What's your physical aliments- due to being over weight.
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I'm not that worried about it. It is possibly just normal for me. The only thing that sucks is my heart rate monitor shows I am burning more calories then I actually am.0
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i hav e never had any0
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Bad Knees
Makes working out hard ! 0 -
Being tired, lack of energy, and even though I'm not severely over weight, my joints hurt. I also have diabetes in my genes, so want to avoid that!0
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Before Pregnancy - My highest weight was 195lbs. When I started trying to lose weight, was when I became pregnant.
Things that my weight probably contributed to during pregnancy :
- Pre-Eclampsia <- Caused me to need an emergency C-Section at 34 wks
-Gestational Diabetes
After pregnancy and 6 weeks postpartum, I was around 260lbs. I started working out, eating better and:
-was taken off BP meds (related to Pre-E)
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Hypertension--was taking the maximum dose of two meds. When my doc wanted to put me on a third, I said, "Okay, that's enough I feel lousy enough on two." So I did a bit of research and found the connection between high blood sugar and hypertension. So I stopped eating sugar in foods (and I was never much of a sweet eater anyway) and ate lower carb--cut out bread and pasta. I was able able to get off the meds in about two weeks. My blood pressure runs about 112/72 most days now (I monitor it at home.)
Arthritis in my knees and feet. This was a harder one to deal with. But I take several supplements and I do pool exercise for a couple of hours a week. Arthritis is barely there now. Take no pharmaceuticals. I eat a very clean diet--lots of veggies--that's very important. Gluten-free seems to have helped my joints a great deal. Also, egg shell membrane extract is amazing. But likely the biggest benefit was just taking almost 60 pounds off of my joints. The diet helped but I think the reduction in body fat helped a lot too, as body fat puts out a lot of inflammatory cytokines. I take the herbal inflammatories, turmeric (a spice) and bromelain (pineapple plant extract). I also take D3 and K2 vitamins. Doc says that if I keep the weight off and keep doing what I'm doing, I shouldn't have to have knee replacements.
Reflux. Once I got off of wheat, my horrible reflux went away. But it was improving with the weight loss anyway.
High blood sugar. The diet helped but I think the reduction in body fat helped a lot too as body fat puts out a lot of inflammatory cytokines and a number of diabetes researchers feel that Type II diabetes is at least partially caused by inflammation.
My immune system seems to be functioning better now. I used to get EVERYTHING that was going around. I spent the first winter in a very long time that I did not get sick, even once. Don't know if the crummy immunity was caused by the overweight or whether they were both caused by a less-than-stellar diet.0 -
Other than I've been treated for high cholesterol, high bp, low bp, type 2 diabetes .. all which have been improved ..
(have pcos which I understand isn't fixable w/o a hystorectomy)
I have the unlikely fixable things .. my back (a fall in 87+ genetic flaw) causes me much displeasure. I hurt both
knees some years back due to my weight then and hurt both ankles severely, which included casts.but I was actually
trying to be fit when that happened which put me in a setback to lose the massive amt I needed to lose.
I also developed a side effect that was from a choloestrol med, they tested me and said it was
carpal tunnel but took me off the cholesterol med because I think they weren't certain it was the true cause.
The carpal tunnel .. numbness comes/goes but several years off that med it has improved so idk really.
I have a bunch wrong but getting to a smaller weight will benefit my body greatly.
I'm so sorry you're dealing with PCOS...what a frustrating syndrome! Please don't let anyone convince you a hysterectomy is the cure for PCOS. Even after menopause women have symptoms because so many body systems are affected. You may need medical intervention (due to endometrial hyperplasia or for fertility issues), but I wouldn't let a hysterectomy be my first solution. PCOS is thought to be caused by an insensitivity to insulin (also tied into your diabetes). The excess insulin can cause androgen production which then causes those lovely "male" side effects (acne, facial hair, male pattern baldness, weight gain etc.) The effects on your ovaries (multiple cysts) are caused by this hormone imbalance...not the other way around. It's definitely harder to lose the weight because your body reacts differently to food and tends to store fat, but if you can improve your diet and exercise it will help. Best of luck!
