Hey all, I haven't posted in a while, I was sleeved last July and I'm down 80 pounds, I'm 20-25 pounds from goal and my losses have slowed down. I know this is normal and I was also involved in a car accident over a month ago. I got diagnosed with scoliosis and horrible whip lash from my neck and shoulders to my lower back, so I can't exercise. Seems the pain gets worst the more I move. I try to walk when I can and I also work in a restaurant, always on my feet.

Anyways, I'd love some advice in how to kickstart my losses again. I track on MFP and my goals are 7-900 cals., 60-80 protein, 40 or less carbs (usually less, most days) and I drink my fluids, 70-100 ounces. Main thing is I can't exercise and I'm in a lot of pain most times of the day. How did you kickstart you losses to get that last few pounds off??

Hey all' date=' I haven't posted in a while, I was sleeved last July and I'm down 80 pounds, I'm 20-25 pounds from goal and my losses have slowed down. I know this is normal and I was also involved in a car accident over a month ago. I got diagnosed with scoliosis and horrible whip lash from my neck and shoulders to my lower back, so I can't exercise. Seems the pain gets worst the more I move. I try to walk when I can and I also work in a restaurant, always on my feet.

Anyways, I'd love some advice in how to kickstart my losses again. I track on MFP and my goals are 7-900 cals., 60-80 Protein, 40 or less carbs (usually less, most days) and I drink my fluids, 70-100 ounces. Main thing is I can't exercise and I'm in a lot of pain most times of the day. How did you kickstart you losses to get that last few pounds off??[/quote']

Have you considered working with Physical Therapy? I know this can be expensive (did it myself after a car accident), but there are specialists who can help you learn how to exercise with your limited mobility. Insurance should cover at least some of it. They have exercise equipment in their facilities and are experts at working with athletes that have injuries, getting back on their feet to be able to handle the physical demands of their sport. Short of that suggestion, you might consider just walking for 20-30 minutes every day if you are able to. Walking alone is great exercise.

Have you considered working with Physical Therapy? I know this can be expensive (did it myself after a car accident)' date=' but there are specialists who can help you learn how to exercise with your limited mobility. Insurance should cover at least some of it. They have exercise equipment in their facilities and are experts at working with athletes that have injuries, getting back on their feet to be able to handle the physical demands of their sport. Short of that suggestion, you might consider just walking for 20-30 minutes every day if you are able to. Walking alone is great exercise.[/quote']

I am in physical therapy, I forgot to mention that. I go three times a week .

You may want to relax and wait a bit before continuing your weight loss efforts. Your body is trying to heal from your accident. Its diverting energy for those repairs. My thought is you may not heal well if you try to restrct more calories or increase exercise. Your body can only do so much with its limited stores.

Just my thoughts..

To parent post - good comment.

The body needs increased Water and Protein to heal properly from high impact stress placed on it. In your case, it is even more important then the average person that needs it after working out.

You may try drinking even more water and high quality Protein Shakes that are designed for athletic recovery. You could source additional protein from food, but that might be challenging considering the small nature of our stomachs. GNC sells a good recovery shake called Amplified Wheybolic 60, but I am sure there are even better recovery shakes that others can recommend. I use this GNC Protein Shake as part of the recovery process daily.

It is not the only shake I drink. I drink a high quality whey shake in the morning and a casein shake at bed. Consuming the long acting casein protein shake always keeps me at the low end of my maintain range and even helps drop weight, as in 1-3 lb overnight. If I do not take it, my weight stays on the mid to higher side of maintain range. My maintain range is +- 2 lbs centered on 188 lb currently. Consider casein for this reason, even if it seems too good to be true. You can google the positive effects that consuming Casein at bed and whey protein in the morning can have on your metabolism.

You may consider getting your protein intake way up with shakes as the body heals faster with large amounts of protein especially when it is under stress and dealing with inflammation from your car accident.

Your body is struggling with high levels of inflammation right now due the car accident. Such inflammation causes the body to hold onto fat longer. The fat traps toxins in your body which leads to water retention and an inefficient metabolism. You want to get rid of these high levels of inflammation as quickly as possible in order to create equilibrium in your body.

You may consider taking a super dose of Omega 3 in the 6-9 g range to help your body eliminate the high levels of inflammation. The super Omega 3 dose is hard to source from the standard products found at most grocery stores or even stores like costco. The highest dose i have seen off the shelf is 1 g dose. most products contain 300 mg of the active ingredients. In order to avoid taking literally a handful of 300 mg fish oil capsules, you can look for molecularly distilled omega 3 in super dose size.

