Stuck in a rut

lou1105

So at the moment I'm stuck in such a rut

In the past 12 months I've gained 35lbs. I know it may not seem much to some but for me its the most I've ever gained.

I do eat quite well. I try and have 5 lots of fruit and vegetables a day and drink 2 litres of water. I have very little sugar in my diet.
My downfall is exercise. As much as I'd love to go to the gym, I can't and haven't been able to for a while.

I've had a broken and dislocated kneecap for the last year or so and I'm awaiting surgery which is due to take place in the summer. After that I'll be in a wheelchair for the first 6 weeks then on crutches for the following 8-10 weeks. The thought of gaining more weight in this time due to being quite inactive scares me.

Question is, can you truly lose weight just from a healthy diet?

sadyia15

I think some people can but even if a persons not exercising. There using up energy jus doing day to day things but if ur immobile its defo hard. Try doing upper body exercises. Something's better than nothing. I have bad knees n wen there sore I try something else like small weights jus to add some tension to my arms or see if a gym ball will help if u want to try sit ups. I always use the ball can't do sit-ups on the floor

queenliz99

Weight loss is had by a calorie deficit and exercise is for health and well being.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10257474/starting-out-restarting-basics-inside/p1

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10164678/wheelchair-user-130lbs-healthier/p1

You can do this!! And good luck on your surgery!