2022 - Moving forward

ladyholly

savingholmes said:

Well done on the PADs. On the health and fitness - try and think about what would nourish your body most. I am sometimes often ridiculous for spending £ on chocolate but looking at strawberries and mangos and saying they are too expensive. Check whether you have any inbuilt things like that and try and switch them.

I am glad I am not the only one who buys chocolate because strawberries are too pricey.

EssexHebridean

Something that might help people on the being weighed at the surgery thing - firstly there are surprisingly few reasons for them to actually “need” to weigh you, it’s often purely a box that they are expected to fill, and you are asked to “just hop onto the scales” as reflex. You can perfectly well in most cases decline, and certainly ask why they need your weight - it might be for medication dosing for example, which is legitimate, but it might be unrelated to why you’ve gone in - in which case a simple “no thanks, I can’t imagine why my weight would be relevant to the ingrowing toenail I’ve come in about” said with a smile for example. If you do need to be weighed, and they have given you good reason, then you can ask that you step on the scale backwards or sideways and they then don’t tell you the numbers - you can explain that you’ve had issues around scales and disordered eating in the past, although you don’t need to give a reason and they are supposed to respect your request. I’ve found that initially they’re surprised, but once they get used to the idea you get treated surprisingly respectfully unless the GP involved is totally bought into weight stigma, in which case you’d do better changing anyway. 😉

Different subject - be cautious about running shoes for walking- the movement and impact is VERY different, and the structure of the shoe ideally should be different as well. That said, running shoes which have reached their maximum mileage for running in are often really good for walking in my experience as the running gait specific structure has mostly gone, but they still tend to be quite supportive for the feet.

jwil

savingholmes said:

Well done on the PADs. On the health and fitness - try and think about what would nourish your body most. I am sometimes often ridiculous for spending £ on chocolate but looking at strawberries and mangos and saying they are too expensive. Check whether you have any inbuilt things like that and try and switch them.

Thank you!  I totally do that  complaining about the expense whilst spending a fortune on chocolate 🙄  I've been making an effort to eat fuller balanced meals the last couple of days and it's definitely helped with the snacking.

jwil

ladyholly said:

savingholmes said:

Well done on the PADs. On the health and fitness - try and think about what would nourish your body most. I am sometimes often ridiculous for spending £ on chocolate but looking at strawberries and mangos and saying they are too expensive. Check whether you have any inbuilt things like that and try and switch them.

I am glad I am not the only one who buys chocolate because strawberries are too pricey.

Me too!  

jwil

EssexHebridean said:

Something that might help people on the being weighed at the surgery thing - firstly there are surprisingly few reasons for them to actually “need” to weigh you, it’s often purely a box that they are expected to fill, and you are asked to “just hop onto the scales” as reflex. You can perfectly well in most cases decline, and certainly ask why they need your weight - it might be for medication dosing for example, which is legitimate, but it might be unrelated to why you’ve gone in - in which case a simple “no thanks, I can’t imagine why my weight would be relevant to the ingrowing toenail I’ve come in about” said with a smile for example. If you do need to be weighed, and they have given you good reason, then you can ask that you step on the scale backwards or sideways and they then don’t tell you the numbers - you can explain that you’ve had issues around scales and disordered eating in the past, although you don’t need to give a reason and they are supposed to respect your request. I’ve found that initially they’re surprised, but once they get used to the idea you get treated surprisingly respectfully unless the GP involved is totally bought into weight stigma, in which case you’d do better changing anyway. 😉

Different subject - be cautious about running shoes for walking- the movement and impact is VERY different, and the structure of the shoe ideally should be different as well. That said, running shoes which have reached their maximum mileage for running in are often really good for walking in my experience as the running gait specific structure has mostly gone, but they still tend to be quite supportive for the feet.

That's a good point about the weighing, thank you, I shall bear that in mind.  This course is online and I am expected to submit my weight the day before each session so it can be submitted to NHS as evidence.  I'm not at the surgery.  They've actually never weighed me at the surgery except when I was pregnant or had the health check so that's not too bad.

I hadn't realised that about the trainers - thank you!  I thought that they would be similar.  I shall restart my hunt again. - Just googled it and found some articles about walking shoes for heavy people - thank you

beanielou

It's true though that eating healthily costs a lot.
Chocolate is often on offer.

missymoo81

Hey @jwil I got some Really good new trainers on EBay. I researched the internet as to what would be best for me then just found them for £20 on eBay! They are bright pink but it’s all good!

You’ve had lots of lovely advice re weight loss, for me it’s all about building good habits, starting off slowly rather than trying to change everything in a day and inadvertently falling off the wagon in 2 days. Baby steps and a little at a time x

NeverendingDMP

It's also possible to lace trainers differently to prevent certain injuries or provide more support.  articles from runners world would explain this better!

Good luck in finding the right pair. I spent years in the same brand/range of asics which were fab for me but my feet seemed to changed shape after my twins pregnancy and I have never found the perfect pair since then!

another_casualty

Good point from @NeverendingDMP regarding  how trainers are laced . I was shown many years ago from previous PT .

Looking for new footwear can be sole destroying . Still you're putting your best foot forward . Onwards and upwards etc 😼

jwil

beanielou said:

It's true though that eating healthily costs a lot.
Chocolate is often on offer.

Yes it does cost a lot more.  Chocolate doesn't go off after a couple of days either!

missymoo81 said:

Hey @jwil I got some Really good new trainers on EBay. I researched the internet as to what would be best for me then just found them for £20 on eBay! They are bright pink but it’s all good!

You’ve had lots of lovely advice re weight loss, for me it’s all about building good habits, starting off slowly rather than trying to change everything in a day and inadvertently falling off the wagon in 2 days. Baby steps and a little at a time x

Thank you!  Good thinking about finding what I want and then looking on eBay.  I hadn't considered that!  I am trying on the creating new habits thing - definitely the way for me, and why I need to step away from the scales as it won't be quick.

NeverendingDMP said:

It's also possible to lace trainers differently to prevent certain injuries or provide more support.  articles from runners world would explain this better!

Good luck in finding the right pair. I spent years in the same brand/range of asics which were fab for me but my feet seemed to changed shape after my twins pregnancy and I have never found the perfect pair since then!

Oh my goodness, I have so much to learn!  I would never have considered that the way they are laced would make a difference.  Thank you!

another_casualty said:

Good point from @NeverendingDMP regarding  how trainers are laced . I was shown many years ago from previous PT .

Looking for new footwear can be sole destroying . Still you're putting your best foot forward . Onwards and upwards etc 😼

I am clearly totally naive. It's evident that I am not a sporty person!

You make me laugh so much, thank you