reinforcement
michael_atx
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Sometimes it can be a shirt that fits again. Sometimes it can be looking at pictures from six months ago and comparing them to now.
...and sometimes it can be finding out within a week that you have a hiatal hernia and massive reflux (like, almost up to your larynx), and that you've not actually torn anything in your knee, even though you can barely walk on it and it's swollen up to almost double size, but rather, you are having an osteoarthritis flare-up in the knee (oh, and by the way, you have osteoarthritis). All of which can have significant improvements with continued weight loss.
Onward and downward!
...and sometimes it can be finding out within a week that you have a hiatal hernia and massive reflux (like, almost up to your larynx), and that you've not actually torn anything in your knee, even though you can barely walk on it and it's swollen up to almost double size, but rather, you are having an osteoarthritis flare-up in the knee (oh, and by the way, you have osteoarthritis). All of which can have significant improvements with continued weight loss.
Onward and downward!
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yup I think most people on this site can relate some kind of health issue that provided motivation for weight loss. The trick is to maintain your mojo once you start to feel better1
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I feel for you Michael. Severe arthritic knees and ankles here. Won't go into other health problems on my end. Just hang in there.1
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As I get older I realize my body is gong to wear out or something to go wrong. Stay strong with the plan.1
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cakeman21k wrote: »The trick is to maintain your mojo once you start to feel better
I have just been having a talk with myself about this. #1 goal from the Neurosurgeon was weight loss as my best path to avoiding surgery on my back. Same goes for putting of knee replacement and getting by with just the fluid injections. For now, I am focusing on just muscling through the tough times.
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