Losing weight with a broken ankle?

christinelimei
christinelimei Posts: 30 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hello!
This is my very first post on MFP!

As of right now, I have lost about 33 lbs and I'm still on my journey to lose another 20. Almost 5 weeks ago I broke my ankle while on my daily walk (I'm prone to injury apparently....) But even with a broken ankle I have managed to lose 7 pounds. I did this by basically lowing my calorie intake (even more) and continuing to do as many exercises as I can that don't involve my ankle (core, arms, back, glutes, etc.)

Before I broke my ankle, I was very active in walking and cardio. I love cardio. Seriously. So when I broke my ankle, I was super bummed to say the least.

Anyway, I have hit a dreaded plateau! Usually I would push harder in my workouts and eat super clean to get through it, but with a broken ankle I am missing the high intensity workouts I used to do! I'm going to go crazy!

Any suggestions or advice on what I can do to get past this plateau with my injury?

Thanks in advance! <3

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  • christinelimei
    christinelimei Posts: 30 Member
    Bump ????
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    If you're not using a food scale to weigh all non-freely pouring liquids, you should. It could be an easy way to find a couple "ZOMG! I didn't realize that was 200 calories!!" Items that you have no problem ditching and make losing weight slightly easier for you

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1296011-calorie-counting-101

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1234699-logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide

    When I sprained my ankle I actually tried BodyPump / ripped for the first time. Not in the first couple days or anything, just towards the end when I was starting to feel kind of okay but couldn't really prance around in a cardio class. Heavy squats and deads will still put a lot of pressure on your feet as far as I know so that's something to watch out for. Basically if you have a gym membership you could try any class your doctor agrees with and just not do the leg stuff. I went to a class once where a girl in a wheel chair did BodyAttack :)
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    Well weight loss is all about calories, but if you want to burn some calories, start weight lifting. There are plenty of things you can do sitting.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 8,035 Member
    I had ankle surgery in July and had to be strictly non weight bearing for 4 weeks. I was allowed to use crutches or hop behind a walking frame. Hopping around with crutches is very strenuous. According to my HRM, I burned around 250 kcal every 30 minutes, which is as much as my regular workout on the elliptical. My heart rate would be at 140 after about 15 minutes.
  • skyrock2610
    skyrock2610 Posts: 3 Member
    hello, I think now you should serious about training to get the desired results
    wish you success
    ah I see http://weightlossmiss.com have useful informations for you

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