Hi, all! So, my birthday is next week, and want to give myself the best gift possible, my health. I'm in a TERRIBLE, and I mean terrible rut, but I'm not ready to give up yet. I would love to hear from anyone, but especially those ladies over 40. I'm about to turn 51 next week, and I'm really scared by how much I've let things deteriorate in my body.
Problems: 1. Biggest problem is I drink too much. I know this. I absolutely need to stop having a bottle of wine a night. I just can't get away with that anymore, and it's going to cause some serious health problems, if it hasn't already. (And I do know about the subreddit stopdrinking, I've been lurking there for a while). I know I need to stop and I think I just need the kick in the back to get started. I think that will be my biggest challenge.
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All the sudden my "aches and pains" have gotten frighteningly real during this past year. I never used to have "aches and pains", and now I feel like I'm hobbling around like an old lady. My dad lost his health in his 60s after being very fit all his life, and he's 74 now, and you would think he was 95 the way he moves around and he's very homebound. I don't want to go that route at all. I wake up with horrible, tight upper back pain sometimes but mostly it's my feet, especially after any attempt at long walks the day before.
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I had a very embarrassing thing happen a few weeks ago when I went somewhere with my sister, her family, and some of her friends. They are all slightly younger than me, but not by much, and I was the only one huffing and puffing while going up this hill. Everyone else was striding along like it was nothing. I have never in my life had something like that happen (used to be fit).
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Speaking of feet, I seem to have suddenly come down with plantar fasciitis in recent weeks. My heel hurts so badly that now long walks (or running, which used to be my go-to exercise when I was younger) are out for the moment. I walk a lot at work and by the time I get home, my heel is just throbbing. I LOVE my long walks and this is devastating to me. I even got some ortho shoes, but it doesn't seem to stop the pain. (Yes, I'm going to call my doctor this week, I was hoping it would go away on its own, but I obviously need medical advice on that front. I'm bringing it up only as an example of one more thing that is getting in the way of me being active.)
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I weigh about 190, and I'm only 5'2.5". Ten years ago, I was about 130 and wearing a size 6 and very fit.
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Last time I was at the doc, I had high blood pressure and was on the verge of prediabetes (with my blood sugar numbers).
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I am hungry all the time, but I eat WAY too many calories.
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I am not fond of meat or dairy, or I would try keto just to get my appetite under control. I know I probably eat too many processed carbs.
Strengths: 1. I have a stationary bike. I just need to use it. I have some dumbbells (3 pound, 5 pound, and 8 pound), but I don't know where to start. I am very, very, very much a beginner. But I do have these things. I think I have some base fitness just because I am used to long walks and I used to be a runner (who did half marathons, etc.) in the past.
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I love fruits and most vegetables.
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I am willing to do whatever it takes, but I think I just need encouragement and a gentle (or hard) push to just get started.
So, I think I'm just here for any encouragement, success stories (especially from ladies past menopause but any and all success stories are welcome), or "what would you do if you were me" scenarios. Any tips, tools, advice is welcome.
Thank you so much!
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