Jun
02
2010
Can i lose weight with severe sleep apnea?
Posted by: Alan in Obstructive Sleep Apnea, tags: Apnea., lose, Severe, Sleep, Weight
I have tried all kinds of tricks and taken all i want in prescription weight loss. I have not lost anything, but gained.
Please read the question before you answer. In response to tricks { I have gone through weightloss programs…changed eating habits} weight is not coming off.
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June 2nd, 2010 at 1:58 am
Are you taking steroids for the apnea?
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:56 am
Your sleep apnea is not making you obese. The obesity is contributing to your sleep apnea. Tricks won’t work and neither do diet pills.
Changing your lifestyle will improve your weight and your health, especially your sleep apnea. You need to find a book or website that tells you what a healthful diet is comprised of. You need to slowly begin an excercise routine. Just losing those first 20 lbs will drastically improve your sleep apnea.
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:59 am
well by now you know they are not working so, start an exercise routine and stick to it… actually by loosing some weight your sleep apnea should get better… That’s why it’s soo important for you to lose some weight.
ask a nutritionist to help you and consult a doctor also.. put your best foot forward…and hang it there!
June 2nd, 2010 at 3:00 am
You did not mention how heavy you are, but anyway. Exercise is the main requirement for weight loss along with a healthy diet. The best way to start exercising is simply walking. Not stop start walking but steady pace to get the heart rate up a little. Then you can start adding other exercises. Do not diet, change your lifestyle. Check out Weight Watchers, it is a great program for weight loss as well as controlling other weight related problems IE high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol.
June 2nd, 2010 at 3:19 am
if you are not getting proper REM sleep then your body can start hording fat because it thinks you are in a stress situation.
June 2nd, 2010 at 3:23 am
You certainly can…that being said your sleep apnea has to be under control. You did not mention whether or not you are treating it with cpap or bipap. If not, losing weight will be very very difficult. If you are treating it, I would start with going for walks daily and eating healthy. If physical activity is difficult to start with, I would try water aerobics or just swimming. Join a health club that has these things available to you. Stick to this and increase your activity with time. Keep in mind that if you do lose weight and you are on cpap or bipap your pressure will more than likely go down. So it would be in your interest to get retitrated with significant weight loss. One thing I have learned in having a healthy lifestyle is: if its easy its not working! And all good results take time. Good luck.