There is a product made by stronger, healthier, faster that has 3 g doses of omega 3 per tsp:

http://www.sfh.com/products/omega_3-oil

I used this product myself about a month ago to help repair the inflammation caused by intense exercise. It really does help to reduce the high levels of inflammation in the body, but should not be taken forever because of long term side effects of super doses. it is also very expensive. I have since switched to taking 4 g omega 3 a day (2 capsules in the morning and 2 capsules at night) to save on cost. Product i take now is by avocare and I take it every day to combat inflammation from intense workouts, regardless of whether i feel the need to or not. I have not had a sore day yet after intense exercise encountered and my initial issue with high levels of inflammation in the back did go away after a few weeks on 6-9 g daily consumption. The sfh.com product is 60 dollars, but does have 60 doses in it. If you are taking 2-3 doses a day, you will use it up in 3 weeks, which should be enough time to reduce the inflammations levels.

Additionally, BCAA chain powders (mix with water) have a good mix of amino acids for opening up the muscles and joints for repair. A lot of athletes take these in order for their muscles to recover faster. The increased water I suggested above will carry the waste from your body from the repair process.

Lastly, rest. Your body likely needs some down time in order to help it recover in the absence of my supplement suggestions above. There is no reason to stress it out even more and cause a reoccurring inflammation issue.

This are some good strategies to help your body repair faster and focus more on eliminating fat rather then fighting inflammation all the time. They are only suggestions. Use the information as part of your decision making process. Others might have som ideas as well.

To parent post - good comment.

The body needs increased Water and Protein to heal properly from high impact stress placed on it. In your case' date=' it is even more important then the average person that needs it after working out.

You may try drinking even more water and high quality Protein Shakes that are designed for athletic recovery. You could source additional protein from food, but that might be challenging considering the small nature of our stomachs. GNC sells a good recovery shake called Amplified Wheybolic 60, but I am sure there are even better recovery shakes that others can recommend. I use this GNC protein shake as part of the recovery process daily.

It is not the only shake I drink. I drink a high quality whey shake in the morning and a casein shake at bed. Consuming the long acting casein protein shake always keeps me at the low end of my maintain range and even helps drop weight, as in 1-3 lb overnight. If I do not take it, my weight stays on the mid to higher side of maintain range. My maintain range is +- 2 lbs centered on 188 lb currently. Consider casein for this reason, even if it seems too good to be true. You can google the positive effects that consuming Casein at bed and whey protein in the morning can have on your metabolism.

You may consider getting your protein intake way up with shakes as the body heals faster with large amounts of protein especially when it is under stress and dealing with inflammation from your car accident.

Your body is struggling with high levels of inflammation right now due the car accident. Such inflammation causes the body to hold onto fat longer. The fat traps toxins in your body which leads to water retention and an inefficient metabolism. You want to get rid of these high levels of inflammation as quickly as possible in order to create equilibrium in your body.

You may consider taking a super dose of Omega 3 in the 6-9 g range to help your body eliminate the high levels of inflammation. The super omega 3 dose is hard to source from the standard products found at most grocery stores or even stores like costco. The highest dose i have seen off the shelf is 1 g dose. most products contain 300 mg of the active ingredients. In order to avoid taking literally a handful of 300 mg fish oil capsules, you can look for molecularly distilled omega 3 in super dose size.

There is a product made by stronger, healthier, faster that has 3 g doses of omega 3 per tsp:

http://www.sfh.com/products/omega_3-oil

I used this product myself about a month ago to help repair the inflammation caused by intense exercise. It really does help to reduce the high levels of inflammation in the body, but should not be taken forever because of long term side effects of super doses. it is also very expensive. I have since switched to taking 4 g omega 3 a day (2 capsules in the morning and 2 capsules at night) to save on cost. Product i take now is by avocare and I take it every day to combat inflammation from intense workouts, regardless of whether i feel the need to or not. I have not had a sore day yet after intense exercise encountered and my initial issue with high levels of inflammation in the back did go away after a few weeks on 6-9 g daily consumption. The sfh.com product is 60 dollars, but does have 60 doses in it. If you are taking 2-3 doses a day, you will use it up in 3 weeks, which should be enough time to reduce the inflammations levels.

Additionally, BCAA chain powders (mix with water) have a good mix of amino acids for opening up the muscles and joints for repair. A lot of athletes take these in order for their muscles to recover faster. The increased water I suggested above will carry the waste from your body from the repair process.

Lastly, rest. Your body likely needs some down time in order to help it recover in the absence of my supplement suggestions above. There is no reason to stress it out even more and cause a reoccurring inflammation issue.

This are some good strategies to help your body repair faster and focus more on eliminating fat rather then fighting inflammation all the time. They are only suggestions. Use the information as part of your decision making process. Others might have som ideas as well.[/quote']

Thank you for your advice, I do take my Vitamins and fish oils as well, I do drink a high quality protein also, it's labrada pro-v 60 and I'm very happy with it. I will work on my intakes and hope to heal soon. Thanks!