weight gain

Hi Shelia and thanks for your post. Other members in our community have expressed similar issues when it comes to weight and good nutrition. In view of your concerns, I thought you might find it helpful to read this material on good nutrition with COPD: https://copd.net/living-with-copd/pulmonary-rehab/weight-management/
All the best,
Leon (site moderator)

I wish I could give you some of my weight....lol....So far I can't seem to lose weight I'm starting to walk much as I can. In Sept. 2015 They took a mass out on the outside of my lung they removed the lower section of my right lung. With all that being said no matter what I do I can't lose weight while in the hospital I gained 45 lbs.
I take albuterol with the breathing machine twice a day I also take symbicort twice a day and when I go to walmart I have to use Pro Air inhaler to rescue me. Does my meds keep me from losing weight???? My wife says get on a walking machine at the club house...NOW this is interesting
If I use the stand up walking machine I don't last long at all,BUT if I use the machine that I set down and move my leggs I can go a mile on it with out having to rest.
I am open to suggestions???????

i have the opposit problem. seen the dr, dietry nurse even a dietition none of which can help. kept diaries all i get is my diet is excellent im doing everything they could ask of me i cook all my own food fresh never fry anything all i get is take more excersise. which i do as much as i am able but its not enough apparently. as well as copd i have dodgy hips and knees any ideas?

thanks janet i say a dietitian twice all he said after reading my food diary was change to semi skimmed milk when i told him i had been only drinking skimmed milk i was told that there was nothing he could do and that i should join a gym. my weight has not changed for 10 years so im obviously doing something right i just cant lose it. i did pulmery rehab and quite enjoyed it and physio terrorisiam yes theyve been interesting and i still carry out the excersises. i know that if i can lose just a bit of weight then i will be able to do more had more loss will will follow. its the first bit thats the problem.