Newbie from Kentucky...

Hillbillychic28

:flowerforyou: Hi everyone....I'm Jennifer and i hope to get alot of help and support from this site and the people on here. I have never joined a online weightloss program so any help or suggestions would be nice. I hope to make lots of new friends as i take my journey through this weightloss program. I am JUST beginning and am nervous i will not follow through but am hopeful i do for sooooo many reasons. Mainly my family, my self and my health. If there are any of you out there with a bad back that have ideas for me i would be greatfull. Thank you and good luck to ALL.

3babybeans

Welcome to the boards! My back isn't "bad" but I do have problems with it. My best advice is to make sure you stretch a LOT before & after you work out. Be careful with what you do to make sure you don't cause further injury to yourself. Good luck to you!

Tashia_HH

Welcome, I'm also from Kentucky. I don't know what kind of bad back you have, but I recommend Pilates and Yoga. It definitley helps build the back muscles, but I would consult a doctor to make sure that Pilates is right for you. Good luck on your journey, we're here for you!!

coachkathy

Welcome! Try to do a lot of ab/core exercises every other day. A strong core = a strong back!

I'm an online fitness coach for Team Beachbody. If you're interested in any of their home fitness workouts, click on my profile name here & send me an email or check out my website.

Congrats on taking the first step to healthier happier life!!! :happy:

TamTastic

Hi! Welcome to MFP.

I am sure you will find this to be a great site and very helpful to you in reaching your goals.

I have had lower back issues but I can tell you that losing weight and strengthening my abs has helped with that A LOT. I am careful with how I lift things and how I sit, etc...but am so much stronger now.

And talking to a doctor and maybe a trainer about what is safe to do for a bad back might be helpful just so you don't injure yourself further. If you can do sit-ups and crunches and any "core" exercises, that will help to take the strain off your back by making your abs stronger.

Good luck!!:flowerforyou:
-Tami

anthrochix

hello and welcome! I lived in kentucky (lexington) for a few years and the food isn't always the healthiest. (mmmmm...biscuits and gravy - yum!) I don't have a bad back, per se, but my neck is definitely screwed up from a bad car assident 6 years ago. If you have a chiropractor (or whichever doctor is treating your condition) I'd ask them what kind of exercises that they'd specifically recommend for you. After all. they'd be the experts.

As for me, I just have to be careful when raising any weights above shoulder level, and I don't hold my neck when doing crunches. I keep my hands crossed on my shoulders mummy-style.

Best of luch to you.

MOMOFTWO29

Hello and welcome to MFP. I think you will love this site. I do. This site is so supportive, helpful, motivational, easy to use, and everyone here is so nice and friendly. I just wanted to wish you success on your weight loss journey. You can do this!!!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Hillbillychic28

Thanks for all the kind responses. Just to answer the question about my back i have a degenerative disk and compressed spine....Some days it is hard to even walk and others i do ok. But hurt daily. I do think that if i can loose some weight is might help.