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Post by cass on Jun 1, 2009 20:05:17 GMT -5
Good job Karen!! I was meant to go last night but i fell asleep. I still am struglling to keep my eyes open at work today they feel so heavy and i have cramping which will hopefully subside after some diarrhea (TMI)
I have my gym timetable in front of me and i have circled 7:30pm RPM (spin) class. im going to do that as i feel unreal after it, and so much lighter.
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Post by Karen on Jun 1, 2009 20:37:10 GMT -5
Ok, Cass, one of these days, I'm going to go to a spin class again - you've made me want that feeling again!!
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Post by omaklackey on Jun 1, 2009 21:17:48 GMT -5
man I read this and cringe... I haven't been able to walk around our local super walmart since november without horrible cramps. I can still swim (as soon as the doctor gives the okay) but only in summer since we don't have an indoor pool and I can ride my bike. I just can't do any, and i mean any walking. I have many times considered buying the old exercise bike since I'm so much happier when I'm in shape. And those cramps are not just at certain times of the month. It doesn't matter when I walk it hurts so bad that I feel like I'm going to pass out. Am I alone here or are you guys just ignoring the cramps.
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Post by ouchy on Jun 1, 2009 22:02:25 GMT -5
I used to be over 200 pounds after I got run over by a car while I was walking. I couldn't exercise bc it hurt too much. ...Then, I got real and decided to get off my a*s. I went to physical therapy, and I got a Pilates DVD and did that. Very low impact and boy...very high results! The weight started to fall off.
Everyone can do exercise. Hell, even quadraplegics are exercised. It's all about motivation. If all you can do when you begin is make circles with your arms...do it. It will still burn more calories than doing nothing.
No one ever got healthy without trying.
ETA: I did all that exercise while I had a handicapped tag and had to walk with a knee brace and a cane. I had to get healthy for my health!
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Post by omaklackey on Jun 1, 2009 22:56:10 GMT -5
so do you just drug up first before you exercise?
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Post by ouchy on Jun 1, 2009 23:15:12 GMT -5
I used to take naproxen sodium, per my doctor's orders. Once your joints get stronger, it doesn't hurt as much. I admit, when I was at my heaviest, I had to have a round of corticosterioids for the tendonitis. After this, I decided I had to lose the weight. So, after that, just naproxen sodium. My physical therapist told me that every pound you weight puts 4 pounds of pressure on your knees. Dropping from just over 200 to 130, I can attest that it makes a WORLD of difference. Actually, once I hit about 160, my knees were like night-and-day compared to 200! You can do it. You just have to be strong and DO IT! Like put your mind to it and not look back! The pilates DVD I got was by Denise Austin. I got it on eBay along with a set of exercise bands. I did it 3 times a week. Plus knee and ankle strengthening exercises on a sheet from my physical therapist. I can tell you that my knees were so bad. To give an example, had I been hit just 2 cm to the left on my knee, I would have lost my leg. My leg and knee was wedged between 2 cars. It was insane. So, I can say the pain was extreme. I can still see on my leg almost 10 yrs later where the point of impact was. If I can overcome it, anyone can! Pretty much the only time I have to wear my knee brace now is when we get bad storms and the humidity and pressure is high. Even during my pregnancy, it wasn't my knees that hurt the worst.  Yay!!! Get the DVD. I'll try to find it. |
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Post by ouchy on Jun 1, 2009 23:19:18 GMT -5
^Also, you may look in to the insulin resistance diet. A lot of us girls with endo have marked pain relief while on it, and it helps with weight loss and balancing hormones as well.
