won't be able to workout for awhile. I'm scared i'll stop losing weight

[kmvalade 11]

I'm having surgery on my left arm on the 17th of august, and my right knee is in a brace and having PT for it and my neck which is so not good . I also am wearing a catheter due to bladder retention until september. needless to say i'm not able to do much exercise except for what I have to do for PT on my arm, knee and neck. I'm not seeing much weight loss and think I'm in a stall. i'm so afraid i'm going to stop losing weight or even worse, regain weight. I had my surgery April 13th, 2015 and have lost 50lbs so far (not complaining). Being 57 doesn't help either. I'm making sure I get at least 60-70gms of Protein a day. I'm a picky eater and so I'm concerned that is hurting me. I've had to set reminders on my phone for when i need to eat or snack (i have a brain injury and my long and short term memory is horrible.) I basically have 1 Protein Drink in a.m. with my meds (30gms protein) and then I eat a lot of light yogurt (80 cal, 7gms protein) x 6. sometimes boars head deli turkey plain, baked potato w/chilli, blueberries with almond milk, spaghetti, chicken, salmon, but on days that i don't want to cook it's mainly the Protein drinks and yogurts and maybe something i made ahead of time and froze. All in all it stays under 1000 cal. since i'm not going to be as mobile maybe I should cut back calories? how many calories do you think a couch potato burns in a day? lol cuz that's what i'm going to be for atleast 2 weeks. Has anyone had to put their exercise on hold? and what was the outcome. I think i'm going to be unable to really exercise for a couple of months. They are talking about doing neck surgery next after i've recovered a bit from my shoulder repair. I've also found the strangest thing. sometimes (usually in the afternoon) i find I can eat more than what I typically eat. a.m. is 11oz of Protein Drink, snack is 1 yogurt, lunch is usually 2 yogurts, my snack is a Protein cookie (yuck) or yogurt and then dinner can be more traditional. I'm open to any and all feedback!

Kat

[Queen of Crop 1,103]

Hi Kmvalade....wow, you have a lot going on for sure! But I think if you keep your calories around 700-1000 a day, even without a lot of exercise right now; you will continue to lose and make your body healthier so it can heal. Be sure to keep getting that Protein in because you will need it after surgery. I was 58 when I had my surgery (4 years ago) and I started traveling right away; so even though I got a lot of walking in, I was very slow and did no traditional exercise or weight lifting. But it came off, slowly and steadily and within a year I lost 83 lbs and reached my goal weight. So just do what you can and eventually you will be on the other side of the surgeries and can start walking and doing a few things more and more.

Good luck!

[TheRealMeIsHere! 863]

Yes, definitely stay on top of the Protein, to help with healing. It might be helpful to eliminate breads, Pasta, rice, potatoes, flour and sugar. Those things can hinder weight loss and cause cravings.

May you heal quickly and have this all behind you soon, so you can be stronger , healthier and happier.

[Kathy812 794]

Wow, Sorry you have to go through all that , wishing you a speedy recovery.

The good thing with wls, according to my doctor, weight loss can continue up to 18 months & beyond. Of course , not working out can slow down the process but you CAN continue losing.

I've noticed that changing my calorie intake will trick my body (for lack of a better word) into weight loss. Sometimes by adding 100-200 extra calories has Increased my loss. I fluctuate my calories between 1,000-1200 (I'm 9 months out).

Just stay faithful to the program (protein first). Btw, I'm going to be 52 this week, so I totally understand weight loss can be slower for us older people, but I keep reminding myself that this not a race!

[jane13 2,256]

@@kmvalade - that's a lot to go thru and to be worried about not losing. Focus on getting healed with those areas and just monitor your intake and move around (walk, swim, stationary bike) as much as possible.