some diets good for some but not others and vice versa. It's worth reading cos some people can lose weight eating chocolate & ice cream as well as having a drink. Hope I'm one of them but doubt my luck.
linda38528 monkeypearl
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I really believe in exercise balls - most comfortable seating I can find right now and sitting on it uses more calories than almsot any other sitting position. If you can keep it moving too - so much the better.
Don't give up - there are so many, many reasons to do this. But the best one is that you deserve it and you WILL feel better for it. it will also be so much easier on your joints.
Finally one visualization helped me a lot - see one pound as one pound of butter on top of your tummy. Think of that when you reach for the bag of crisps (my biggest nemesis except for maybe ice cream). And make sure you treat yourself too - once a week to celebrate whatever needs celebrating in your life (but keep that celebration in hand). It helped me to create a list of healthy treats that I really enjoy and I kept our kitchen stocked with them - it also made it easier for my hubbie and family to support me.
Good luck Monkey Pearl - greta name.
I know it is hard - I dropped 40 pounds doing this over six months. But it took me many years to really be determined to so it
Hailea monkeypearl
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i have lost and kept off a lot of weight just by eating when I am hungry. I don't mean snacking or junk food I just eat a small meal when I am hungry. You don't need to go on a diet. All diets are fads any way and a waste of money.
KarenFisher4074 monkeypearl
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Swimming/walking in pool is amazing. It feels good and it works. I have been swimming every morning for 1hour for last 2 yrs and i have lost weight and gained muscle. It has been a lifesaver for me as my hip got worse as i could not exercise on land. My local pool has hydro pool which us heated and 25m lap pool and i started in hydro pool and now i swim freestyle 1.5kilometres and 1/2 kilometre using flippers and kickboard in 25m lap pool.
I love it and it feels so good.
Looking forward to my op Feb 3 get through recovery and getting back in pool as i will miss it. I hate when i cant go thats how good it feels.
Good luck
Karen
miele55255ch monkeypearl
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But now I walk without right hip pain (I have generalized OA)