Hello everyone. I am getting a bit desperate. Not really sure where to start here, but I guess here is a little back information for you.
I am a disabled vet. I have taken quite a beating through the years in the military. I have injuries to basically my entire left side (from shoulders to toes). As a result of that, I have some pretty severe mobility issues. I use a cane all the time, and still have pretty substantial issues getting around.
I was always very physically fit and worked out all the time. Now, after several years of being injured, I am having some pretty serious weight problems. I watch what I eat with still no help at all. I have spoken with several VA dieticians and doctors. The dieticians had me do food journal entries for a while, and I still do them, but they were unable to find any major faults with my daily consumption other than they say I really don't eat enough. The doctors (including 2 physiotherapists) have told me that they can not recommend any types of exercise for me for fear of aggravating my numerous injuries. I really want to swim more, but do not have consistent access to a pool.
Honestly, I am not even sure what I am trying to ask other than does anyone out there have experience with any of these types of issues and maybe have some friendly advice for me? At this point, I have almost given up on the VA doctors as they are primarily useless. No one seems to be able to help me out. I even went as far as to go and talk to the GI docs about that gastric bypass surgery, which coincidentally I do not qualify for (not really a big loss after researching that surgery a bit more... it scares me with all of the complications that can arise from that surgery). I want to try and find some way to exercise, even if it is very slow at first. I have to, honestly. I am 6'6" and somewhere around 360lbs. It's not like I am gaining weight very quickly. In my prime, I was around 275. And I have crept up to my current weight over the course of about 6 years. I just need to find a way to curb the weight gain, and maybe lose a few pounds here and there. I don't want to start developing more health problems due to the weight.
Any advice you guys/girls can offer would be graciously accepted. Thanks in advance.
I am a disabled vet. I have taken quite a beating through the years in the military. I have injuries to basically my entire left side (from shoulders to toes). As a result of that, I have some pretty severe mobility issues. I use a cane all the time, and still have pretty substantial issues getting around.
I was always very physically fit and worked out all the time. Now, after several years of being injured, I am having some pretty serious weight problems. I watch what I eat with still no help at all. I have spoken with several VA dieticians and doctors. The dieticians had me do food journal entries for a while, and I still do them, but they were unable to find any major faults with my daily consumption other than they say I really don't eat enough. The doctors (including 2 physiotherapists) have told me that they can not recommend any types of exercise for me for fear of aggravating my numerous injuries. I really want to swim more, but do not have consistent access to a pool.
Honestly, I am not even sure what I am trying to ask other than does anyone out there have experience with any of these types of issues and maybe have some friendly advice for me? At this point, I have almost given up on the VA doctors as they are primarily useless. No one seems to be able to help me out. I even went as far as to go and talk to the GI docs about that gastric bypass surgery, which coincidentally I do not qualify for (not really a big loss after researching that surgery a bit more... it scares me with all of the complications that can arise from that surgery). I want to try and find some way to exercise, even if it is very slow at first. I have to, honestly. I am 6'6" and somewhere around 360lbs. It's not like I am gaining weight very quickly. In my prime, I was around 275. And I have crept up to my current weight over the course of about 6 years. I just need to find a way to curb the weight gain, and maybe lose a few pounds here and there. I don't want to start developing more health problems due to the weight.
Any advice you guys/girls can offer would be graciously accepted. Thanks in advance.