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Old 03-03-2007, 10:18 AM   #5 (permalink)
nikkimacawgirl
 
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Location: hammond in
Start Weight: 224
Current Weight: 202.4
Goal Weight: 140
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i was just reading this about the not excersizing, i have either arthritis or a messed up muscle in my back causing scoliosis, and ALOT of stiffness and pain. especially when it rains or snows, and lately here in indiana we have had a combination of both, so im lucky i can walk on somedays it hurts so bad. not to mention i work fulltime midnights, so im ALWAYS tired ugh! i dont force myself to excersize,when i can i do. i have a sedentary bike right in front of the tv, i will get my macaws and they will sit on my shoulder and talk or just hang out with mommy, i try to get myself into a good movie and have movie and birdy time to forget that i am excersizing. i could never do a treadmill, the last time i tried i couldnt move i was very stiff and cried when i sat down. i tried pilates, had problems with alot of the excersize with my back. it really sucks. i eat much lighter now not craving food a million times a day, i battle obesity in my family and diabetes. i am already hypogylcemic i hit this point when i was 28 and got up to my first biggest weight of 210, lost it got down to 175 and felt great then it snuck back up 8 years later and i got up to my biggest weight of 224 had blood sugar drops and problems, so i got on phen, im winning now over my genetics, just about 22lbs (.2 away) my sugar is balancing and i feel better. i am 5/9 and have always hid my weight well luckily, but it makes a big difference on how i felt physically. do what you can and be proud of yourself, instead of crying when you can only do a little, make those tears of happiness, you are doing more than you once did and thats what counts!! good luck to you (and good luck to me too in my continous battle of genetics)
we are all winners no matter how little or how much we loose and thats what we have to remember!

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