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Losing weight when you can't exercise

Hi,
I have massive mobility issues and rely on my mum to take me out otherwise im stuck at home. I am overweight and that it written in hospital letters. I am trying to lose weight but it seems really difficult when I cant do physical exercise. I have changed my diet drastically (most note worthy cutting out fizzy drinks and only drinking water and 1% milk). Does anyone have any suggestions about how to lose weight?
Many thanks
I have massive mobility issues and rely on my mum to take me out otherwise im stuck at home. I am overweight and that it written in hospital letters. I am trying to lose weight but it seems really difficult when I cant do physical exercise. I have changed my diet drastically (most note worthy cutting out fizzy drinks and only drinking water and 1% milk). Does anyone have any suggestions about how to lose weight?
Many thanks
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Thank you for joining and sharing. The most important aspect of losing any weight is make sure you do this right.
I would suggest speak to your local council . They have a wellbeing community service. Which involves a team of people who look after all health and related matters concerning the community.
I had addiction issues contacted them due to losing muscle weakness though addiction and need to find safe ways and diet to make me well.
Knew a lot my health but need guidance, information and support.
They would be interested in helping you because a lot of their clientele are disabled, mentally ill and have other issues as well.
Understand they will look at your diet, lifestyle work with you and keep you on the right track. You want the right advice, the correct way to seek help.
I know you want to do this but please I want to say good luck and best wishes. What ever you do.
I can also say if I can advise also please ask me anything. I have an extensive knowledge of food and diet. Having through this organisation gained some qualifications on health.
Have a look at my posts and recipes.
Do and have used them where ever I have moved to. I know you mentioned doing exercise there are ways and means to do exercise but . What you need is the professional help. Please also speak to your Doctors and these people.
Because you need to consider doing this right, safety is important with any exercise, diet programme. As you can imagine this is my concern. I do not want to alarm you but you need to understand and be safe as I said because your body is not used to adapting to lifestyle changes. Needs to be done slowly and carefully.
The service is free and also may look at other aspects of your life. You getting the benefits you need access you and sign post you to organisations that benefit your well being.
I apologise long post but this is the best option. I have used them myself every time if I need advice , information and I have lots of experience of health and qualifications.
Take care
@thespiceman
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I have struggled with my weight all my life, this year I have cut out fizzy, chocolate, crisps, chips (I used to eat chips daily, now once a week) and three meals a day is really good. I've managed to stay the same weight for 6 months now.
You have been given some great tips from other members!
Disability Gamechanger - 2019
Thanks for sharing this with us, I'm sure many of our other community members will be able to relate to your experiences. Hopefully they will be able to share their tips with you.
It sounds like you're being really proactive in trying to lose weight, which is great! There doesn't seem to be a great deal of resources out there, but I did find this page of tips on how to lose weight with a physical disability. And, though it might not be relevant to your specific condition, lots of my friends speak highly of Yoga, My Bed and M.E. Might be worth a look!
Please do let us know how you get on, and if you find something that works for you, we'd love to hear about it!
Another tip. It takes 20 minutes for the stomach to tell the brain that it's full. So stop eating before you are full and wait 20 minutes.
thankyou
Exercise makes little difference to weight so don't worry about that. Eat regular small meals and nothing in between. What you eat is irrelevant but if it's what is classed as "poor" food then you simply eat less still. Weight is a function of stomach size, hence the operations people have, and you can shrink it yourself but you need to go hungry a lot of the time. People will not go hungry nowadays and hence so many have weight problems.
I have little or no mobility and eat what would be called a horrendously fattening diet of ALL the wrong things ALL the time and yet have lost a great deal of weight and continue to do so. The only time I don't lose is when I do not allow hunger to be constantly "knocking at the door". Diet is a choice unless driven by illness and anything can be acceptable if eaten in small enough quantities.
The way I have lost so much has been slow and my body has adjusted so that I can now only eat a fraction of what I used to without feeling ill. The really hard part is going hungry and not letting those around you convince you that you don't need to. If you really want to lose weight you must go hungry and the longer you do it the easier it gets. However, so many of those around us will keep encouraging us to eat more and this is a hangover from when rationing was removed. People now simply do not get that eating too much and weighing too much is very unhealthy and diets are, at best, a temporary fix and not a cure. When people have had enough of the diet they just go back to eating what made them overweight in the first place.
TK
The palo diet and intermittent fasting meant my dad is now out of a wheelchair after 12 years and being told he would never get better. and he is now sooo much better. please message me if you want more information, i don't want to overload you and i cant say you will better cause i haven't but i can just tell you it really helps no matter what happens.