PLEASE Give Me Your Opinions And Advice?

I have seen people in wheelchairs use resistance bands to exercise. I see no reason why you couldn't make up a workout of seated leg raises, "marching" while seated, lifting dumbells or soup cans from a seated position, some stretching, etc. Eventually maybe you could progress to higher resistance bands, heavier dumbells, etc.

As far as the juicer, I have no info or advice for you. I have lost my weight through portion control and exercise. Actually, I have been very careful about drinking calories. Until recently, my only liquid calories came from a cup of soy milk a day. In an attempt to raise my protein, I have added a whey protein that I mix with my soy milk. That is my only liquid source of calories.

No advice on the juicing, I'm diabetic so find that raw juices have way too much sugar in them to be worth it for me. My advice would be to skip over the 'fads' and focus on making your diet as healthy and as normal as possible for the long term. That's not to say you can't have success with these things, just that for me personally they haven't been necessary. I've had better success with being honest in my food diary and accountable for everything that goes in my mouth.

On the exercise front, I also have some major issues with my back, legs, knees and ankles, I'm in chronic pain everyday and was very resistant to exercising because I didn't want to be in more pain. I was limited to the pool, and even then not swimming just walking laps. I could not walk outside/treadmill for any longer than 5mins without my leg starting to collapse on me.

I'm 5'9 and started at about 258pd, down to 231pd now. Best advice is if you can only use the pool then join a gym with a pool, or just use the public pool, forget about everyone else there and just get in it and get moving. I am incredibly self conscious about myself in swimmers but hey the fat is not going to burn itself and I figure that if I'm at a gym working out I'm going to be surrounded by people who are there for the same reason and won't be judgmental, which is exactly what I discovered.

I also saw a PT who helped me work out what machines I could use safely (the bike for short periods ie warm up, and the X-trainer for the best low impact also a longer cardio workout). I was also introduced to the weights section and am loving it. If you have good form, and develop your muscles slowly, stop when your body says to stop and just keep at it you will find a noticeable improvement in your basic strength and if you're like me will also see a reduction in pain.

I would also get weighed and measured properly and focus more on how your body shape is changing than the number on the scale. In just 11 weeks of doing a basic weights program I lost 7cm off my arms and 15cm off my waist, which was a great motivation to keep it going.

Start with small changes and make improvements over time, it's going to be a long slow process not just for your body but for your mind as well. Be prepared to be sore after a workout, and be prepared to face days where you eat everything in sight and feel terrible, but remember that each day is a new day and it's going to be a step in the right direction.

Skip breakfast on a REGULAR basis.
First meal at noon.
Don't worry about calories or exercise.
Things will sort themselves out.
You'll see.

for serious? not worrying about calories or exercise is how many of us end up needing to lose weight

anyway, OP, since you've had experience losing weight maybe it's a good idea to look back and see where yo went wrong. was it a matter of cutting your calories too low or starting habits that were too restrictive that you couldnt keep up with?

my advice is to lose the desparation and calm down. make some smaller goals that will add up to your larger goal. set up some fitness related goals and some lifestyle change goals that you can count in your "win" category as you progress.

no idea about the juicer though. i prefer to eat my food. as for the scale , i have a pretty good cheapie one i got from amazon. it's digital and the brand is like ozark or something. i would get up to look to see but i have a cat reclining one me, so you know how that goes: i'm the cushion :laugh:

that's weird about your cat being a hater. mine seems to love me more that i'm fluffier.

Try youtube for chair exercises, or an arm bike. Definitely a great question for you Docs. Strengthening the muscles around the joint is the best way to reduce pain at the joint.

I need to learn how to use this Forum better. I'm trying to reply to specific people but not doing so well.

Press the "quote" butt on that person's post.