50+ losing 50+ Wed 7/9

Good morning friends,

Sorry you hurt so bad-that's a bummer. I have some kind of pain in my shoulder-don't know if it's arthritis or what. Going to the doctor for a follow up. The doc gave me a prescription for 600 mg motrin but I didn't want to take that high of dose. Figured it would tear my stomach up. Had a deep massage instead and taking over the counter motrin and it feels better. I haven't tried an elliptical machine but I've heard they are killers. Maybe every other day is the right way and build up. My main way of exercising is walking and I've built up to 3 miles a day (in an hour). I try to swim some when the weather permits-usually storming in the evening.

I'm working on getting enough sleep and I'm doing better at that. The scale still isn't moving but I have faith that one day I'll get on it and it will go down 2 or 3 pounds. I'm also going to have my doc check out my thyroid again. On medication for that and maybe it needs to be upped.

Have a great day!

Have you ever tried taking fish oil? I've had two major surgeries on my knees when I was 15. I now have severe arthritis in both knees I see a Doctor for natural medicine for all my stuff and she put me on a REALLY high dose of fish oil. It really really helps. I know people are skeptical of using natural medicine, but it is worth a try!! Let me know if you are interested and I can tell you how much to take!!

Good luck!!

Sorry to hear about the arthritis, I can tell you that in 2003 I started getting arthritis, especially in the hands and feeling it in the knees. I went to a strict no sugar diet using Splenda instead to lose some weight. The weight went away but a nice side effect was the arthritis pain did too. There is research that supports this out there and I whole heartedly agree with the fish oil recommendations. Again, the research backs it up. That comes in ultra pure expensive options or the Walmart kind which I take, I personally take about 6000mg per day. Expect some additional good side effects with that too.

I would also recommend isometric type activities where the joints remain stationary to start and then transition into some aerobic. Either way, good job for even trying even with the pain.