Run a 5k once a month and feel good doing it!

Hello everyone!

I found this group because I need people who understand what it's like to be overweight but struggle to lose it because of a disability! 3 1/2 years ago I was fully capable of losing this weight, going out and exercising and doing the right thing. I took everything I had for granted and I am now learning the hard way what that means!

I was injured at my previous job, got surgery and it made me permanently disabled with my right leg. I walk with a crutch or cane, I have severe pain 24/7, the leg is 5 times bigger than the other one and always will be. My mobility is severely diminished and exercising has become so hard unless I go to the pool (which I can't do most of the time).

I have already lost 91lbs since becoming injured but I don't know how I am going to keep going because just eating as best I can isn't doing it and I feel like a complete failure!

Anyways that is my story, glad to have the group here!

hey people, i'm a former rugby player and sporty kind of guy and ate whatever i wanted because i burned it off in the gym, however now i am trying to break the lifetime habit of eating crap whenever i wanted as i had a stroke in my early 20's and have ballooned up so i'm hoping that learning to control my diet along with a few swimming sessions a week will have me looking sharp for my September wedding

Joe99French wrote: »

hey people, i'm a former rugby player and sporty kind of guy and ate whatever i wanted because i burned it off in the gym, however now i am trying to break the lifetime habit of eating crap whenever i wanted as i had a stroke in my early 20's and have ballooned up so i'm hoping that learning to control my diet along with a few swimming sessions a week will have me looking sharp for my September wedding

Hi Joe, HUGE CONGRATULATIONS for your upcoming wedding, you will look and feel like $100 million dollars!!!!. :-D
I have never been a sports person, but like many of us I do know what it's like to be really active and fit for many years and then suddenly you find that due to health reasons ( Chronic fatigue syndrome) in my case, put the brakes on severely to my exercise regime. I kept eating the same but due to my mind being on trying to understand this life style changing illness, my weight grew quite quickly.
I am now on the journey that is right for me and the only one I believe that I can sustain and still eating even for dinner what the rest of my family are also having.
Keeping motivated can be hard the odd time especially when you hit a plataue, but I immediately kick into "challenge accepted" gear and rejig my diet and exercise to keep going.
My start weight was 91.7kg, current weight is 76.6 & my goal for my height is 68, so I about 15 kgs down and about 9 to go YAYYY . I have a buffer of 2 kg to go no higher than 70.000000000. :-)
My main mental motivations are: 1.) I call it weight-RID and not LOSS, because I believe that if you LOSE something, then you want to find it again, like a lost watch or money.
This new thought process is helping me to not redo what I've done previously with calling it weight-loss, which mentally self sabotaged my previous efforts.
2.)I am 41 this Oct and I know being this age and older, not to mention being a woman trying to get a better stomach after 2 kids and over eating, is harder for me. But like everyone I have my BETTER health, BETTER happiness, BETTER self-esteem and BETTER wardrobe to fit into.
My "fat" clothes are going to op shops, keeping them "incase" I need them one day is just another unconscious self sabotage tactic.
And 3.) I am SO SICK OF HATING how I looked especially around other women ( slimmer and healthier looking). My green eyed monster has finally now disappeared - YAHOO ( kind of like having a VERY annoying relative staying at your house for what was meant to be only one or two nights, but 10 years later, they're still there .

Best wishes Joe for your journey, I'm REALLY glad you love yourself enough to care about yourself and your health, thinking about you heaps!!!

I'm currently suffering from a back injury. I have apparently had all my life Spinal Stenosis which predisposes me to back injury. I fell last year in May and hurt my back, went to the doctor got shots, etc started to get better. Reinjured in Nov. Went to the doctor got shots, started getting better. Walked around walmart for 3 hours with my mom (December) and by the end of the 3 hours I could no longer walk. Went to the ER and found out about the Spinal Stenosis for the first time. Followed up with my doctor and discussed my options. Suggested rest for two weeks, muscle relaxor, etc. Still was in a lot of pain and went back to see the doctor. He suggested Physical Therapy or a Back Specialist. I don't have insurance and my mom offered to pay for the Physical Therapy. I did that for 4 1/2 months and then was told my my physical therapist after adding in exercises that isolate my abs (core strengthening is a big part of a healthy back) that my injury couldn't just be stenosis related because after adding those exercises my pain increased which pointed to a disc issue. That was a month and a half ago. My husband and I have since moved in with my dad (too far away from the original PT location to continue with them and have not found a new place so I have been trying to keep up with some exercises on my own) and we are trying to save up to go see a back specialist. My GP agrees with the PT about it being a disc issue. I can't really get out of the house two days in a row without a lot of pain. Even when I do go out I can't drive myself and I have to take a lot of rest breaks. I can only walk for about 20 minutes continuously without a break. At that point I have to take a very long break. So for now I have been trying to walk 15 minutes a day as I wait to get to the back doctor. Oh and I haven't been able to work since December.

