Weight loss

I follow the My Fitness Pal (which is free). The nutritionist at Mayo suggested I try it and I have been pleased. I walk and do light weights for upper body strength. I imagine swimming would be great, but I am not much of a swimmer. I am a heart transplant and lead the Heart Transplant Group at Mayo Florida.

@eileenheart I am not much of a swimmer either -- I hate putting my face into the water (I have to hold my nose!) and swimming with my head lifted hurts my neck. I walk/jog/march laps for 45 minutes to an hour. I also do sort of a walking breast stroke, and backwards walking. At the health club I go to there are many pool walkers. There is a branch of a PT group within my club and they prescribe pool walking. Those people always include backward walking and sideways walking! The pool is great because if you have issues with knees or whatever like I do, doing these things in the water is lower impact. It also burns more calories because of the water resistance.
I would like to get into lifting light weights.
Amusing story -- my son "lifts" and I idly asked him how much he lifts. He beat around the bush and then finally said "about the same as you Mom, probably". He will never say anything that he thinks could be construed as bragging. That did peak my curiosity even more though so I asked his friend and he said they both lift around 300.
JK

@eileenheart, I would like to say Welcome to Connect. I am thrilled to have you join us and share this helpful advice.
I am an 8 year liver/kidney transplant recipient, and I am happy to meet you, a fellow transplant recipient!

Please look at some of the discussion topics that are happening, and know that you are invited to jump right in. There are some real i interesting questions, as well as some good discussions that are taking place. Also, feel free to begin your own discussion.

How long ago did you receive your transplant?
And what is the Heart Transplant Group? That sounds interesting to me. I live 800+ miles away from my transplant center, Mayo Rochester. As far as I know there is nothing like that near my home - for any of the transplant people in my locale.
Rosemary

Thank you for your suggestion. Our YMCA has swimming programs. Also,our club has a pool. I loved your suggrdtions

Hi Eileen,
I want to add my welcome. So glad that you were encouraged to participate in the discussions here. We look forward to getting to know you. How long ago did you have your transplant? Can you tell us more about the heart transplant support group that you lead?

How wonderful to have a Transplant Support Group.... we are not so organised , here in the U.K. Or if there is one I haven't found it..?
I really appreciate how 'well connected' the Mayo Clinic and Group are 🙂 I never feel alone even when I feel alone... if you get my drift 😉
Soo very grateful to be a part of the group.
I've recently joined 'Slimming World' and lost nearly a stone in 4 months ( alongside a really bad back injury when I put 4 lb on in a week!)
The Mayo Diet looks great but I'm financially committed to the SW diet for now. I intend to maintain my weight with the Mayo one once I have reached my goal! 7 lbs to go. Happy eating all ... we can lose weight AND enjoy 'good food and health'. Love and Light, Linda xx

@linda59, Yes, it is wonderful that we can support each other via Connect. Our shared experiences, related to transplantation, have created a strong bond, even though we are miles apart. It's kind of like sitting together and chatting over a cup of tea or coffee.

Great work on making progress with your weight goals. I'm cheering for you as you continue to make progress.
Be sure to let us know when it happens!
Rosemary

Thank you for your support.

Good morning everyone; its been a busy time. After a little R&R with my sister, I decided to work on spring cleaning. Since my mobility is limited, I decided to find things in my safe place (home) that I can do to keep moving. I cleaned out and reorganized my kitchen over the past several days. It wasn't as bad as I imagined. Are any of you doing spring cleaning?

I went to my local nephrologist yesterday and received a great report. All my numbers were good and weight is still stable. I am pushing my plate back at every meal again and my goal is to keep moving.

In response to a question about strength prior to transplant, I was very weak and still have issues with balance. I'm not sure if the balance is related to blindess or neuro. When I see primary again I will ask about an evaluation for PT.

I wish all of you a wonderful day. CK.

@chattykathy, Kathy, you too have a wonderful day. It sounds like you are really on an upswing getting things more organized. I did do one closet on Tuesday, I plan to take a project on every day when I have time. We hope to move in the not too distant future so getting organized and throwing things out is a necessity. We planned to move a couple of years ago but then due to my health the move got put on a back burner. We are too old for this two story house, and it's too big for us, being just the two of us, but I do want to have some extra space for when my son who lives in CA visits and my daughter who lives in NYC visit.
Sounds like the nephrologist appointment went great, that's always such a relief.
I had a great after-transplant experience but recently I am really tired a lot, in fact I had to skip my morning water aerobics due to fatigue. I'm not sure if it's because my sleep is so interrupted by night sweats and bathroom trips, or what. I hope it's nothing else.
JK