Weight loss and bed rest

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SCoil123
SCoil123 Posts: 2,108 Member
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Does anyone have advice on losing weight while on bed rest. I sprained my knee and am not supposed to walk, even with crutches, unless it's absolutely necessary for the next 2-8 weeks. I'm terrified of stopping my progress or even gaining.

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
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    Set your calories to maintenance and eat those. I hope you feel better soon. Bed rest sucks!
  • kirstinethornburg
    kirstinethornburg Posts: 300 Member
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    That does suck. Sorry to hear you are hurt. check with a physcial therapist but while I was recovery from my knee sugeries some of the bed exercises I did were leg raises, ankel pumps wind mills, and back arches and clam shells. Again check with your Doctor or therapist. Prayers for a quick and total recovery
  • hhazzouri
    hhazzouri Posts: 103 Member
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    Pilates
  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,209 Member
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    SCoil123 wrote: »
    Does anyone have advice on losing weight while on bed rest.

    Reduce your calorie intake to compensate for your reduced activity. Simple as that.

    By the way, "sprained knee" is one of those dagnoses doctors make when they don't know exact what's wrong with your knee. If it doesn't improve in a couple weeks, consider seeing a specialist. :+1:
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
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    There are some upper body chair exercises you might be able to do -- check with the doc.
  • meritage4
    meritage4 Posts: 1,441 Member
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    get a wheelchair-the red cross rents- and wheel places. Very hard work for upper body and will greatly improve your fitness. Get an elevating footrest-leg support-if needed.
  • Seffell
    Seffell Posts: 2,222 Member
    edited May 2016
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    During the first two months of my weight loss, I was sitting almost all day long due to some health issues. I was losing as expected and I lost 4kg in two months (I have 15kg to lose in total, I'm 69kg now). I was carefully measuring all my food with a digital scale and I was eating at the deficit that MFP has suggested (around 1200-1300cal/day is what I ate on average). To compensate for the lack of movement I set MFP to lower height than mine.
    You don't need to move to lose weight. You need to eat at a deficit.
  • DanaDark
    DanaDark Posts: 2,187 Member
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    Weight loss is done through a calorie deficit. So, reducing them will help during bed rest.

    However... bed rest implies an underlying medical condition (I doubt you are grounded by your parents whom have a weird philosophy of forcing you to stay in bed the whole time)... which means your body should get plenty of nutrition and calories during this time for recovery.

    So, eating at maintenance will be a much better thing.
  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,108 Member
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    Cherimoose wrote: »
    SCoil123 wrote: »
    Does anyone have advice on losing weight while on bed rest.

    Reduce your calorie intake to compensate for your reduced activity. Simple as that.

    By the way, "sprained knee" is one of those dagnoses doctors make when they don't know exact what's wrong with your knee. If it doesn't improve in a couple weeks, consider seeing a specialist. :+1:

    Its a level 2 LCL sprain. The ligament is damaged but intact. If I can't bear weight still after two weeks than the tissues won't repair naturally and I will have care transferred to an orthopedic surgeon.
  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,108 Member
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    RodaRose wrote: »
    There are some upper body chair exercises you might be able to do -- check with the doc.

    I was doing hand weights at the recommendations of my mother last night.
  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,108 Member
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    Thanks for all of the great advice guys. I've switched my diet to two protein shakes plus dinner and am approved to use up to 10lb hand weights for seated upper body work outs. I'm feeling much more optimistic and confident about this.
  • MissusMoon
    MissusMoon Posts: 1,900 Member
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    I recently had surgery and had to spend two weeks on the couch. I still lost during that period just eating my caloric goal set at "sedentary".
  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,108 Member
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    MissusMoon wrote: »
    I recently had surgery and had to spend two weeks on the couch. I still lost during that period just eating my caloric goal set at "sedentary".

    That's what I ended up doing and I got a quality shake that fills me up for 2 of my daily meals to stay in that new limit. :)
  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,108 Member
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    Cherimoose wrote: »
    SCoil123 wrote: »
    Does anyone have advice on losing weight while on bed rest.

    Reduce your calorie intake to compensate for your reduced activity. Simple as that.

    By the way, "sprained knee" is one of those dagnoses doctors make when they don't know exact what's wrong with your knee. If it doesn't improve in a couple weeks, consider seeing a specialist. :+1:

    It turned out to be a torn meniscus after my MRI. I get to start rehabbing without surgery tomorrow.
  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,209 Member
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    Good luck :+1:

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