Hi my name is Michelle. On Nov 8th, I was hit by a car on my way to work. I broke my ankle and had to have surgery, hospital stay and now in a cast for maybe the next few weeks. Thankfully, the doctor told me I will still be able to walk, run and everything else once everything is healed

Before all this, I was pretty active. I ran almost everyday 40 minutes, went to the gym (Planet Fitness), and ate a well balanced diet. This is a lifestyle change that I've been on since 2014 when they told me I was "pre-diebetic." I quit soda, started working out, cut my sugar/carbs intake, lost weight and after a long struggle, I got into the "normal" aC1 range. However, I was just told that I am in the high range again, I believe due to my non activity from the accident.

Since my injury, I really haven't been able to do much. My ankle is NON WEIGHT BARING. So doctors orders, do not walk on it. I still do weights and crunches in bed/floor. Any advice on what types of exercise I can do, change, ect? Thanks!!

My name is Cheryl. I have chronic pain due to bone on bone in both knees after 10 years of CPPD (Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition) disease. I also have osteoarthritis in various areas of my body, and fibromyalgia symptoms as well. I have been on strong NSAIDs for 7 years and want to get off of them. I'm 57 and due for Total Knee Replacements on both knees this year. I can barely walk my dog for 10 minutes without having to lie down, let alone actually exercise. I just rejoined MFP after seeing a nutritionist today with the goal of tracking my food and weight on MFP. Glad to see others who can relate.

Hello, I have gastroparesis, psoriatic arthritis, and a connective tissue disorder. It's really tough at times to stay active and motivated. I'm not looking to lose weight. I just want to eat/be healthier. I tend to stick with processed/packaged foods so I'm trying to incorporate more fat and fiber where I can (gastroparesis makes that hard at times) It can be so depressing and isolating having chronic illnesses. I just started college back up after years of putting it off bc I was too sick.

Hi hi! I’m looking for more active MFP mates. I am pretty bedbound atm. I have FMS MECFS HPOTS and boarder line Lupus. I’m still going through tests etc (talk of me having a connective tissue disorder). Would love some friends on here

Hi, I'm PJ and have chronic pain issues amd am disabled due to it. Started aquatherapy last week. My weigh in was depressing. 398lbs. Hoping the therapy will help and setting an initial goal of 275lbs for now.

Hi all! I have been a member of MFP since 2011 but stopped logging when life got rough. I am a 37 year old mother with hEDS and chronic illnesses including NCS and GI issues. I recently underwent ankle surgery w/ cadaver replacement which cause my part time walker/wheelchair use to increase to almost total except for PT. Now that I'm slowly regaining mobility albeit permanently limited I am looking for support and accountability in becoming a healthier me from people who understand the struggle just to make it through the day with the limited spoons we are handed.
Elizabeth

Hello everyone, I am an on and off member since 2011 and haven't been on for a long time (...it really looks different now!). I am 5' 1.5" tall (so, short) and I hit 200 lbs a while ago and hover between 198 and 200, but fortunately, don't go over. I'm 43, and have hypermobile ehlers danlos. I've had chronic pain in both feet since spring of 2015, and currently have an impinged right shoulder, and something going on with my right calf (might stem from spraining my ankle during a hike last June). (EDS people don't heal as fast) I go to PT 2x per week. I went to my doctor finally and told him I need to lose weight to be able to do the things I want to do. Because I have a hard time with a lot of things (especially right now), and have ADHD (usually unmedicated...I am a student again, so I've used short acting meds while needing to study, but that's it), he suggested a long acting ADHD medication to help not only with my ADHD but I guess some people lose weight on it (Vyvanse). But, I needed to go through a cardio workup first because my heart rate went up to 155 bpm when in heat the other day...I'm sensitive to heat (which I knew). (heart monitor showed nothing wrong, so I guess I'm good) I need to get back in to get the medication this week, so we'll see. My doc ultimately wants me (for now) to focus on calorie-reduction only weight loss (and if I get in a hike or two once in a while, great!). I'll be honest, it's SO MUCH LESS STRESS not having to worry about the exercise part. I kind of hate exercise (probably because a lot of it hurts). Anyway, I'm on day 5, am focusing on eating around 1370 cals per day and in those 5 days have lost just over 2 lbs (I'm sure that won't continue as a trend). We get our dinners from Hello Fresh, which tells us how many cals are in the dinner...that makes it super easy for dinner to be recorded. I'm super picky, making it difficult. My goal is undefined, really...I just want to take it one day at a time...when I hit 190 I'll be super happy. (I do have a dream goal but recognize I may not hit it and it's ok) I am in college (making it super difficult when busy) to become a Wildlife and Terrestrial Ecologist (I'm focusing on invasive plant species), and currently volunteer for the DEC's local PRISM extension to track invasive species in our area while hiking.