Hello, I'm Lani, new, 50 yrs old, and disabled

jjroth1167

Hello Everyone, I'm Lani, today is my first day and I did finish under my calories, but my sodium is over and my water was under.

To tell you about myself, I am 50 yrs old, female, divorced, and disabled due to Multiple Sclerosis and other ailments living in South Central Idaho. I have two grown children and two wonderful grandchildren that all live in Southern Indiana, about 2,000 miles away.

I am pre-diabetic and I am not able to do much in the way of exercise as I can not walk and am in a wheelchair. I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.

My health issues are numerous but today I weighed 333 lbs, I am 5 ft 9 inches tall. I tend to sit at my computer all day, nap for 2 to 4 hrs each day. I am terrified of leaving my house (agoraphobic) I am terrified of strangers and it took a month of my caregiver coming to my house, standing outside the door just talking to me before I would let her come in.

I live with two other women that are also divorced, disabled with grown children and we share the rent, groceries and all the utilities. Unfortunately, they don't care about their weight and diets at this time. My income is low and fixed and I do receive less than $100 a month in food stamps. I am not sure how easy it is going to be to get the nutritional foods I need let alone any type of exercise. I really need help and support. Thank You in advance for your support.

kastrophe

Hello Lani, wow, you've got a lot on your plate! I was going to recommend exercising in the water - it's fabulous for those of us with mobility issues - if you can master your agoraphobia. Maybe your caregiver could assist? Good luck with journey

kommodevaran

Welcome!

I have good news for you! In order to lose weight, you don't have to exercise, or worry about sodium, water or healthy food. All you need to do, is to consistently take in fewer calories than you burn. You're supposed to hit the calorie target MFP gave you, it's calculated to provide you with enough of a deficit so you lose at a good rate, but not so little that you crash and burn. MFP works if you make it work.