Hello. I (26/F/ 5’9”, SW:343, CW: 330) have been steadily losing weight since March 1 (down 13lbs!) and I have done it mostly through CICO. I occasionally hit the gym and do home workouts as well. However, the exercise I like most is walking. I live in a big city and I can get a ton of walking in without getting bored. Last year in the early days of the pandemic I was walking for an hour at least 3 days per week with no issue.
But lately, every time I go on a walk I get debilitating anterior shin splints. Almost always on my left shin. I have tried EVERYTHING. My shoes are properly fitted and have good support, I stretch and massage my muscles a lot before I go on a walk, I use compression socks, ice, elevation, anti-inflammatories..I’ve even tried gua sha (an ancient Chinese massaging technique.) I have also taken time off from exercise to see if I just needed to heal the muscles.
Nothing is working. I can’t walk for more than 15 minutes without my shin flaring up and it keeps me from getting in really good exercise. I WANT to walk for 40-60 minutes a day but I’m in so much pain that I can’t even make it 30 minutes.
One thing that is worth mentioning is that starting around July 2020 I fell into a pretty deep depression which lent itself towards VERY sedentary behavior and bad eating habits...I’m talking like...100 steps per day on some days. I’m not proud of this, but because of it I went from 318lbs to 343lbs between April and December 2020. Is it possible that I lost strength and muscle in my legs and they are having trouble adjusting to the excess weight that is being put on them now that I’m becoming active again? Again, I used to be able to walk aallllll over this city for hours, even as a fatass wearing crappy shoes, so this is so hard for me to deal with.
Has anybody experienced shin splints while overweight and had success getting rid of them? Or has anyone had them go away once they lost a lot of weight? This is holding me back so much and I am in tears as I write this. Any insight or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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