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