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Marze513
Marze513 Posts: 2 Member
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I've been trying to exercise as much as possible. My mind says oh yeah...my body says Hell no!! I'd like to know what the heck happened to me in the last 4 yrs?!...I moved to Florida from NJ... gained almost 50lbs and my slightly disabled self went to heck in a hand basket FAST!...I have back issues ( Steel rod, degenerating discs, arthritis and stenosis) an arthritic knee, asthma, A-Fib..blah blah blah....but I want to MOVE! EXERCISE! LOSE WEIGHT!!!!!...I can't do 'crunches' and some of the other ab workout moves hurt my back. Anyone have suggestions?! I walk in my job...only sitting for a total of maybe 90 min spread throughout my 9-10hr day. I swim 2-3 x a week..( ie...paddle back and forth a few times...backstroke a few times...breathe hard,use inhaler, get out, go sit in hot tub) I also throw on some music and try to 'dance' around my living room. So far, I've lost 1/2 pound in the last 2 weeks. Is this normal? I set myself at 1200 calories a day, and my weakness is my sweet tooth at night with my evening tea...I'd appreciate ANY tips, tricks, and encouragement!!! Thanks!

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  • justjenn1977
    justjenn1977 Posts: 437 Member
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    As for situps... I started doing them on the exercise ball... I couldn't do three the first time... Last time I did 72... 18 of them with a weighed medicine ball... I injured my cocyx while pregnant and had a disk injury... Thankfully no surgery... But regular sit ups were hell...

    As for the rest... Start slow and work up... When I started biking I couldn't do one half mile without feeling like I was dying... now a short ride is ten miles...

    You may not be eating enough... Without knowing your height and weight and age (or your calculated bmr and tdee) I can't say anything...
  • meganbollheimer
    meganbollheimer Posts: 5
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    I have the same problem. I worked out a lot a few days ago, and gained a pound. And I always get a sweet tooth at night!
    -I just dont buy any junk foods or sweet things, then I have none to eat. But, when I really want something sweet, I eat these quaker oats cinnamon pecan breads that I got from wal-mart. They fill me up pretty well and are really sweet.
  • subcult
    subcult Posts: 262 Member
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    I'd save up for a personal trainer and nutritionist. With all your issues a meds etc I think they can help you way more than we ever can.
  • wtfusernameisnttaken
    wtfusernameisnttaken Posts: 192
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    I sent you a text earlier with an exercise you can do in the pool to target your abs. But there are MANY others. Did you bookmark that link I sent with pool exercises? The water will help lessen the impact and strain on your body. There's a woman at my gym who does water aerobics and is wheelchair bound normally.

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