Hey guys. I didn't know where to put this. If a mod knows a better spot, please move it.
I'm 280 pounds. Been lifting free weights at home for a while, trying to get in shape. I'm starting to walk alot, sometimes going as far as 7-8 miles. However, this is the problem... I'm starting to love walking, and I feel great when I do it. For the first four miles or so. Then its when it gets painful for me. I start to feel the balls of my soles, and they're burning with pain. It feels like the bone is rubbing raw or something. It gets to the point that I feel like I need to stop every couple hundred feet to sit down and rest my feet. I'm not bothered by muscle burn, I love that feeling.
This is feeling of pain, and I am starting to loathe it more and more. I bought new shoes, they have proper support. Cushioning. I have inserted an orthotics in there for arch support, and I no longer feel pain in my arches for the most part. But the bones on the bottom of my feet, after a good long time walking, it just gets unbearable! I want to be able to walk for many more miles, as far as I can! And then walk back. Feel great, know i've been making awesome progress with my fitness and weight loss.
But I see no way I can solve this problem. Is the only way to lose weight, or what? Cause its dropping sooooo slowly, especially since i'm weight training as well, so it seems like i'm just staying at the same weight, constantly.
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Thread: Overweight. Killer for my feet.
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12-04-2005, 09:26 PM #1
Overweight. Killer for my feet.
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12-04-2005, 09:51 PM #2Registered User
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you might have bone spurs (sp?)
heaviest point of my life 2004 371lbs
January 1st 09 -332lbs
current weight- 247lbs
goal- six pack
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12-04-2005, 09:56 PM #3Registered User
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get a bicycle
go swimming
use a rowing machine
Its great that you enjoy it... maybe throwing in some crosstraining will ease the pain when you do actually walk
all the things I listed above are very low impact... guaranteed not to hurt your feet
Keep at it man.. try setting some goals too... like maybe enter a 5k fun run one day or something like that...
good luck
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12-04-2005, 09:58 PM #4Registered User
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oh yah.. forgot to mention....
when your feet are in pain: STOP!
it could lead to injuries whcih = no walking at all!
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12-04-2005, 10:20 PM #5hard to stop when i'm 4 miles from homeOriginally Posted by rdryden
Also. I dont have a rowing machine. I have some pools quite a ways away... but i'm way too self concious to go there, when obese.
As for biking. I have a bike, but its sooo very uncomfortable for me, seconds after I get on. I dont have the money to afford another one right now. Or to go to the gym. Cause the 24 hour fitness near here has an outrageous thing where I have to nearly pay 200 dollars just to get in. Like 50 for the enrollment, 80 for processing. first and last month, 30 each month after that.Last edited by Volshan; 12-04-2005 at 10:31 PM.
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12-05-2005, 08:34 AM #6Registered User
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Sounds like you have plantar fasciitis.
The only way to help it is NSAIDS (Ibuprofen), staying off of it until it improves, and losing weight.
Try swimming or even biking until it gets better.
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12-05-2005, 08:37 AM #7this is a custom title
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You probably just need a new saddle.. get something big and cushy, ignore how heavy it is. Should only cost you $20 or so at a local shop... even then, give yourself at least 5 to 10 days to get used to the seat.Originally Posted by Volshan
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12-05-2005, 08:40 AM #8Preparing for summer!
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You need to visit a podiatrist ASAP. I have one I go to weekly since I have chronic ingrown infected toenails. He's a cool guy, so I actually enjoy it for some reason.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/20/i-lost-weight-kishan-shah_n_1900533.html
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12-05-2005, 08:50 AM #9Banned
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Until you can figure out what you want to do feet wise you should get one of those Billy Blanks Videos and bust some ass that way. It burns more cals and is a hell of a lot easier on the feet. Think about it
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12-05-2005, 08:56 AM #10Registered User
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Four miles is probably about all that you should be walking at one time anyway. That seems to me to work out to about 45-50 minutes of cardiovascular activity.Originally Posted by Volshan
Turn around when you're two miles from home instead.
C.K.
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12-05-2005, 11:24 AM #11
Find a park with a lot of grass and walk barefoot. This will help strengthen your feet and legs so they can handle the stress of your walking. It may hurt a little at first because your bones and muscles are getting use to it but running barefoot made a difference for me. Visit www.runningbarefoot.org for more benefits of being barefoot. They like to run barefoot on the pavement. No thanks, the grass does me just fine.
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12-05-2005, 12:20 PM #12Registered User
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Check your shoes...when was the last time you replaced them? If you're doing that kind of work in them you should be replacing them every 6 months or so. I ran into the same problem as you when I first started and found out investing in a well cushioned shoe built for walking/running that holds up well fixed it for me.
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