I encounter a lot of clients who have bad knees or have recently undergone knee surgery who fear that they will now be unable to lose weight because they are so immobile. This challenge does not have to stand in the way of your weight loss, it simply means you will need to shift your efforts to what you can do. If you have been challenged by bad knees and want to lose the weight then I encourage you to read on.
Unable to Lose Weight After Knee Surgery
1. You will want to shift your carbohydrate intake. Carbohydrates are looked at by your body as energy foods and when your body needs energy it burns them up efficiently. When you are less mobile you need to be smart with your carb intake. Feed yourself carbohydrates (bread, cereal, pasta, potatoes, corn, rice) early in the day when your metabolism and energy needs (even when you are not physically active) and then keep them out of your diet later in the day.
2. Keep refined carbs out of your daily diet. If you are eating refined carbs such as baked goods, white bread and candy at anytime of the day you are making it harder for your body to lose weight. These foods break down quickly in your body and cause a spike in your insulin level. When your insulin is on the rise your body turns more of the foods you eat into fat and burns less fat.
3. Any activity is good activity. If you are having trouble with your knees you can still exercise your upper body. By exercising with weights you help your body preserve your muscle mass. This is key to keeping your metabolism running strong and helping you control your weight. Every pound of muscle you have on your body burns about 50 calories a day so by training with weights every other day you allow your body to burn more calories even when you are resting.
Do not give up hope and think that you are unable to lose weight after knee surgery, there are always things you can do to get the pounds off and of course this can only improve your mobility.
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