my last resort: liposuction?!

I don't think you have any choice but to get your food intake in line with where you want to be otherwise it would seem to be inevitable you will gain the weight back anyways.

Then you are taking in too many cals if its not working.

I read up on lipo a couple of years ago, and most everything I read said that while it can sculpt your body, it does not really take more than a couple of pounds off. Lipo is more about your shape than about your weight. You should check up on that, because it might have an impact on your decision.

If you are unable to lose weight without exercising, you need to lower your calorie intake.
You can absolutely lose weight without exercise.
I don't know a whole lot about liposuction. But I do know it's a surgery that comes with risks and that is not something to be taken lightly.

pinklotus_56 wrote: »

If you are unable to lose weight without exercising, you need to lower your calorie intake.
You can absolutely lose weight without exercise.
I don't know a whole lot about liposuction. But I do know it's a surgery that comes with risks and that is not something to be taken lightly.

This...

There is another surgical option: Gastric Bypass or something similar. It is also a radical surgery but it will help you lose a significant amount of weight. You won't be off the hook for lifestyle changes afterwards, however.

I have lost eighty pounds with the surgery and lifestyle changes (40 lbs before surgery) and I have another thirty to go.

I will be eligible for some plastic surgery once I am at a stable, lower weight.

THAT is when you might consider liposuction or something similar; when you are at a stable weight. Your improved lifestyle also means you will have the background muscle to support the trimmed-up you. Not to mention strengthened core muscles to support your poor back.

I should mention a year ago my mobility was seriously compromised though I was lucky that I wasn't in more pain. I had heel spurs (plantar fasciitis) in both feet. My knees crackled, and my hips were sore. And I kept falling down. On the ice. I had bursitis in one knee from a bad fall.

Once the first twenty pounds came off, my mobility improved quite a bit. I started to exercise a little bit, and then a bit more.

I would not have believed how far I have come just one year later.

redfisher1974 wrote: »

Then you are taking in too many cals if its not working.

I agree with this. You don't HAVE to exercise to lose weight. I didn't start exercising until I lost a considerable amount of weight. It's more about calories in/out. If you're not losing, it likely means you're eating more calories than you think you are. But while exercise is preferable along with a healthy diet for overall better health, it's not mandatory to lose weight.

I've been very lucky. About the only things I have trouble with is soft breads and steak. And if I prepare them right I can have them too.

It's awful easy to give up something if you can't tolerate it, LOL!

My new favorite food post-surgery is watermelon.

Have you ever seen a doctor doing liposuction? It's brutal! Do you really want someone using a sharpened metal tube to chop up your fat and suck it away even while you are asleep? Not me.

I'll lose my weight by myself thank you.

About 8 years ago I called a company to ask about lipo costs. The lady asked for my height and weight and when I told her she said I needed to lose x pounds until I weighed y. Y would be the upper weight of the normal bmi category. She said lipo was for shaping, not weight loss

Lipo is not something you can do to lose massive amounts of weight, it's for little imperfections and sculpting. No one would be getting gastric bypasses if they could just have all their fat sucked out.

raysputin wrote: »

Have you ever seen a doctor doing liposuction? It's brutal! Do you really want someone using a sharpened metal tube to chop up your fat and suck it away even while you are asleep? Not me.

I'll lose my weight by myself thank you.

In Ireland lipo is actually done while you're awake in most clinics! You are only sedated, and obviously the area in numbed, but at most you are drowsy and a little confused. You feel most of the pain while it is being done, but because of the sedation you don't really remember it. Not sure where OP is from, but this is a thing to consider. I know I could never go through any sort of surgery while only being sedated. I remember watching a documentary set in the UK and it showed a girl getting lipo done while sedated and the moans coming from her were awful, it obviously hurt a lot!

Anyway, you can easily lose weight without exercise. All of us have done it at some point! I lost my first 25lbs without any form of exercise at all! And even now that I exercise almost every day, it doesn't really aid my weight loss, my calorie limit is what is making me lose weight not exercise. Losing weight is all about calories in/calories out. You can exercise all you want, but if you don't eat at a deficit then you are not going to lose weight, so not being able to exercise is only an excuse as to why you are not losing weight. You need to give up leaning on the excuse of not losing weight because you can't exercise and be strict with yourself and eat within your calorie range. Eat wholesome foods, avoid processed sugars and ready meals, get lots of vegetables, and cut down on snacking if that is a downfall. I strongly suggest purchasing a food scale and a set of measuring cups. Weigh everything that is solid, and use the cups for any liquids. Even weigh packaged food because I can guarantee there is more than 120g of yoghurt in that pot! It may seem obsessive and a chore at first, but the only way to know how much your eating is to actually weigh it all out.

Honestly I don't think you should be at your last resort right now! In a post above you admitted that you haven't been accurate logging your food and that you eat over your limit, so that is why you are not losing weight, not from a lack of exercise. Accurately monitoring your calories will be your last resort because it is what works. Lipo is a quick fix that won't last. If you get lipo you will be back here writing the exact same topic because you put the weight back on, and maybe then you will be considering more drastic surgical options, which should never really be an option unless advised by a GP.

Start logging your food accurately, stick to your calorie goals, and I will put money on the fact that you will lose weight doing this!

i was injured badly years ago. So bad that the prognoses were never walking and sporting again.
And on top of my injury i got a double hernia. Which needed an operation and would result in a back that was locked down totally because of the iron pins in it.
2 surgeons and a physiotherapist couldn't believe i walked in the appointment room myself. I decided to NOT have the operation till i would drop down and couldn't walk anymore. But i didn't give up i trained ( walked slowly) and lost 60 pounds over 9 months. And believe it or not after that time i was riding my horses again and was dancing and even teaching dance and body robics again... i didn't give up.

After i gained some weight, about 10 pounds ( it stayed off for a good 20 years) I started to diet again 3 months ago.

Till now i lost 41 pounds in 3 months. I log everything, I am on 1200 calories a day without exercising.
But because i exercise i can have some more:)
I started about 5 weeks ago with walking 0.5 mile in 30 minutes and it was a struggle...But yesterday and today i did 2.4 miles in 45 minutes and 15 minutes of weight lifting.
I worked it up till this level and will continue.

But you can loose weight without the exercising but you have to weigh every piece of food and liquid you take in. EVERYTHING!
And for a non active person the intake is as low as 1200 calories a day.

Everybody is different but the calculator here on MFP will help you. Fill it in honestly. Start weighing your food and log everything. The days that you can walk ....walk.

My experience was that it is getting easier and easier. I got fitter over the weeks of course. And the weight loss has a huge effect too.

Further being on the forum here helps me too. Bunches of sweet people here. Who are supportive and with lots of good advice.

But be brutally honest to yourself is the biggest step to take!
I weigh to much so i have to eat less and more healthy. Plus when i want to get fitter i have to move. Even sticking your arms 50 times up in the air is a start. Next day 60 And next week 100.

My back will never heal, my injured left leg will never heal....but i choose to be healthy as possible can be.
And made it a part of my life style. With result that my back and leg is getting stronger again because i get fitter.

Now for the liposuction part...it wouldn't help me to get were i am now. Fitter, and healthier. Maybe when i manich to loose another 60 pounds i would consider skin removal....but like i said.....maybe!

My goal is as fit as can be and enjoy life!

oh and tips

log and weigh your food and liquid intake
stick to the menu and when you can move!
i also bought a step counter and my goal is 10.000 steps a day. Which i dont hit ....yet. But i get pretty darn close the last week.
i cut out all added salt and sugar Eat fresh veggies, meat, fruit, nuts and some diary and grain products.

that does it for me.