Any disabled people doing my fitness pal.

Hi Allison, my name is Ann. Just noticed your post, I'm disabled but not too your degree. I'm a 59 y/o retired LPN. I have back problems along with a lot of weight to lose. Nice to meet you out there in CyberLand! Lol!

You might find this interating: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10164678/wheelchair-user-130lbs-healthier#latest.

T10 level Spina Bifida here!

Hi! I am disabled too, and there are times I can't do much of anything. I have psoriatic disease and have spent years working on getting better.
Star, I hear you about the weights putting you in bed for a week. It can be so frustrating! I have to be careful not to push too hard physically or it really sets me back, even causing a flare. Currently I am exhausted because I was feeling good and took a sorta long for me walk...a week ago!
So I am focused on diet, eating to feel better. Tomorrow I am going to try tai chi, hopefully it will help me feel better.
Please add me for support! Been sick for over twenty years now, I understand!

Hi all! I don't have an extended disability but I will tell you I admire all of you here working through a disability. I am recovering from a broken foot so I can understand the limitations. I became very frustrated and feeling sorry for myself and then I started following others that were amputees or having spinal bifida still motivated and encouraged to remain healthy. I did, and still, do alot of modifications since I can't be on my feet long. I'm embracing my nutrition to manage my liver health...

MS and chronic pancreatitus here, I have good days and bad days. Today the back spasms and right arm just won't quit. I was diagnosed with MS in January of 2015. I am 5' 4" and was 260 pounds. Currently I am 230 and am trying to get the weight off hoping that it will help with the MS. It definitely can't hurt, right?

Within 6 month of my diagnoses I was in a wheelchair, devestated. At 35 years old I'd lost my dependence and was slowly losing my will to live. I had pity party after pity party, but no one around me baked me a single cake, no one in my support system, which is awesome by the way, gave in one iota. I eventually picked myself up by my boot laces and took my life back, I've been in the hospital atleast once a month for the past year with this stupid pancreas, and it's currently not allowing me to eat anything... protein shakes are my friend at the moment, as well as a bunch of water... my Owner, yes that's right, not a typo... requires accountability in all things, especially my health, which is precarious at best.

I'm walking again, I have a foot brace and use a cane, but I'm no longer in a wheel chair, and my independence is back... disabilities suck, but they don't have to define you... I look forward to getting to know more of you, inspiring you and being inspired by you...

@atamrowski I second that. I commend you all for looking to work through your disabilities and not using them as excuses. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to improve yourself but even moreso with a disability. Good luck to you all!

Hello. I've been using mfp for some time but this is the first time I felt brave enough to click on the community button. I'm disabled, I have severe Ehlers Danlos Syndrome ( it's a connective tissue disease) unfortunately a lot of people with joint hypermobility I've been missed diagnosed with it EDS killed my mum and it's changed me from someone are used to run marathons for charity to a wheelchair bound housebound fat mad cat lady. Just to add to my difficulties, in February 2013 I got ME. My world now changes from a good day where I enjoy a semi normal life to a bad day where I have to lay in bed wearing an eye mask and ear defenders. Since being wheelchair-bound my weight has gone up. I've gone from a size 8 to size 20 I'm now back down to a 16 but I've got a really long way to go. I have recently given up added sugar and processed foods, about six months before it hit the headlines, it's made a massive difference. I was due to have some intestines and bowel removed but thanks to a sugar free diet this operation is there longer needed.I let my diet go to pot over Christmas and I'm finding it really difficult to get back on the wagon. I admire you all for fighting your own battles.

Amanda X