Starting Exercising: Nausea and Knees?

In an answer to both questions, listen to your body and don't go too hard on yourself in the beginning. I'm like you where I can't eat anywhere close to the time I exercise because it just doesn't feel good. As for the knee issue, you could have specific health issues, but also, when you aren't moving your body the cartilage in your joints slowly, over time begins to harden (called ossification) and makes it harder to move. This will relieve itself over time and it won't be as hard. If you have an history of arthritis, than that is another issue to take into account, but the more you get your body moving, the sooner it will become easier to do so. Good luck.

Like everyone else has said, the nausea will go away as you get into better conditioning.

On the knees: Water exercise is the only cardio I do (two days a week) because I started with very bad knees. They are much better now because of the weight loss but I still have to baby them (they still get sore and sound like rice krispies). One day, when/if they are improved to the point where I have no pain, I will probably still keep the water exercise but change it out for walking or step sometimes. There are some very helpful supplements that I use. The best for me have been turmeric (the yellow spice that they use in curries) and bromelain (an extract from the pineapple plant). In addition, I use a combination product of MSM/glucosamine/chondroitin and lately I have found egg shell membrane extract to be even more effective than the glucosamine product. But you probably don't need all of these supplements because you don't have that much damage so far. If it is pain that keeps you awake at night (the kind I had), it needs some preventive supplementation. The turmeric is an anti-inflammatory and the bromelain helps to break down fibrotic lesions that have come about because of chronic inflammation. The MSM/glucosamine/chondroitin does not work for everyone but when it does, it can actually help rebuild damaged cartilage--the same for egg shell membrane. Also, you should make sure that you get adequate calcium/magnesium in your diet and also, if you take Vitamin D3 you need to make sure that you are also getting Vitamin K2. Whatever you do, you probably won't want to go the route of NSAIDs as they have been shown to be counter-productive in the long run as they do not prevent damage or restore damaged cartilage--they only eliminate pain from it.

I started out at 235 last summer--I used to have knee issues, also plantar fasciitis and tendon problems (TFL syndrome). Those issues cleared up when I stopped eating foods I was allergic to. Sounds stupid or weird, perhaps, but that's how I solved it.

I started out by just walking daily and really worked hard on changing my diet. I did great and felt amazing--had no trouble with my joints or tendons, and was wanting to try new stuff, so about a month later, I got my first kettlebell and learned how to use it. I still do kettlebell workouts. After a few months of kettlebell and walking, I added barbell/dumbbell strength training. I still do all three and have not had knee issues or ongoing issues with nausea, though there have certainly been days here and there when I felt ill. It was usually when I'd eaten a meal too close to my workout. I think at least once it was due to me being stupid and taking vitamins on an empty stomach. Once I just worked out too hard, but after I got my heart rate down I felt ok.

Hi- I have most of your same problems ! I am at 333 lbs and I walk a lot all day-I am a nurse and 12 hour shifts so I know the knee pain !! I went to my Dr who also is a sports injury guy- he started me on meloxicam(Celebrex). I also started some OTC joint supplements for the knee. I have found after a month and a loss of 12 lbs (I started this at 345 lbs that the knee pain is down to minimal instead of high pain-limping. You may want to try that after talking to your DR. My knee still pops and sometimes hurts after I sit for awhile until I walk a few steps then its eases up. As for the nausea-dont excercise after drinking water-I do sips during excercise-or i throw up too. I try to run my routine in the am after i have been up for a few minutes-if i wait until after work i can forget it-too tired still-but i walk the dog every day and do Wii Fit ! Its fun and it helps burn some calories. i hope this helps some-hang in there- it will come off !!!! My plan is the Digest Diet from Readers Digest-it has 21 days of normal food and a exercise plan you can adapt for you with suggestions-working for me so far !! Hope some of this helps you out !