Help me with your knowledge [drs] [health]
Hello everyone,
This is my first time to read and reply on this board. Im normally at ALZ and arthr. and urology boards.
I need to lose weight fast! I think its affecting my health. None of my Drs. have told me, but I take a pair fixing to tell me that I need to lose weight or else!
Im 5 “1 1 / 2″ tall and weighs 180 pounds right now. So, I think I need to lose 40 pounds. at least. 50 lbs.
Hear possible is a bit mind to help yall help me: I am 56 years old. I take pills for anxiety (depression tablets), pills for my stomach system, pills for urinary problems, and pills for my rheumatoid arthritis. And I just had a hysterectomy about 6 months. ago.
I started about five years ago, with a weight of 135. Then the anxiety has helped me get over the ￡ 10. When I was diagnosed with RA, and Im on steroids in combination with other medications RA, I got another 20 and about 10 after my hysterectomy. So, here I am hurt am.
I most of the time, and can not do aerobic exercises. I can walk and stretch and hopefully start on our new YMCA and swim or walk in the water.
Please if everyone has the same problems or know about medications and diseases and the like, help me to this weight loss. I know when I start exercises that will help immensly. I do not eat too much, but love Starbucks yummies.
Thanks for any help you can give me.
Wannabe
Reply:Hi guy,
Thanks for replying to my post. It helps to know that I can come here and talk and get advice! I am so tired and so fat, that I can hardly breathe. I cannot wait til next week, when the Christmas rush will be over. Then I can rest, which will hopefully enable me to walk. Then in January sometime, our Y opens and I will try it out. I just need somekind of boost. I do know that exercise is supposed to be good for arthritis. And anxiety, too!
Thanks again,
Wannabe
Reply:HI T,
Losing weight should definitely help with the arthritic problems and exercise is a good stress buster too so you may find that your anxiety will lessen which will probably help with any GI problems you may have. A lighter weight could lead to a reduction in steroid meds for RA so that maybe an extra bonus too. You may want to try yoga for anxiety relief too since breathing is a big part of yoga and anxiety tends to lead to hyperventilating. Water exercise and walking are really great ideas for you to use as your exercise staples. Ellipticals are good gym machines since they provide a good weight bearing exercise but are easy on the joints.
As for your diet focus on eating healthy and cutting back your calories a little which may mean smaller portions or lower fat substitutes for your favorite high fat treats. Good Luck and I look forward to hearing about your progress.
