Dedication!

Fitscorcher

I'm in constant pain with my back and knees and struggle with my mobility. I know it is mainly due to my weight and I desperately need to lose weight. The over the last of month I've binged twice and eaten ice cream. The stupid thing is I haven't done that for many, many years and have no idea why I did this time. It seems worse it I can't get to the gym for any reason. Going to the gym is usually a constant reminder that I have to eat healthily to reach my goal, if I don't go I end up letting my eating habits slip again but I don't really know why.

I have been in agony with my calves, I was walking on the treadmill when they felt tight but then suddenly I felt a twinge and a strange sensation like an elastic band being pulled tight but then suddenly released the pain was awful. It has happened several times since but I must have been compensating because it's happened in both legs now. I've tried resting it but the pain comes back the minute I start walking again. I have to go see my GP but I don't think they will be able to help much, I reckon they will just say it's down to my weight. I can accept that but how do I exercise to lose weight if it's causing problems with pain and injury? I'm really frustrated!

I'm working over the weekend face painting but I've decided to give up work for a while after this job so I can focus on weight loss, I can't see me succeeding otherwise. I have a couple of art competitions coming up so I have to do those as I'm already committed. I have to get my head right, I have to change and I need to stop letting other people walk all over me. The problem is even when you know what to do, it isn't easy to do it. I can't live like this anymore though.

So I guess the answer is DEDICATION, DEDICATION, DEDICATION. If I want to succeed, if I want to live, if I want to be happy I have to be dedicated to losing weight. I'm going to start keeping a food diary, exercise diary and a blog, if I can right down and work through my feelings it will help me to stay focused and keep going.

FP4HSharon

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pabigwood

I would suggest that you do go see your doctor. Yes, they will likely say it's due to your weight but will hopefully give you some good advice on what you can do to improve your health.
I would strongly suggest asking your doc at your appointment for a referral to a physical therapist. They will definitely give you some good advice, and teach you some exercises to help you strengthen your legs and core so that you can take up walking, then jogging, then running, then...

I know in my case, I had terrible back pain when I started walking. I worked on my core and slowly increasing my walking time. The pain went away, and then my legs would hurt. I kept increasing at a slow pace, now I feel like I can walk forever! Next I need to start jogging...

Be patient with yourself, always seek (good) advice, and keep moving forward. You will be amazed at what you are capable of!

fairfatandfabulous

You sound desperate, I think you first stop should be to the gp. Think you need a lot help and will struggle to do this with just diet.
A slow walk increasing each day, or water aerobics. Perhaps you may need a referral to an obesity clinic where they can give you further assistance.

canoe4you

I'm very obese and began seriously exercising may 10th. When I began I was a BMI of (rounded up) 51 and it has been affecting my mobility very much as well. Granted I am positive from your picture that I am probably at least half of your age so take that into consideration as well before reading further. I have not yet been to my doctor but I will be going in a few weeks.

If you push yourself too hard your body will let you know. I go on the treadmill EVERY day now (even on my birthday) and I have small and large blisters on my feet that are painful from days where i pushed myself too hard, I also do not have good walking shoes, do you have good walking shoes? My pain (besides in my feet) always is in my hips and lower back, my weight gives me horrible posture as I either lean forward or backward so I find that using the handrails on the startrac that monitor your heart rate help me balance myself. check and see if your treadmill has one of the heart monitor rails, this is how i monitor to see if i am pushing myself too hard, i am 25 so I always slow down if my heart rate is above 170 just because I know that at my weight this is too much athletics at the moment. An example - I have slowly been working my walking time up every day, I walk 45 minutes and started at 2.5mph speed, 3 days ago i increased it to 2.9mph and realized it was too much when my feet started burning bad. I pushed through it anyway and it was painful to walk but today i was able to do it with absolutely no problem because i built myself up to it, you are older and it will probably take you longer but if you keep at it you will get there and it wont be painful anymore.

Like you said it is all about dedication. If you honestly and truly in your heart want to lose it you will do it no matter what. This is your life, think about how accomplished you will feel afterward if you can push yourself through a moderate amount of pain for a few days and come back and know that you can go further. The beginning of may I weighed 300lb's and could barely walk up the stairs of my apartment and ate horrible, i binged ate every day but i have had enough as well and have stuck to my calorie restriction and exercise so far and feel so much better after putting on my smaller clothes today and going out in the canoe with my husband looking at nature instead of sitting in the movie theater gorging on popcorn and soda. I can climb the stairs now and I don't feel winded, I am still very overweight but I have so much more endurance and people tell me how much more toned up I look. Wouldn't you like to feel that?

Only you can make it happen. Get rid of the ice cream, if you are around unavoidable temptations walk away from the situation or meditate, when you buy groceries buy only fresh foods and cook all of your own meals if you have the time and wont be working and READ ALL LABELS. You might need to see a doctor though, you are older and I nor anyone else here knows your health conditions. It is better to be safe than sorry if you can afford it (I could not afford the copay the past few weeks). Take care and good luck.