am a male, aged 35 with a BMI of 40 (18st 8) and I also have a hip/pelvis/knee injury on my right side, which I sometimes need to use crutches or occasionally my walking stick for mobility.
I also suffer with arthritis symptoms in both of my wrists, more in my left, which I assume is down to nearly 10 years of using walking aids, etc.
I have won the postcode lottery and have been granted partial funding for a lap band, but as anyone lucky enough to get it knows, you must loose 5% to 10% of your highest weight to qualify for the surgery.
I am committed to loosing weight,(I have already lost my 10%) my problem is my lack of movement and exercise. If an average man my age would walk 6000 steps, then I will clock up less than 1000, if that.
I was advised to cut my calories down to 1800 to 2000 by the dietitian, but I suggested a lower number to compensate for the little amount of walking and exercising I can do.
My concern here is that my family are worried about me because I am eating so little, in their opinion, but I feel this is not the case, since all I am doing is reducing the amount of fuel my body can store with my excess stored fat, thereby forcing my body to burn up stored mass.
They argue that if I eat too little, my body will go into starvation mode and rather than burn stored fat, it will hoard everything it gets and store it.
Can someone please clear this up for me and my three girls as they are worried and think I'm being daft or doing it wrong.
I've been aiming to not exceed 1200 calories per day, and on average I'm about that on most days, but I skip breakfast - well I have a piece of fruit for breakfast with a cup of tea and then have around 300 to 400 calories for lunch, then a yoghurt or another piece of fruit between lunch and dinner (sometimes a glass of innocent smoothie) and then I have my dinner (around 450 to 650 calories)
I am also taking Xenical and Adios herbal weight loss aid.
Since the weather has improved, I have been cutting out one of the above for a smoothie lolly after dinner, and having my yoghurt for dessert, but they think I'm going about this all wrong, but my argument is because they're all skinny girls, if they were to do it I would have a go at them because they don't have it to spare like I do and if I do get to be a skinny member like they are, I will not continue to eat this little, but I will increase my calories to a balanced level to maintain my new weight and not loose weight.
I would be very grateful if anyone replying could state if they are someone of experience in weight loss, or a health professional, etc. as this will add more weight to your argument, whichever way you decide to lean towards!
I also suffer with arthritis symptoms in both of my wrists, more in my left, which I assume is down to nearly 10 years of using walking aids, etc.
I have won the postcode lottery and have been granted partial funding for a lap band, but as anyone lucky enough to get it knows, you must loose 5% to 10% of your highest weight to qualify for the surgery.
I am committed to loosing weight,(I have already lost my 10%) my problem is my lack of movement and exercise. If an average man my age would walk 6000 steps, then I will clock up less than 1000, if that.
I was advised to cut my calories down to 1800 to 2000 by the dietitian, but I suggested a lower number to compensate for the little amount of walking and exercising I can do.
My concern here is that my family are worried about me because I am eating so little, in their opinion, but I feel this is not the case, since all I am doing is reducing the amount of fuel my body can store with my excess stored fat, thereby forcing my body to burn up stored mass.
They argue that if I eat too little, my body will go into starvation mode and rather than burn stored fat, it will hoard everything it gets and store it.
Can someone please clear this up for me and my three girls as they are worried and think I'm being daft or doing it wrong.
I've been aiming to not exceed 1200 calories per day, and on average I'm about that on most days, but I skip breakfast - well I have a piece of fruit for breakfast with a cup of tea and then have around 300 to 400 calories for lunch, then a yoghurt or another piece of fruit between lunch and dinner (sometimes a glass of innocent smoothie) and then I have my dinner (around 450 to 650 calories)
I am also taking Xenical and Adios herbal weight loss aid.
Since the weather has improved, I have been cutting out one of the above for a smoothie lolly after dinner, and having my yoghurt for dessert, but they think I'm going about this all wrong, but my argument is because they're all skinny girls, if they were to do it I would have a go at them because they don't have it to spare like I do and if I do get to be a skinny member like they are, I will not continue to eat this little, but I will increase my calories to a balanced level to maintain my new weight and not loose weight.
I would be very grateful if anyone replying could state if they are someone of experience in weight loss, or a health professional, etc. as this will add more weight to your argument, whichever way you decide to lean towards!
