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Sometimes doctors can be pretty clueless.

Your mom might actually not be eating enough. When you don't eat enough, your body conserves more of it's stores because it thinks that it won't be getting more. Food actually metabolizes part of the fat in your body and burns it. So eating enough is crucial. She should see how much she is eating....add up the calories and see how much it is. Then you can see if that's the problem.

Sometimes exercising the same routine all the time can be something your body gets used to as well, so she might want to change it up or step it up or both.

Also, women over 30 tend to hold onto weight more than younger women. I don't know how old your mother is, but the metabolism slows down after a certain age and hormones also can make a few problems.

If she is tried everything, she should probably invest in a diet like Medifast or the Nutri System. I have been on Medifast twice (after each of a couple children of mine were born) and I plan to go on it again after I am no longer nursing. It works using ketosis, which is the only diet which has worked for me. Having results is worth the money if you can stay on it.

How much does she sleep?

She sleeps around 10pm and usually wake up at 6am.

The problem is (although its very sad), when she jog, her knee will start feelin pain due to her weight. Me and my Dad is pretty clueless how to make her to lose weight by exercising without straining her knee.

If any of you all have any suggestions, it is greatly appreciated.

mominashoe - thanks for the tip, I think I tell her bout it cause sometime she eat too little.

Currently me and my dad is thinking how to get her to sweat more (as in exercising) without straining her knee. Any tips?

She should start a non-impact exercise regimen.... Water aerobics are the best for people with injuries. She can also try cycling: Using a recumbent bike is easier on the knees too. If she still likes the walking/jogging idea, she should invest in an elliptical machine which takes the pounding out of your step.

Once she does some of these things and loses a little more weight, her knees should get better, and she can try walking and jogging like she does now.

I would give a link, but that would be advertising....just type elliptical trainer in a google search and you should come up with some links. Some of them are pricey, so she might want to go try one out first. She could try signing up at a gym for just a month to see what she likes best too. She might try the elliptical for a week and then decide that a recumbent bike is better.

I'm pretty shy at the water aerobics, too, but if she joins a class of women her age, I think she will find plenty of women who are in the same situation as she is.

Thanks, hmm anyway she also has a problem that even though she eats normal (a bit more then she usually eat), she will gain weight almost immediately.

Any ideas for this problem?

Yes, it's part of the "not eating enough" problem. As soon as she starts eating more, the body also stores this in conservation for when she isn't eating enough later.

Weight gain is actually very normal for people who want to lose weight and go on a diet plan, but haven't been eating enough. It just takes a little while for the body to find a balance.

Hi hun. I feel your mom's pain. I'm a slim but only because I monitor every single calorie that goes into my body, otherwise, like your mom, I will gain weight very quickly. I've found that a lot of it has to do with genetics. Also, sometime we don't feel like we are eating much but once all the calories are tallied up it turns out to be way more that anticipated. I write down everything that I eat and drink, especially because I drink wine which has calories. When I started writing everything down, I noticed that I was a grazer, I nibbled on little things through out the day, and all that nibbling adds up! Your mom should not give up she just needs to find something that works for her, not a diet but a lifestyle change. I've heard a lot of good things about weight watchers, they teach you how to eat healthy and not deprive yourself. I think that it is so wonderful that you and your Dad care so much about your Mom's health. I wish y'all the best of luck!

thanks for the support, now I need to find a way how to get my mom to be confident that she can lose weight cause she told me she gave up in losing weight.

She used to go to a gym class for 3 times a week, but her weight didn come down. And then when she go back to her hometown and ate 1 meal a day, her weight increase so she basically got bad experience with exercising and is very disaapointed.

She will probably give up several times before she has an "Ah ha!" moment. Unitll then the best thing y'all can do is to continue to support her and remind her that y'all are there for her every step of the way. Try incorporating more healthy things into your family activities such as...instead of watching a movie y'all could go for a family walk or y'all could learn a new sport together. Don't give up on her, I know you won't because you sound as though you really want the best for her. Eating less is not the answere, its eating right that works. Lots of fruits, veggies, and whole grains are very important. I'm a veggie gal, but if y'all do eat meat make sure that its lean meat rich in protien and not fat.

oh kay, thanks. She usually eat a lot of veggie and our family usually eat fish. Fish is good right?

If her knee is in pain, she will need to switch to the elliptical machines (no thread mills or track for her). When one is jogging/running, they are slamming 5-6 times their body weight in force on their knees. Eventually in life, our joints degrade and lose cushioning, so if her knee hurts now at her age, I don't believe it will change later on whether or not she takes a break from running.

The elliptical looks somewhat like those stationary bicycles, but she will be standing and it has two grasps that will allow her to mimic a jogging motion. She will never have her feet off the "pedals", so the stress on her knees will be eliminated. As somebody suggested, water arobics is a great exercise as well, us young males pumping iron in the gym often scorn these more "feminine" exercises like pilates or water arobics, but to my understanding water arobics is very very difficult.

My question earlier about how much she sleeps is no longer relevant seeing that she sleeps an ample amount, I cannot say as to why she is not losing weight. Genetics only goes so far however, so that is still a possibility.

How much does she weigh exactly? You haven't mentioned that so for all I know, she is 5'5 and 120 pounds, wanting to lose weight despite that would be useless for instance. How old is she?

Eating little is not the answer as others have stated. 1 meal a day? low cal Diets have a 90% or higher failure rate long term for your health and weight.

Were you aware, metabolism decreases if you eat less frequently? Instead of starving herself (which she probably doesn't notice cuz her body got used to it), make her eat several small meal (5 meals instead of the usual 3)portions throughout the day. Remember though, instead of those 3 big meals, 5 small ones, just enough to keep her satisfied for the next few hours until the next small meal. Yes it probably sounds like she will be eating a lot, but I'll say this a third time, SMALL meals. Increasing the frequency of meals increases your metabolism, but they don't control how MUCH they eat during these meals, which is why they gain the weight. So, small frequent meals with exercise should help.

Make her use the elliptical or water arobics, something cardiovascular related, multijoint movement and NOT stressing on her weight bearing joints (i.e. knees).

Mikolas is spot on about the meals, so definetly get your mum to read that
and maybe pay attention to WHAT she's eating rather than how much.
It doesn't sound like she's motivated at the moment, so that's one problem you need to deal with.

Get her to go for daily walks, if she can't be bothered going to the gym., you dont need high intensity to burn fat if she can spare an hour or so of her day.

Maybe try some lower body exercises to strengthen her quads + hamstrings, which will also strengthen her knees which will eventually enable her to run which imo is the most effective way to burn fat

I see, thanks. I never realise food portion could affect your diet that much.

Anyway thanks, soon Im going to get my driving license and maybe I will take her to the gym to exercise and I can use some body building equipment.

She def needs a structured menu. I suggest seeing a nutritionist (such as myself) or a registered dietician which I can set you up with if you so choose to go that route. Let me know any way I can help you out I have some pretty solid connections.