Does anyone here not exercise?

I have a bad back which causes pain every day. I must take medication to help me function daily. Then I have a shoulder injury, that I am suppose to be seeing the Ortho dr for possible surgery. I have had two knee surgeries, so I don't do all that I feel that I should beable to. So I just get out and walk, that is mainly all I do. Besides vacuuming sometimes or sweeping. I need a house keeper!

I understand that knee problem as that is very touchy and you must really limit your exercise. I had to wear an ace bandage to give my knees support when I was working and on my feet all that time. I hope you can wear those or a brace to give you the support so you can function for your daily activities that you can do.

Another thing that I feel works, if you aren't able to get all the exercise that you must. When you lower your calories, I feel there is a good chance that you will lose weight. Drink plenty of water and atleast then you will be having to walk to the bathroom!! May the Lord give you the strength you need to endure.


S.W. 234-Aug. 5, 2011
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Due to physical limitations from illness, I can do very little exercise. I do what I can like parking as far away from the door at the grocery store and other places to do a little extra. Sometimes I can do my stationary bike for only about 10 minutes before my legs go numb. Honestly, I feel like not being able to move like i once did before the strokes and heart attack is why I have gained 45 pounds in the last 5 years. Anyway, I do so little exercise that I don't enter it into my log. I have lost only 2 pounds but at least I am not gaining. I am doing all I can to stick to the eating plan and have done pretty good. I am happy to find this site because honestly, for 5 years I have been telling every doctor I have that I need help to quit gaining weight and they just look at me like put the fork down. Here's the thing - I have watched my weight all of my life and I am not a big eater nor do I eat really bad stuff a lot - just a special event now and again like fried chicken and mashed potatos on my birthday. For 45 pounds, I feel cheated - I think I should have been able to down a couple of buckets of fried chicken to gain that kind of weight and yes I am from the South!

I do exercise, but was 'on hold" after a back injury on and off for about 2 months. When I could exercise it was VERY limited and short amt of times. You can lose weight without exercising...it just makes it easier to lose while exercising.

I can't excerise because of knee problems. I have lost up to 35-40 pounds in the past with no excerise. I start physical therapy next week hopefully things will get better and I can excercise using pilates bands etc light stretching and strength building I can't see any real cardio going on at this point lol... Hang in there once you loose the weight it may change some of your pain symptoms. I know my know my knee pains have increased with the 35 pounds I manage to pack on in the past year. Keep logging - I just started my personal journal this Tuesday and MFP journal today. I can already see what things make the scale move up or down for me so it will help us all to make better food choices.

You know my answer. 60 lbs down with almost no exercise. Now that the weather is cooling off I'm getting some walking in but you can lose weight without exercising. Just do what you can when able. Walking to the car was it for me many days and sometimes I went weeks barely doing more than that.

Find gentle things like stretching to help stay limber, short strolls, dance for 3 minutes. When you have a good day you can do a bit more.

Honestly, exercise is only 10% of the equation. Food Quality and Proper Nutritoinal habits are the other 90%.

You can workout til the cows come home but if you're not eating right, you won't get sustainable results.

Fibromyalgia is one of the toughest to work around, but if you're doing what you can, that's the best you can do and can't be faulted or criticized for it.

Nutritoinally speaking however, there's lots you can do and I wish you well on your journey. :-)

Yep, agree with this wise advice as well. i wish it wasn't the case, because i love food and would prefer to exercise my way to my goal, but food is it. when i am on top of my food, i get results, and when i slide back, just that little bit, a couple of hundred extra calories, and i can exercise til the cows come home and that scale won't budge.

exercising makes the process quicker, but the food is what it's all about for weight loss. toning and muscle, that's a different story. i hope you have plenty of sucess in meeting your goals.

I do not want a lecture on the importance of exercise. I KNOW it's important. People need to understand that not everyone CAN exercise.

I have Fibromyalgia and arthritis. I do what I can, but I can't do it consistently, no matter how much I want to.

So who else here keeps a food diary, but rarely or never exercises?

I re-injured a bad knee and hip and had to stop exercising completely for a few months. I focused solely on the quality of my diet and lost a lot of weight... despite not exercising. It can be done! Once you feel well enough, try to get some light walking in. Search Google or YouTube for exercises you can do with arthritis. Yoga is also a good way to relieve arthritis pain.

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I have Fibromyalgia and arthritis. I do what I can, but I can't do it consistently, no matter how much I want to.

My best friend has these conditions, as well as an immunodeficiency disorder.

Not a lecture at all (I wouldn't presume! :-) ) but just a suggestion. She manages her pain entirely with exercise. She was on pretty heavy duty painkillers. Saw a physio, and a personal trainer, built a programme and got going, starting gently and building up to more vigorous work. She's done incredibly well with it.

I know it's not what you're after in this thread, and I completely respect that. But it might be worth considering.

I do not want a lecture on the importance of exercise.

Here's the thing...you don't get to control who replies and what they say. Just sayin'.

Why reply? If you don't have anything positive to add, just be quiet. Just sayin'.

That last post out of the way, I'll say, no, I don't exercise NEARLY as much as I should. I have a really hard time finding something I don't get bored with. I'm looking though!