I need support

roughton2011

Hey everyone. I started my journey of a better "Eating" lifestyle. I am 24 years young. I started at 171lbs, and as of right now I weigh 157lbs. I would like to maintain my weight at around 125-130. I have scoliosis (S curve of 25 & 38), I have spinal stenosis, spinal arthritis, DDD, sciatica. I do want to add excercise to my daily routine l, but have to be cautious of what I do. I would love to find support, motivation, and online friends to progress with. Please friend me.

Sheri2016

Find What works for you and go for it,

Jthanmyfitnesspal

Consider swimming and swim aerobics, which un-weight your spine as much as possible. Be willing to spend your money on individual training from a qualified person at least once a week.

KristyD0n0van

I have sciatica too and it becomes much worse when I do any high impact exercise- even using an elliptical can cause severe pain. I have degenerative disk disease and herniated disks L4-L5 and L5-S1. I use to love to swim but I no longer have access to a pool. I'd like to become friends and have support as well. I have two very energetic dogs and I hope to start going on longer walks with them once the weather begins warming up. Gentle yoga is also very helpful but doing a home practice is unpractical in my situation and there are no studios by me so I'll have to find a way to work that into my routine. What are some things that you've found that help? I really need to lose all this extra weight to relive pressure on my spine. Keep me posted! I'd love to hear about your journey!

CassidyScaglione

Jthanmyfitnesspal wrote: »

Consider swimming and swim aerobics, which un-weight your spine as much as possible. Be willing to spend your money on individual training from a qualified person at least once a week.

I second swimming. Very good workout with very low impact.