Alright, this goes HERE, cuz...it does...OK, so I know I'm not THAT overweight, but more than I'd like to be. I watch what I eat, have maybe 1-2 cans worth of non-diet pop a day, and rarely eat cake/ice cream/etc...but due to the lack of the ability to get very much exercise, weight pretty much remains as a status quo, and I want to get that down. So, my question is, do any of you have suggestions as to how I can achieve negative numbers being added to my weight, if I can't exercise, per se?
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Handicapped weight loss!!
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Drink green tea if you want to drink something. It's great for you and low in calories, it also speeds up your metabolism. I drink it for when I'm cutting (body building term for losing weight to gain definition in muscle after bulking up.)
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What Natasha said, get rid of the pop. You'll be amazed how much weight pop puts on you.Where is your ability hampered?
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Yeah, I've already been doing better about the pop, it's pretty much down to one diet coke a day, so there's that. I'll have to try the water thing, too. Not that I never heard of it or anything, I just don't drink it often enough, and I know I should.
And that'd be the legs, but the upper body (waist up) is almost completely fine. :grin:
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In moderation, tea is great for you, and it's pretty much flavored water, so...I don't guzzle it anyway, I only have it so often.
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Is getting something like this a possibility? If not do you have anything you can add as weight to your chair then do laps. That should start to give you a workout.Do push-ups off your chair. Use your arms to lift your body up in reps and shit.Here's a site you may or may not find useful. Please check out this excellent link!!The following site http://www.physiotherapyexercises.com/ enables you to click on the level of fucntion you have, your general health and which areas you wish to exercise, and then advises on it. It is called PT exercises for people with SCI. It is a very, very good reference ( has illustrations/photos to guide). I went to the PT page. It enables you to click on the level of fucntion you have, your general health and which areas you wish to exercise, and then advises on it. It is called PT exercises for people with SCI. It is a very, very good reference ( has illustrations/photos to guide).Whilst there I ticked boxes for a quad T12 and asked for general exercises, and you can target and ask for independent exercises or certain body parts/level of function.Warm up, stretching and strengthening exercises can be catered to your function. Like I say above, the exercises on the Physio site may be better as you can target one particular area at a time. However, I have included some exercises below. I hope this helps. There are stomach targeted exercise, but there are also others too. This is because strengthening the other muscles will also have an effect on the abdomen. A few exercises include (but not restricted to):every day casual exercise..LOLStrapping/adding weight to your chair at home in order to increase load on muscles (if you use a manual chair) - be sure not to tip back and interfere with CoG too much!Exercise bands to assist with stretching (hand control not needed, as long as you can put your arm through the loop). Passive motion of legs whilst toning up arms etc.."Gentle Chest Press"...pectorals-chest, the Triceps- arm backs, the deltoids-shouldersUsing two cans of beans or other fairly weighty can, hold them shoulder height, facing them away from body so that they are parallel to the floor.Next, squeeze the elbows and hands in toward the body, keeping arms at 90˚ ( so elbow to floor, hand up holding can)make sure movements are slow and controlled, do 10 repeatitions, adding to them as you become more comfy with them."Bell ringer"To improve the Back muscles ( lats, Trapezius) and the arm ( fronts-Biceps)Get hold of a Pilates exercise band, or a length of rubber tubing.Have the tubing secured over the top of a door, or at the ceiling if that is possible ( like at a beam)If in wheelchair, place brakes on.Grasp hold of the end of the band (loop it over hand) and grasp whilst facing forwards.Bring hands to point wider than shoulder widthlean back to allow band/tubing to be inline with chest.In a slow and controlled movement, pull tube/band down toward sternum so that elbows go out slightly behind you ( as if pulling a church bell, but more exaggerated)Allow arms to go up to the ir original position.Contract abdominal muscles as much as possible and keep as 'straight' as possible whilst doing all of this.Holding a large can of beans or similar with both hands above your head, and bringing it down your body, arms outstretched and muscles clentched can also be done. It is esp useful when starting out with these exercises."ABDO Crunch" (rectus abdominous- Stomach front)Use the Pilates band/rubber inner tubing againHave 2 secured above the door again/or ceiling beam/similar, one each side of headso that they dangle one just above each shoulderGrab hold/loop arm thru the bandtense abdominals as far as possible, and crunch body as if to knees, against the band ( as that will be wanting to pull you up!)Whilst keeping tension, and using the band sit back up, stopping just before you reach 'neutral'.Above exercise can also be done by holding a can of beans above head each side at shoulder level and then doing the rest as above.standing as exerciseAnother thing to consider is a standing frame ( or similar). Care should be taken and if you have not used a standing frame before, or it has been a while since you did, it is best to seek an evaluation and ion some cases reinstate/start 'standing' in a frame under the instruction of a dr. This is due to the possible drop in Blood pressure (orthostatic hypotension OH**)Standing is great for increasing and preserving bone density, circulation, spasms, tissue integrity, constipation, warding off contractures..etc etc..and gives a great cardio boost like a workout really..Ok, I have waffled on far too long, I do hope this is off some use..Mainly it is low cost suggestions ( aside from the standing frame!). DO please check out the 2 link wayy at the top as it has diagrams and photos and you can select your exact areas to target and your function, etc...Oh and if anything I have written is unclear, do let me know and I will try and explain.. The above may not be great if like me you dislocate a lot (I have connective tissue disorder as well as paralysis), though, so please don't injure yourself b/c of anything I said!from this site.
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Dude! Scotty, I could kiss you, but that'd be weird, so I won't. That Boflex ish thing is awe- to the some! I'll have to remember that when I get an apt. during college or something, SSI could probably pay, and I'd have the room. I've thought about the laps, lately, too. That'd be good cardio, and trust me, pushing me around is enough, for now, w/o the e-motions...lol I'd do the pushups, too, but for now, I have an on-loan wheel, that's filled with air, for whatever reason, so that'd be a bit uneffective for now, but good suggestions, man.The physiotherapy thing, might not work out so well, it seems more mainly for collision/spinal cord injuries work-outs, not that I don't thank you, but mine is of the disease vein, so...although the can thing might work well, my triceps probably can handle that, much more than free weights...I'll have to maybe just do a general kind of search for things...Now comes the date setting, and promise-to-myself keeping. {still open to more suggestions, too!}
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My sis has lost so much Wight leaving the soda’s alone. Water is about all my sis will drink now. A little trivia, I dk how true it is tho, but I was told a cookie was better for you than one coke (soda). I know, not nothing new but… I’m thinking! - SHUUUU! I know it might take a while.
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Well, it depends on the cookie A coke has 140 calories per can, so...
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You could add more whole grains to your diet........esp whole wheat products, oats, brown rice etc........eat more veggies........lean meats, skinless chicken/turkey breasts.......go for less oily stuff......and avoid sweets/desserts and starchy stuff like white rice, potatoes. It may help cut down a lot of calories Always read the labels of food products before you buy 'em.......choose ones that have less sodium, sugar and 0% transfat.You do have to exercise though.....a few mins everyday.
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Originally Posted By: LuvMyCatscomes the date setting, and promise-to-myself keeping. {still open to more suggestions, too!} Everybody's different but date setting and promise keeping never worked for me. If it works for you great, use it. If it doesn't don't get suckered in by it. For myself, I always just had to do it... without objective. Otherwise I would get frustrated with myself and end up giving up. When I exercise from a place of routine rather than a starting point of an objective I do much better.I look at exercise like I do showering. It's just something you have to do. Both can be pleasurable but both can be a pain in the ass sometimes. Regardless you have to do it anyway.