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This sounds like my story and more. Off most med's. Still have problems with knees but I'm still a work in progress!!No new ailments but the long term existing ones got a hell'a lot worse!
Bad back, knees, hips and neck (I won't bore you with medical terms) and riddled with arthritis. The extra weight on my joints and spine forced me to get my prescribed anti-inflams and painkiller mg and dose increased.
I also started snoring, which the boyf LOVES as you can imagine ;-)0 -
Just this year my knees were starting to ache. To the point that I felt I couldn't put any weight on my leg. I went once to the doctor at a medicentre about it but was told that there was no damage to the muscle. Only suggestion was that I might want to buy a knee brace to keep swelling down. :ohwell:
after exercising though I don't seem to have any more trouble with the knees. So hopefully I will get the weight under control before any serious permanent complications.0 -
Matzie, just diet & fitness. Destress and eliminate packed foods and excess sodium. It can be done.Currently being treated w/ high bp, close to age 50 and going through perimenopause, and need to lose about 40 lbs. Any advice from anyone on how to get my bp down in the normal range without the help of meds?????? I don't want high bp, nor do I want to be taking hp meds all of my life. 0 -
kelhun1, I don't plan to get one. My HMO is useless. I used to have one that was very educated and the current one I wouldn't trust to remove a sliver. Sad, it's our only option thru my hubby employer. I know about those unwanted hairs, hate 'em. lolOther than I've been treated for high cholesterol, high bp, low bp, type 2 diabetes .. all which have been improved ..
(have pcos which I understand isn't fixable w/o a hystorectomy)
I have the unlikely fixable things .. my back (a fall in 87+ genetic flaw) causes me much displeasure. I hurt both
knees some years back due to my weight then and hurt both ankles severely, which included casts.but I was actually
trying to be fit when that happened which put me in a setback to lose the massive amt I needed to lose.
I also developed a side effect that was from a choloestrol med, they tested me and said it was
carpal tunnel but took me off the cholesterol med because I think they weren't certain it was the true cause.
The carpal tunnel .. numbness comes/goes but several years off that med it has improved so idk really.
I have a bunch wrong but getting to a smaller weight will benefit my body greatly.
I'm so sorry you're dealing with PCOS...what a frustrating syndrome! Please don't let anyone convince you a hysterectomy is the cure for PCOS. Even after menopause women have symptoms because so many body systems are affected. You may need medical intervention (due to endometrial hyperplasia or for fertility issues), but I wouldn't let a hysterectomy be my first solution. PCOS is thought to be caused by an insensitivity to insulin (also tied into your diabetes). The excess insulin can cause androgen production which then causes those lovely "male" side effects (acne, facial hair, male pattern baldness, weight gain etc.) The effects on your ovaries (multiple cysts) are caused by this hormone imbalance...not the other way around. It's definitely harder to lose the weight because your body reacts differently to food and tends to store fat, but if you can improve your diet and exercise it will help. Best of luck!
I'm actually surprised I've lost a lot of my lower belly area, this I thought would never happen but since fighting this weight, my pcos has been beating me up too.Thank you for your reply and insight. Pcos isn't uncommon these days.0 -
sore knes, shortness of breath reaching over my gut to tie shoes.0
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Knee pain ....endometriosis (not sure if caused by weight or not but doctors always said all symptoms related would improve with weight loss)0
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I snored so loud !! It was awful !! Not anymore !
Reflux (prescription) not anymore !
Fatigue (still have that)
Bad knees (Getting much better)
Sore joints (gone)
Aches all over (gone)
High BP (not anymore)
High Cholesterol (not anymore)
Irritable Bowel syndrome (severe) Gone !!
Out of breath Gone !
too many to list......
