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Needing some support
Hi! I've been off MFP for the past year or so. I got really tired of counting calories and stressing about food all the time, and I had spinal fusion surgery this past summer with a five month recovery. I'm doing physical therapy now and getting back into going to the gym. Well, trying to get to the gym, but since I'm…
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Spinal Fusion?
Not sure which category to put this under, but I'm in need of some help. Has anyone on this site had posterior lumbar spinal fusion? I'm getting it done in June...maybe, unless someone has found a way with fitness and exercise. If not, but someone has had it, please tell me what recovery is like... When I get my weight…
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Spinal Fusion?
Not sure which category to put this under, but I'm in need of some help. Has anyone on this site had posterior lumbar spinal fusion? I'm getting it done in June...maybe, unless someone has found a way with fitness and exercise. If not, but someone has had it, please tell me what recovery is like... When I get my weight…
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Shin splints?
I got back into exercising two weeks ago, usually running 3 times a week and strength training 3 times a week (with a little running those days). The second week though I quit running on days I was strength training, because I was getting horrible shin splints that left me almost unable to walk. I take a rest day usually…
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New Direction Weight Loss Plan HELP
I've been on my weightloss journey for sometime. From November 2011 to July 2012 I used Nutrisystem and lost around 40 lbs without much exercise (I injured my foot) and then lost another ten on my own with diet and exercise before I left to study abroad. While I was abroad, I gained a little weight, but I started strength…
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I'm not good at message boards...
But I'd like to make some friends here on MFP. I've been on here a while, but I mostly lurk for advice. I'm 22 and I just graduated from university. I'm going to Japan in 2 months, so I'm trying to lose as much weight as healthily possible before then. I started my weight loss journey on Nutrisystem in November 2011 but…