31 years old, 201 lbs, and knee pain

I would try Leslie if are determined to do something but please be careful. Sometimes it is better to let it rest and apply ice or heat, which ever works for you.

I have one really bad knee and have to watch it. When mine acts up I have started doing some upper body ST with free weights or water bottles. This way I am doing something without adding stress to my knee.

Definitely listen to your body. If your knee says no, then don't do any high impact on it for a day or so.

I'm around the same weight and I also have knee problems. Use a good support when you're working out and it'll make a world of difference. I'm hoping less weight will make it easier too so I'm just persevering with it. Good luck!

Everything will feel better once the weight comes off.
30DS #1 complaint is knee pain.
Take it easy so you don't injure yourself. There will always be higher levels of intensity for exercise so take your time.

Leslie Sansone is a great way to stay active with a bit of cardio.
Maybe consider some strength training and read some prior threads about women who lift.

Yes.
I was 22 when I injured myself. I have SIJD (Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction). Basically its a fancy way of saying the joint that hold my hip onto my tailbone comes out of place and affect my sciatic nerve so I have sciatica from it too. I could barely walk at th beginning. I was so overly medicated for pain I barely got out of bed some days. There was nothing the doctors could do. The surgery had a 50/50 of making it worse or better and they didn't want to take the risk. I tried everything!!! Shots, therapy, water therapy, chiro...etc. That was 9 years ago. I weened myself off the meds about a year into my injury. Now I'm on the minimum stuff the doc wants me to be on. My back came out of place 4-6 times a day, causing muscle spasms and pain. I just dealt with it thinking I would have to live with it for the rest of my life.

So...fast forward to 2 years ago. I started losing weight and going to the gym. My barely could walk 3.5 mph for 40 minutes. I had to hold on to the machine the whole time. As I started losing weight, the less pain I had. The more I pushed myself the more muscles I built. About 6 months into my journey I only had 1 incident of my back going out of place. Its hasnt gone out of place this year yet. I still have my bad days but I only have about 10% of the pain I used to. It can be reversed!

I also have Psoriatic arthritis now. Its like Rheumatoid but it targets the feet, ankles, legs, knees, spine and sometimes the hands. 2 of my toes are starting to become misshaped and have been swollen for over a year. They hurt 50% of the time now but I push through because I know what I am doing is helping. The more weight I lose, the less progressive it will be. Thats what the doc says anyhow.

I hope that helps.

Idk what the 30 Day Shred is but it sounds pretty intense. At the beginning of March, I challenged myself to run (jog) a whole 5k without walking breaks and have been training at least 3 days/week ever since. I'm a teacher so when school got out for the summer, I joined a gym and began going to their Cardio H2O classes but I'm getting ahead of myself. Before March, I hadn't done anything physical in approx. 15years. I was 35 and 208lbs. I "ran" for several weeks w/o any pain. Then, all of a sudden, I began having horrible pain on the inside of both legs, where my knees would touch if I put my legs together. It felt like there was no cartilage between my femur and lower leg bones. I cried then I went to Walmart for some knee braces. I didn't know what kind to get so I ended up with 4. I wore all 4 of them when I would run! I didn't intend to do that when I bought them but the flexible ones helped to hide the huge black ones so I wore the flexible, flesh-toned ones over the black ones. I was hurting even when I didn't run-pretty much all the time. I never run 2 days in a row. I kept running the best I could. Sometimes I just walked because it just hurt too much. The braces really helped me. Also I read somewhere that I should leave them on for 30min after exercising to help keep swelling down. The other things I did were ice them and take ibuprofen. Then, one day I went out on my normal routine, telling myself that I was just going to walk-nothing more-so I didn't need to wear my braces. When I got to the far end of my route, I was so bored that I decided to risk the run despite my lack of braces. I've not needed braces ever since. I've had no pain before, during, or after my runs. My pain seemed to correspond with my weight-and it was only about 10lbs or so that made all the difference. Remember, it took you a while to gain the weight so respect your body with the understanding that it's going to take a little while to get rid of that weight. The worst thing I've done though, is not keeping up with documenting everything I've eaten this summer! I've gained several pounds back even though I'm exercising at least 4 sometimes 5 days/week. I would suggest that you look into those knee braces, ice your knees (15min on/ 15min off), take ibuprofen, take a few days off, then begin again, carefully. Be sure to warm up before you workout.

OH! People also told me that I really needed to do strength training in my legs to help alleviate the stress I was putting on my joints. This can be stuff as simple as squats but I decided to consult a personal trainer for maximum results. Hope this helps. Good luck! It will get better!

Go see a good sports doc. As someone who is also 31, about 206 pounds and am currently battling my knees, getting a good medical opinion is the best thing you can do. I walked into the doctor's office and asked for a "state of the union" on my knees. After physical therapy and MRIs, it was concluded I have significant damage to the cartilage under my kneecaps, and cysts in my bone marrow. The result - no running, no high impact activities, but at least I have a really good idea of what my knees can and can't handle. So go see someone... and not your normal doc - find a really good sports doc. Good luck! And remember, knee pain means STOP, not keep going.

It's not a bad idea to check with a doctor... I'm the same age and weight as you, and I've dealt with bad knees even before I put on the weight (4 babies...) anyway, the doctor said that although I wasn't overweight before, I didn't have strong quads, and it made my knees operate poorly... the stronger my legs get, the less my knees hurts... so it's not so much about dropping the weight as it is getting strong legs, but again, there are so many types of knee complications, it doens't hurt to visit the doctor!!

Only you can know what your body is trying to say to you... have you ever seen a doctor about your knee pain?

I have a really bad right knee. I know what it is, patellafemoral syndrome, basically my kneecap is off center so when I exercise it hurts. I've had this for years and know from experience that when I lose weight and gain thigh muscles, it goes back into center and the pain gradually goes away.

I say this because I work through the pain, because I KNOW it's nothing too serious. If you have pain without knowing the cause, I would get it checked out to rule out anything bad.

30DS has options that are lower impact, do you do those and it still hurts?