Hang in there. I find that eating a rainbow of vegetables satisfies hunger without many calories, so I cut my calories to 1200. My body adapted to the lower calories, and refused to burn excess calories. I didn't loose weight for a few months. I've cut some calories out of the 1200; however, I am concerned about food labels being wrong. It seems crazy my body would plateau while I'm eating 1200 calories or less, and mislabeling would explain it. Moreover, corporations will do anything to sell more product, including reducing the calorie value on food labels illegally.

Sadly, it's all too easy to regain the weight we lose. I have spent my entire life yo-yoing up and down so although I am keen to get a good bit off this time, I am not going to think too far into the future. Short-term goals and rewards are good.

Get some 1 (0.5kg) and 2 (1kg) pound dumbbells (1kg=2.2lbs); you can sit and get good upper body exercise. Sit in a chair and move your legs up and down, alternating; it's not as good a walking, but gives you some lower body exercise. When your legs are strong enough, you can get weights to strap on them.

@EdEarl Do you recommend doing a specific amount of time? Also do you recommend keeping going until it is painful or just doing your set amount?

@CeliaVL I use 5 lb and try to do at least 20 minutes of rigorous exercise. It is enough repetitions that you may pull a muscle, so start by doing a few (e.g., 25) curls (bending at elbow) and (e.g. 10) lifts above head. Rest about as long as you exercise. Then repeat until you've done 100 and 40. Evaluate whether you want to do more or less each day. If you pull a muscle, let it heal for a day or two. The object of weight exercise is to build muscle, which requires stressing the muscle, so you want to exercise hard, hard enough to stress your muscles, but not so hard you injure yourself.

I find that about 1000 curls and 250 lifts (about 20 mins) is long enough to get my heart going and exercise my lungs. It's not as good as walking, but it helps. Add to your repetitions slowly, making sure you are ready and will not pull a muscle. Eventually, you may find you want to increase your weights. When you do, decrease your repetitions by half and consider whether you should decrease repetitions again or increase them. Build slowly till you can do 1000/250.

Exercise can be addictive, especially if you exercise with and injury and have pain. Your body releases endorphins which are similar to morphine, except much stronger. People who do become addicted to exercise will often exercise with injuries.

Good to hear the medical thing came out OK.

@DotLewis I heal OK in spite of having diabetes. However, the doctors insist on treating my wounds aggressively.