Thanks for all your kind responses and suggestions. I decided to start a new thread because of

I'm going to try to respond to everyone's suggestions and try not to be winded, but here goes.

I am 49, so perimenopausal, I don't know. I don't have any wierd symptoms, except maybe the weight gain? Getting my TSH level checked is a good idea, so I'll call my doctor.

Don't drink sodas, processed juices, fancy coffees or other sports drinks haven't for a long time. Do drink pure unprocessed cranberry juice once a day and lots of water. I love apples, so I'll try the one apple a day. I normally eat about 4-5 a week now. Don't eat cookies or candy much. I don't buy it so I can't eat it.

As far a processed sugar, not sure where it would be? I cook from scratch so no processed food here. Grow my own tomatoes, so even manage to make sauce from scratch most of the time. But who knows maybe I'm eating it and not knowing it?

My podiatrist said I have one leg longer than the other and fallen arches, so I have arch supports now. They only fit in my tennis shoes, I bought these shoes at a running store specifically for the arch supports. I have work shoes I bought with arch supports in them and use a lift. For the most part I try to get away with tennis shoes at work, this doesn't always fly as sometimes I need to be in a suit.

The hip flexor injury is on the left side, the stress fracture on the right. If I continually do my stretches twice a day, the hip flexor is kept at bay. The hip flexor is from bike riding. The stress fracture is from running.


I'm not in PT right now, the doctor won't clear me for PT yet, so maybe a few more weeks then when I see the doc again, he'll let me go to PT.

So now I am seeing a trainer and doing upper body on Monday and llimited lower body/core work on Tuesday. I try to swim Wednesdaya and Friday and yoga is Saturday. The doc now lets me ride 25 miles on Sundays.

I'll just putter along I guess and keep an eye on my intake of everything. thanks again