Ashamed of my body

Don't pick an agressive weight loss because an aggressive goal will create bingeing and you don't need exercise to lose weight.

Log your food without the exercise. If it helps change your settings to maintain weight till your back to being active. That or you could always workout around the injury. Good luck:)

Perhaps one reason you are 'binge eating' is because you have a serious injury ad your body needs energy to heal it. Make sure you do not drop your calories too low or you are neglecting your body's needs. Listen to your hunger, do not let yourself go hungry, this is just ignoring the body's one way of communicating it's need for energy for healing, hormones ect. Are you able to go to the pool with your injury and do light swimming?

Trust me I do understand. I have recently looked into weight lose surgery. People believe it will keep off the weig6, however it's a jump start in keeping off the weight and the good part about it is uou will have a better support systems with the team of doctor's and nutritionist behind you to encourage you. Also they have group support with people who has already been through it. I took the online webinar for information that's what you have to start. Don't give up. You can do it. God bless.

getty123 wrote: »

Make exercising a habit stop checking the scale.

Did you read the original post? The OP has a torn ACL and meniscus. Not only did he not ask about exercise specifically, he can't do any lower body exercise. I don't get where your reply is coming from...?

Figure out a reasonable goal by plugging in your info to MFP.

Think about things you like to eat that help you stay full and satisfied and will work within your calorie budget. For most people getting plenty of protein, a reasonable amount of fat, and using low calorie veggies to add bulk to meals works well.

If you like to eat more at certain times then be sure to leave calories to eat then. Not hungry in the morning? No problem, skip breakfast or eat lightly. Want a big dinner? Then budget the bulk of your calories for then. I like to eat again after dinner so I budget some calories for that. You don't want to set yourself up to binge, plan to eat things you like in moderation when you want them.

Once you've got the eating side nailed down and have healed some you might check out working out in a pool...e.g. water aerobics. Not all classes are equally good, some instructors seem to think that lots of kicks and jumps are just fine since you are in water, but the snap at the end of a kick is no good for you water or not.

Last time I lost a lot of weight walking and water aerobics were my two regular activities. I have arthritis in my knees, torn meniscus in my left, and plantar fasciitis in my right foot. My inspiration in that class was another middle aged lady with MS. She had to stay by the side of the pool, but she showed up and did what she could.

Start slow and build. Weight loss happens in the kitchen, not the gym. Yes, exercise helps, but it's perfectly doable to lose weight without exercise. I did.

My advice: Start with weighing and logging EVERYTHING for a week. Get used to logging, and use that week to learn about your current eating habits. What times of day do you get hungriest? What foods make you fill fuller? That kind of thing. Then, once you have that, make a small change. Something like swapping out soda for something without calories. Or, swap out regular cola for diet, if you like diet. Just something small that's easy to do. Give yourself a week, and then change something else. It is much slower, but look at it not as losing weight (though you will), but as changing your eating habits. Once you get to the point where you can exercise, you'll already be on the right road and exercise will contribute.

And exercise in a pool is a good idea too. Much less stress and impact on the body. Talk to your PT or doctor about it and see if they can give you some exercises you can do to start out with.