An abdominal Binder can keep a quad belly at bay if you don't eat too much. I, however, manage to eat a little bit too much and now have a quad belly. I swore I'd never would, but it's definitely appeared over the last couple of years.
My Binder is 10 inches wide and doesn't ride up on me, but I don't really move once I'm in the chair. Quadius On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 5:23 PM, Merrill <[email protected]> wrote: > The abdominal binder is the best prevention to avoid the quad belly. If > the belly is already there I can see how the binder riding up can be a > problem. No suggestions from me though on the butt spread. Radical weight > loss only through small food intake and proper food works for me. I do not > feel hunger nor being full. Grazing by eating small amounts through out the > day with one small well rounded healthy meal seems best for me. > > > > My binder is the 11" with definitely supports. Riding up is not one of my > problems. For an exhilarating exercise for quads or anyone, my aerobic and > muscle building exercise is the hand cycle. I love the exhilaration on > light tension, light resistance for 10 minutes. > > > > ANOTHER ANNOYING SURVEY > > May I ask what people's weight is? > > I am male C5, I am most comfortable around 130 lbs. > > > > Merrill > > "BEST WISHES TO EVERYONE" > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Joan Anglin [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Sunday, December 21, 2008 10:00 AM > *To:* 'Merrill'; [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [QUAD-L] Exercise > > > > Ouch, the suspender idea could be very uncomfortable? Of course, my > solution for the quad gut is a bodysuit, which is not uncomfortable for me, > but is difficult for my attendants. I've gotten so used to it that I feel > uncomfortable without it. And I agree with Lori, that one of the biggest > problems it is my butt spreading sideways. LOLI still wear a size 10, but I > definitely hang over the 16 inch cushion. Oh well, it could be worse. > > As far as exercise, my greatest achievement is successfully blowing the > hair out of my eyes. Seriously, although I cannot do more than a shoulder > shrug, I really bounce myself around just going around the property. So I > guess that would qualify as exercise. I still do shoulder exercises with my > arm in a sling suspended from the ceiling, I've never gotten any return, but > my neck and shoulder muscles are still quite strong. I do not use a > headrest, since I use a chin control I did not want to be smacked in the > mouth by a chin controller and on the back of the head by a headrest, and > that has helped to keep my neck muscles strong. > > Those of you in the northeast states stay warm. It's been cold here, but > for the most part sunny, with highs in the low twenties. We finally got snow > several days ago, and it is still hanging around, but nothing like the > northeast states-thank goodness. > > I hope everybody has a great day Joan > -- Quadius C2-3 incomplete 13 years post injury