Losing weight and eating right, and continuing to lose weight (not at goal) has helped me in so many ways !!0 -
high cholesterol
back pain (maybe, I have spondylothesis and scoliosis, so not sure how much pain is from that and how much is aggravating by the extra weight I am carrying.. but I am sure it wouldn't hurt as much if I wasn't carrying this much extra weight)0 -
I'm 51. Have had PCOS since age 23 because of my weight. High BP and cholesterol, heartburn, Type 2 Diabetes and arthritis. I'm not sure the arthritis is purely from the weight. I've had lower (lumbar) surgery and cervical (neck) fusion. I dont carry around alot of fat in my neck so not sure how the weight would have affected my cervical spine. Dr. calls it spinal stenosis. My father had very severe arthritis as did my maternal grandmother so thinking thats more genetic.
Since January 1 2013 I've lost 30 pounds and still have 70 to go. I too am a work in progress. But, since losing the 30 pounds, I've reduced my insulin by half, I'm only taking heartburn meds as needed (which is rarely at this time) rather than everyday. My next doc appointment is in June so I am curious to see how my BP and cholesterol are doing. Would love to get off that stuff too. Was taking 800mg ibuprofren daily but am not taking any now. I still have pain but its not severe and it improves with the excercise.
For those of you with PCOS, about 8 years ago I discovered that Metformin (a diabetic medication) is used to treat PCOS. When my periods first returned, I spoke with my GYN about it wondering if I was pre-menapausal (I was 43 at that time). He said no, it was because of the Metformin - that its sometimes used to treat PCOS. Though Im not thrilled about having them again, and they can be heavy at times, they are regular and even prior to developing PCOS, I was NEVER regular. The thing that alot of women with PCOS dont know is that if you dont have your cycle regularly, and especially over extened periods (like years in my case), it can put you at an increased risk of developing uteran and/or cervical cancer. If you're not being treated for it, please talk to your doctor!
Congratulations to those of you who worked hard and have acheived your goals! To those of us still working on it, keep it up! Just reading all these posts makes me want to work even harder to get off these darned medications! Good Luck to All!0 -
T2 diabetic - now have completely normal numbers, and only very rarely spike and when I do it's always my own fault by eating far too many carbs.
I have AJA which had me confined to a wheelchair - I have taken over 100 pounds off my joints so the wheelchair is in retirement (for now at least, it is aggresive and will come back at some point).
I looked and felt old, now I look so much younger and I feel younger. Life is so much better in more ways that I could possibly describe.0 -
Let's see.. where do I start...
- feet hurt most of the time
- fatigue
- hard time standing up from a sitting position
- high cholesterol
-low energy
- difficulty tying shoes
-difficulty breathing (when engaged in any physical activity)
- feeling shame
-difficulty finding cloths that fit properly and look decent
Etc... etc....
I am 4 feet 11 inches and about 45 lbs overweight.
Thankfully, I've lost 8 lbs. so far and am feeling much
better- especially since I've started to exercise faithfully.
I thank God for MFP. It has been a tremendous tool in helping me to get healthy 0 -
Matzie, when you excercise, try working out in intervals (adjusting walking speed or whatever your cardio choice is) so that you're increasing your heart rate, then letting it drop back slowly, then increasing it again... I'm 51 and have been doing this for a couple months now (1 minute fast/1 minute slow - treadmill/eliptical). Not only is my BP lower but my resting heart rate is lower as well. I've also seen I can hold my faster speeds longer than before and my heart rate gets back to normal faster. Its all about buiding endurance and building that heart muscle. Best of all is (though not yet pre-menopausal) I'm not sweating nearly as much when just doing normal everyday activities - like cooking dinner! Good Luck to you!
Matzie, just diet & fitness. Destress and eliminate packed foods and excess sodium. It can be done.Currently being treated w/ high bp, close to age 50 and going through perimenopause, and need to lose about 40 lbs. Any advice from anyone on how to get my bp down in the normal range without the help of meds?????? I don't want high bp, nor do I want to be taking hp meds all of my life.0 -
I'd forgotten from my first post, I also suffered from bad snoring, and sleep apnea. I had to have it checked and the specialist said I was stopping breathing for 30 seconds throughout the duration of the night. That has now gone from losing weight.
