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I just made a radical change because of injury. Before a non-running ankle injury I wore neutral shoes with a 4 mm heel-toe drop. Some cushioning, not too much. After ankle surgery recovery I began running again with my Newton Fates and immediately developed a toe injury - sesamoiditis. I've been struggling for a year to…
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I had it, in first one shoulder and then the other. I am 100% back in both shoulders. My physical therapists did a lot of manual therapy/mobilization - which was much more helpful for me than the exercises. The manipulation under anaesthesia is sometimes successful, but often rebounds. One of my PTs said he'd seen a number…
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Congrats on loving yourself enough to do this. It sounds like you are going about it in a great way!
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I haven't had a fracture, but I have had ankle surgery to repair a torn peroneal tendon. The ankle heals very, very slowly. I totally understand your despair. Also, altering your gait for an injury can cause other issues (in my case, sesamoiditis). So you want to heal the original as soon as possible. A second or third…
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I last lost weight when I was 50, pre-menopause. I lost 2 pounds/month, over the course of 20 months, by logging everything and exercising regularly. I kept most of it off, but a month after my last period I put on 4 pounds in a week. Still managed to maintain all but 10 pounds of the weight loss until age 58, when I badly…
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Such a happy and inspiring post! Keep it up - the rest of your life is going to be so wonderful!
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Definitely issues with my late mother. When I was growing up she would make fun of my pudginess, and encourage my brother to do likewise. Even though we ate healthy at meals, there were always homemade cookies and candies in the house, and I learned early to eat in secret. Even into adulthood there were often comments…
