Women over 50 with injuries/exercise limitations

dejavuohlala

70 years old and had two major surgeries in three months so it's hard at the moment. Good luck to you all

trucker743

jgnatca wrote: »

@trucker743 you are responding to something called a "thread". It's not a group per se, and the comments are public. You joined the thread by commenting. You can keep commenting to this thread if you like.

Thank you. Sounds like I've found the right place. I'm trying to follow my first month's guidelines and log my food and water every day. I do it after every meal or I'd forget. Exercise is tracked by my Fitbit, which is kind of sad, because on a good day I get in 750 steps.

jgnatca

Thanks for checking in @trucker743 . I'll tell you one of my fitness lessons. It doesn't matter where you start. You mark you own progress. I'm just now recovering from an ankle break in April.

Adding 10% activity to 750 steps would be 825 steps. Could you achieve 825 steps most days? That's a 10% improvement.

trucker743

I can go 100-200 ft. before having to sit for a minute because I'm out of breath. Then I can go a shorter distance, then have to turn around and head back, which usually takes three stops. I do better just forcing myself to get up and do little things around my house.

I have a very expensive inhaler that I take daily, but that only gets me to where I am now. I have some cardiac problems as well, but not severe.

I like your plan, but think I’d do better with trying to find one more reason to get up and move. I have an app that may help me move around one more time in the evening if I add one more chore or activity to it.

jgnatca

That’s what I like about the over 50 crowd. Realistic goals. You got it, lady.

trucker743

My typical morning activity level!😉

trucker743

Lost 8# so far!

I’m stoked. I THINK it’s since July 20th. (Wrong! 5# since 7/20!)I am being very conscientious about logging my foods.

Yesterday was a travel day, and I did NOT plan well. 21-yo grandson wanted Taco Bell, and it was an important day for him, so - started with 2 tacos and then added a cheesy gorito crunch. Just as awful as it sounds! Then I was starved on the way home and everything was closed on the road. Big Mac!

It was not a very good day.

elsie6hickman

Knee pain here too. Have been getting cortisone shots in knees for the past 2 years. I also have a problem with my lower back and I have fibromyalgia. One thing I found that helps me is to just slow down. A couple of years ago, I could go for an hour or more at 3.6 on the treadmill, with a 5% incline. Those days are over, so I am slowing down and listening to my body. Even if you can only do 10 minutes of something at time, it's likely more than you have been doing - and 10 minutes several times a day can add up. That is my only solution right now.

jgnatca

I keep travel food with me. It could be a protein bar in my purse. It will be lower fat than fast food anyways.

alvarezzlaura804

I've had these pains too, but it was at work. I was probably injured because I work in the shipping industry. I often cross paths with truck drivers and I can tell you that these symptoms are not only experienced by those who exercise hard or run in the morning. It's not always due to age. I recently contacted oxnerpermarlaw.com and received advice on workers' compensation for hardship. I know it's not a chemical plant where they pay more, but maybe someone can tell me how to get the right paperwork to get this compensation from the employer.

2BaNewMe2

trucker743 wrote: »

Lost 8# so far!

I’m stoked. I THINK it’s since July 20th. (Wrong! 5# since 7/20!)I am being very conscientious about logging my foods.

Yesterday was a travel day, and I did NOT plan well. 21-yo grandson wanted Taco Bell, and it was an important day for him, so - started with 2 tacos and then added a cheesy gorito crunch. Just as awful as it sounds! Then I was starved on the way home and everything was closed on the road. Big Mac!

It was not a very good day.

It's ok to have a bad day, we all have one every once in a while. Just get yourself back on track the next day. You can do this!

2BaNewMe2

I'm not much on commenting, but this thread has inspired me! I have been going through some threads and feel I don't fit. I am 61 years old and I need to lose half of me!

I have severe limitations at this time as far as exercising. I have spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal cord) which causes severe pain when walking too much. I am also battling lymphedema (severe swelling of right leg). This is almost under control with therapy and steroids. I am hoping as I lose some weight the pain will subside enough for me to be able to add some exercises.

I do leg lifts from the chair several times daily (more to keep those muscles from shutting down) as well as side kicks and marching in place while holding on to kitchen counter, but can only do around 10 of each before I have to sit down because of back pain. These I am not logging because I really can't think of them as exercise.

I have been logging my food and have been under on my calories. I am working on changing my eating habits. As a lot of people were, I was raised meat and potatoes, and don't get up from the table until you clean you plate. I am learning to push the plate away even though there may still be food on it.

AnnPT77

2BaNewMe2 wrote: »

I'm not much on commenting, but this thread has inspired me! I have been going through some threads and feel I don't fit. I am 61 years old and I need to lose half of me!

I have severe limitations at this time as far as exercising. I have spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal cord) which causes severe pain when walking too much. I am also battling lymphedema (severe swelling of right leg). This is almost under control with therapy and steroids. I am hoping as I lose some weight the pain will subside enough for me to be able to add some exercises.

I do leg lifts from the chair several times daily (more to keep those muscles from shutting down) as well as side kicks and marching in place while holding on to kitchen counter, but can only do around 10 of each before I have to sit down because of back pain. These I am not logging because I really can't think of them as exercise.

I have been logging my food and have been under on my calories. I am working on changing my eating habits. As a lot of people were, I was raised meat and potatoes, and don't get up from the table until you clean you plate. I am learning to push the plate away even though there may still be food on it.

Unfortunately, this is a thread from 2018 that got reawakened by a spammer.

I think you're doing great. (I'm 66, with torn meniscus, OA in hips/knees/etc., hypothyroidism, upper left chest scar tissue, and a few other more minor problems, but nothing like what you're working with and conquering so beautifully. I've been hanging around here on MFP for a long time, though.)

You might like this thread, if you haven't noticed it yet:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10718336/60-yrs-and-up#latest

It's for people in our age group, and there are lots of nice folks there. Don't be dismayed if you open that one up and see old posts there, too - it's still quite active, it's just that the many new posts are at the end, on higher numbered pages. There are lots of people that participate, working with and around a lot of circumstances to accomplish their goals. We can be pretty wily about that, at our age, as you're clearly demonstrating!

Keep up the good efforts: You will see improvements and success!