Need ideas for food! Knee surgery and couchbound. Ugh...

[knicknack]

Hey everyone -

Been gone forever and a day, but i'm now gaining weight again because I've hurt myself and have to get surgery (knee) and I can't exercise. I'm pretty much couch bound. So needless to say, my maintenance activities that *were* working are no longer working. Arghhhh. Compound that with the fact that I can't really stand up to cook, and I have one heck of a problem. :P

I can't foresee eating deli meat and cheese for the next 3 months, so thought I'd ask here. Anyone have any ideas for easy low carb meals that I could be eating? Any help is appreciated!

(Oh, and I can't even weigh myself, since I can't stand on two legs!)

[sallyseachange]

Re: Need ideas for food! Knee surgery and couchbound. Ugh...

So sorry to hear you've hurt your knee and have to have surgery. What a bummer!

Hope you have someone who can help you and make you some meals, if standing is a problem... or at least a few places that will deliver!
For quick and easy meals I always think of eggs. Lots of veggies can be microwaved pretty quickly too. Ready-made soups perhaps? Tuna salads?

When is your surgery scheduled for? Hope you get this sorted out as soon as possible.
Try to do lots of upper body exercises... maybe with those small weights and or an exercise elastic.

[knicknack]

Re: Need ideas for food! Knee surgery and couchbound. Ugh...

Nope, nobody to help me really. I mean I have very nice friends but none of them want to be here every day to cook for me. :P I am not sure when my surgery is going to be - it may be as early as next week or as late as early january. They're waiting til I have full range of motion back in my leg before they do it. It's so frustrating though. Maybe I will just end up eating deli meat and cheese after all. And eggs!

I thought about making soup or something but I don't know if it's really doable. Maybe i'll just stock up on those south beach dinners. That'd be better than nothing.

[sallyseachange]

Re: Need ideas for food! Knee surgery and couchbound. Ugh...

Some canned soups might be ok (not sure what brands you have over there) if you check the labels carefully.

Why don't you post this in the Main Forum too. You might get a few more views and hits over there.
Here's to you getting your surgery sooner, rather than later. Hang in there!