Kalsifer

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  • Two things: 1. Having support is always great, but in the end it comes down to self motivation and will power, which no one else can give you. You need to want to lose the weight for yourself and your own betterment (is that a word?). If your family is overweight as well then they may be a bit jealous, or upset might be a…
    in Coping with a non supportive family. Help! Comment by Kalsifer November 2011
  • Yeah as most people say, it's like a chain reaction Unaligned feet lead leads to unaligned ankles, which leads to unaligned knees, which leads to unaligned hips, etc etc. As a person with flat and pronated feet, I tried superfeet and they definitely helped (although expensive!), the only problem is when I put them in my…
    in My feet, legs, and joints hurt! Comment by Kalsifer November 2011
  • I agree, if you do any weight bearing exercise (squats, deadlift, etc) you should make sure your stance is 100% correct, even the slightest wrong doing and you could be putting excess pressure on the wrong parts of your body.
    in My feet, legs, and joints hurt! Comment by Kalsifer November 2011
  • I'm not trying to diagnose, but improper feet stance (not using a support if you need one) completely throws off all your alignment, so you could be putting more pressure on your knees etc then you need to be. I don't work for Superfeet or am saying you should buy them, but this image explains it pretty well :)…
    in My feet, legs, and joints hurt! Comment by Kalsifer November 2011
  • Thanks, yours as well :) Also, during tough times I wouldn't be too hard on yourself about losing motivation, when things are better again you'll kick your own butt into gear :) As others said, it's best not to worry about it day to day, because it's a lifestyle change.
    in Motivation completely gone :( Comment by Kalsifer November 2011
  • Back when I was a kid and was injured skateboarding, they thought I damaged my back, the exercises they told me to do were leg lifts and reverse crunches while laying on the ground, both of which are pretty easy on your back but build your core pretty well.
    in building core strength for people with bad backs? Comment by Kalsifer November 2011
  • I know the feeling lately trust me, my mom has MS and MD, recently broke her leg twice slipping in two different stores on wet aisles, was just in for surgery on her stomach and while having surgery they accidentally cut her bladder open, so now she's back in the hospitably getting that fixed and recently said the surgery…
    in Motivation completely gone :( Comment by Kalsifer November 2011
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