The pain between my shoulder blades when walking, has gone as my boobs have reduced from a 56 JJ to 34 E.
I'm off all tablets now as my BP 160/70 and cholesterol 3.4 are both in normal range. I believe that's purely down to walking everyday for 1 hour. My parents both had high cholesterol and blood pressure (neither had a weight problem), but their life styes were sedentary, and that's the key..... I truly believe.
The consequences of my weight problem after being heavy for most of my life, is the wear and tear on my joints. My knees are the worst, and I've just had my MRI scan results back, and the damage is irreversible. They are going to start with cortisone injections to take the pain away, but i will be looking at knee replacements in the future. If you are young, as I'm 54 now, please, please, please get your weight off now, or you too could look forwards to ending up in a wheelchair.0 -
Let's see. Yes, the snoring. Walking up hills was a struggle.
After 40kg weight loss.....
Foot/ankle problems - walking too much and bouncing up and down on it.
The depression, sleep problems, etc. - no change.
Up hill walks less of a struggle on the lungs.
Would I swap it ? No
Would I lose weight differently ? ABSOLUTELY ! Slower, Add in strength training, skip the running / bouncing stuff and listen to when my body says "you are in pain - stop what you are doing".0 -
I haven't been to a doctor, so don't know if there are problems that I'm just unaware of. I have lower back pain from time to time. When I sit on the floor for more than 5 minutes my legs go to sleep and its really painful. With my chest being so big I get a lot of skin irritation. I've been lucky for the most part. Not too too many issues0
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Golly where do I start
Bad lower back & Ankles
Reflux
Depression
Easily tired
Breathless
Inflamed joints
Low Self Esteem (Ok not medical but def weight related)
Lack of libido
Thats all I can think of for now.
Gee's I'm a mess!0 -
high blood pressure and snoring
there's also the tendency to daydream about hot wings and nachos and sometimes find myself wanting to drop everything i'm doing to go get some wings and nachos :blushing:0 -
Had high blood pressure, but was in denial about it. Normal now.
I'm told I snored quite badly, which has gone now.
Getting up in the early hours of the morning to pee. Every. Single. Night. Used to drive me insane. That stopped after about 15kg (30lbs).
Periods stopped for about five years, now restarted (erratically, though, which is normal for me).0 -
We all seem to be suffering from the same things here, I think one can say its related to over weight.
YOU are ABSOLUTELY, 100% WRONG! Obesity as well as these diseases come from the TYPE of foods eaten! These and all disease conditions are the result of eating High Acid food...This and ONLY this causes Disease, that is why if one does not change their diet for good disease returns. Skinny, very active people also have these types of diseases...food choices! When you choose High Alkaline, natural foods the Body will right itself, inclusive of weight.0 -
I broke my back man...... Reason why I started to lose weight 0
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Where do I start? At thirty one I feel like my body is punishing me for having been over weight for the last ten years. Here are my ailments:
Hypothyroidism
Depression
Runner's knee (ironic or what???!!!)
Lower back pain
Regular stomach upset
Spider veins
Snoring
Pre-diabetes
The last one was my wake up call as mum has been diabetic for over 30 years (not from being overwieght I must add) and I have seen what she goes through on a daily basis, behind closed doors. She takes it all in her stride but has numerous problems that have come from diabetes.
So my journey continues 0 -
I ached. My back was constantly painful - my knees painful. I forgot about the pain because I was so used to it.
I was tired constantly. Walking was exhausting, I hated stairs.
Snoring. All. THE. TIME.
After 59lbs weight loss;
More energy. No snoring. Fitter. Actively seek hills and stairs!0 -
Painful knees and lower back. It's getting better though.
Otherwise I'm extremely healthy. I'm not going to wait to develop serious issues however, This is coming OFF.
yeah I have to add stretched out skin. I don't have a ton to lose, but it's not snapping back like it did when I was younger.0
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