I'd suggest using the forum here to help you work out the best way of eating for you, and putting the money into finding a good physio, or a personal trainer who specialises in working with injuries. Also if you need the money for pain relief, since I understand that medical care in the US can be very expensive indeed. It's important to keep pain under control, as it's bad for you both physically and psychologically, and makes it harder to do other things.
If it's any help, I have severe ME/CFS and exercise is contraindicated for us. When I'm up to it, I do some gentle stretches to help with pain relief, but I absolutely can't do cardio or anything that would make a change to my weight. I lost over a quarter of my body weight with no trouble at all five years ago, and I'm doing fine losing weight again now. It can be done. Obviously it's preferable to build in an exercise programme wherever possible, but it's not always possible. So if you find that the forms of exercise that work for you aren't the sort that cause more weight loss, don't worry. They'll still be useful in other ways, and if you have to take a break from exercising that doesn't mean you can't lose weight.
In terms of diet, what have you tried so far, and what have you learned about what does and doesn't work for you? The good thing about having tried a lot of diets is that you have amassed a huge amount of data on this, and this is useful, you can work with it.
I've a feeling stable blood sugar becomes more important after menopause, and in general when hormones are surging around being awkward. For me, that means being careful about eating enough, eating regularly, and eating wholegrains and enough protein and fat. In terms of motivation, I think it's really important to be on a diet you enjoy, where you don't feel deprived. I mostly have to tackle snacking, but I also go for smaller lunches, usually soup with a slice of bread or salad. So this time around I am having great fun planning soups which are nutritious (I like to put in a grain and a pulse every time, it's a lot more nutritious and sustaining), tasty, and different, so that I don't get bored. Being creative about cooking really cheers me up.
The Metabolic Research Centre diet is indeed setting off red flags for me. It's claiming 2-5lb/week weight loss, which is unrealistic for most people (0.5-1lb is far more likely to work out well). It's claiming to do medical testing, without actually being a medical facility as far as I can tell, and then get you to spend a fortune on supplements. I've been spending years trying out supplements and trust me, most of them are nonsense and you can figure out the ones that are actually worthwhile by chatting on a good forum like Neurotalk. Hoodia is a scam. Following a specific menu sounds like it'd make a lot of people miserable by taking away their freedom to choose and enjoy their own food. Protein shakes that supposedly cut hunger sound thoroughly dodgy too, and again it's a way of getting you to send them money. I think you're absolutely right to be suspicious of it.
Last edited by Esofia; 02-02-2017 at 06:05 AM.
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