Exercise Question

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Hi Holli,

So happy to hear you are taking the water class. If you haven't been exercising

before this, you may have done too much - even as you were keeping up with the

seniors. The water is good for you, muscles, joints, the works, but you may have

to slow it down to 1/2 hour 3X a week until your body builds stamina.

As for weight loss, I lost 40 lbs from pool exercise 6 days a week for awhile,

also changed my diet completely, the addition of brown rice each day has been

very benefical. Fruits, green vegetables, etc. ocean fish and chicken. No

butter, salt, very little fat. (if it is fat, it is reduced fat peanut butter,

for example. I also eat my largest meal earlier in the day - reduced fat cottage

cheese, chicken, 2 vegetables, then as the day goes on I eat more often, but

like a piece of fruit, a bunch of grapes, etc. Evening I have a salad, either

warm or cold, 2 more vegetables, 2 fruits and the brown rice. Instead of salad

dressing, I use one of the salad sprays, or salsa. I started to take the time to

read labels on foods for content also. And drink only water, no Pepsi, Coke or

other soda.

As for the Naproxen, no more for me. If I need something for strain, I use a

Flexor patch. http://www.flectorpatch.com/ Naprosyn can be a killer on the

stomach.

Gretchen

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Thanks for the responses. , funny you mention numb hands. I went back for

another class before picking up that post and had just been thinking, " great,

now my right hand is numb! "

I think the thing I'm having the most trouble with is the fact that I don't feel

bad until much later. I have no idea when I've crossed the line, so it's hard to

scale back. I always feel like I'm doing fine when I'm doing it.

Donna, I'm not sure on the abbreviation, does EDS=Ehler's Danlos Syndrome? I

have never been officially diagnosed but I believe that the loose jointedness

prevalent in my mother's family is probably Ehler's Danlos type IV, aka: Benign

Hypermobile Joint syndrome. That has combined with the CMT inherited from my

father to create a unique group of CMTers with loose joints. (My mother says

that her and Dad's genes were calling out to each other across many states.) My

sisters and I have 7 children between us that all are loose jointed and have

signs of CMT.

From a scientific point of view, I am wondering what the mechanism of the bone

pain is. Why wouldn't the muscles hurt? I haven't experienced that sore

muscle/good workout feeling since I was in my 20s. I'll have to ruminate on it.

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> Hi Holli,

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> You have EDS too right?

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> I have EDS and have noticed amongst the people I've met on Twitter

> with EDS that the bone aching feeling post exercise seems common.

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> I get it in my left leg mostly I think it is related to my IT band.

> Stretching helps. As does muscle massage. And ibuprofen.

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> Also with time as my muscles get used to the exercise it fades.

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> Don't give up. Just be patient.

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> Good luck,

> Donna

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