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Post by ouchy on Jun 1, 2009 23:31:29 GMT -5
Oh. And one thing I like about Pilates is that they give you alternatives in case you aren't strong enough. Like if you're not strong enough to lift your legs all the way, they show alternative positions, like with legs bent. Here is the video I have.  |
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Post by Karen on Jun 2, 2009 6:34:40 GMT -5
First off, Ouchy, holy crap - I had no idea! And good for you for overcoming it all!! When I first started this post way back when, I was in pain all day, every day. I was miserable. I agree with Ouchy, though, that sometimes you just have to power through and start making a change one day. Sometimes it's hard as hell, and some days I wasn't successful in doing what I set out to do, but I'm still doing it. The girls on here are huge motivation, too! I second Ouchy's suggestion for the insulin resistance diet. There's a book called "The Insulin Resistance Diet" (easy enough to remember!) that I honestly believe it saved my sanity because it helped me with the pain. Within a day or two of making some changes, in addition to some supplements from my alternative doc, I was able to go off all prescription pain pills. It's been 2 months now and I've only taken 1 since. Mind you, I still have pain, but it's SO much more manageable - I have most of my life back now and exercise isn't as hard! I've been going to Pilates at the gym once a week for 2-1/2 years now and it's really helped with my flexibility and strength. I've also recently dabbled in some T-Tapp DVDs, too. They seem like easy exercises, but they really do a lot!! They make a video geared towards people that are starting out from scratch or have health problems. store.t-tapp.com/products/T%252dTapp-MORE-Rehab-Program-DVD.html It's pricey, but I'd suggest looking around ebay or somewhere else to see if you can find it cheaper. Best of luck, and post back here if you need some more motivation! |
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Post by Karen on Jun 2, 2009 7:09:44 GMT -5
Oh, and might I add, getting exercise and getting fit - no matter how hard it may be - allows me to feel much more in control of my health and this disease. Endo sucks, but anything that I can do to take some of that control back is worth while. Yes, there were days, weeks, months that I felt absolutely hopeless, but in the end, I realized endo isn't just about what's going on in my pelvis, it's what's going on in my entire body, and the better I can treat my entire body, the better I can cope with endo. I know that's quite a generalization and it's not just that easy, but that kind of sums up my attitude about the disease now.
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Post by italialynn on Jun 2, 2009 7:30:42 GMT -5
I agree 150% with you girls. You have to try and do something, ANYTHING, to help your body. We all know exercise increases endorphins, which is better than morphine I might add, and if you can just power through it, it's well worth it in the end.
I'm still recovering from my surgery and suffering from some pretty bad cramps with my period looming on the horizon but I'll tell you what...you feel 10 times worse sitting on the couch in a ball then you would if you just got up and got moving! I did that over the weekend. Felt like crap and just wanted to lay around on the couch. I told myself NO WAY, got my butt up and went outside and did some chores. It was amazing that once I was up and doing stuff, the cramps decreased by half and I felt a million times better. Once I was back in the house and sedentary, they started again.
There's nothing like good 'ole fashioned exercise! You just have to buck up and do what you can.
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Post by cass on Jun 2, 2009 8:08:03 GMT -5
I just got home from a kick ass spin class there were about 10 of us and of all the 50 spare bikes in the room this old man sits right next to me i was so annoyed as when i exercise my bowels go freaky... well im sure peoples sweat balanced out the other aroma hahaha
after spin i walked on the treadmill for 40mins, did some lunges and weights was there for about 2 hours in total. stomach is pulling a bit but i dont care cause i feel fab for it.
I agree with u italialynn, there is no such thing as cant exercise, there is always something you can do, geez you can even lift dumbells whilst on the couch or a swiss ball!!
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Post by JackMcFarland on Jun 2, 2009 8:13:05 GMT -5
I'm gonna start running, I think. Coach to 5k, here I come! lol
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Post by cass on Jun 2, 2009 8:25:25 GMT -5
do you mean couch??? or do you have a coach you knob!! hahaha
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Post by Karen on Jun 2, 2009 8:38:57 GMT -5
I've done the couch to 5k before, too, Tess! Woo hoo!
(It's a running program that starts you out with short run/walk intervals and builds all the way up to running 5K in 9 weeks. It's a fab program! I'm waiting for my running buddy to approach me about doing it with her again now that she's had her 2nd kid. We've done it 3 times together. I keep up with it in between, and she stops and goes.
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