Hi,

I see most people here exercise quite a bit and naturally believe it to be a key to being successful. Is there anyone out there who was successful with only limited exercise? When the weather gets cool/cold I can walk, which I plan to do.

I am limited on my exercise options because of the following: (yes, I'm a train wreck!)

ACL Tear and Meniscus Tear - Left Knee ( my fat a$$ was playing tennis, which I am now forbidden to do by my ortho)

Multiple Sclerosis - I have to avoid getting overheated ( among other reasons) or my symptoms relapse.

Lupus - I have to avoid exposure to sunlight

I would love to lose enough weight to be able to be more active -- bike riding, hiking....etc (in cold weather)

My surgeon and nutritionist are aware of my limitations but did not seem to believe it would affect my ability to lose weight...or maybe they were just being kind and they know I will only have limited success. But a small weight loss is better than no weight loss/gain right?

Hi Sassy,

I love your attitude!! I know I shouldn't care as much as I do. Chalk it up to 40 years of shame.... Actually if I lose a little weight I think I could manage the courage to wear shorts and t shirt. If only I could find a pool with a "plus size night or day".

~Dana

Yeah I have honestly not been shy ever not at 425lbs or less like I don’t hang at the beach in a string bikini but I never hide away or was shy about myself I am 6ft tall and was about 6ft wide it was hard to miss or hide so F it lol

So with the incredible shrinking woman thing going from one month to the next I look smaller so its like in my mind I think by the end of it I will be completely different so who cares if you see me in the flappy stages lol

He reason I go to the ladies only night is men are typically more aggressive swimmers been going to the same pool off and on for years and they are mostly stronger swimmers, to start I didn’t want to get hit or kicked by a passing swimmer and my mum and sis in law are weak swimmers so on ladies night only half the pool is used for swimming about 8 of us seem to use that half of the pool to swim each week the other half is about 30 woman doing aqua aerobics.

So your in your own lanes and don’t have to deal with sharing lanes with other people who overtake you or swim up right behind you.