lose weight fast on bike?

[Swan]

Seems incredible that if your family has a garden (or grandmother) with these wonderful fresh veggies, fruits, but family still wants to buy carbs and other stuff from store.

Anyway, maybe I misread something somewhere earlier in this thread.

You probably didn't misread haha. Family seems to think food isn't done until it's been washed/waxed/processed by stores, amd is bad for you unless it's uniformly vibrant and the size of a soft-ball. I used to think this way, too, though! Fresh food was just... gross, and weird, and bland to me. Then I got health-conscious. Last night, parents ate pizza and beer.... I ate spinach and spiced chicken with tall glasses of water. And it wasn't gross, or weird, or bland!


Crankin: Yup, six! DDD, scoliosis, tendonitis in some tendon that connects to my lower spine (I keep eanting to call it plantar, but that's for feet!), a hip injury I'm protecting by making my back hurt instead(? I haven't even seen evidence of this supposed hip injury yet....), too-tight hamstrings (really...?), amd that it's all in my head. Factors like my weight and breasts (because I'm short and they're Fcups) are being considered since they give people backaches, SO... 6 different diagnoses, and two helpful hints at getting rid of the pain by shedding #/inches. I have done my research and thought this last doctor might know what he was talking about... but in person, he wasn't as impressive as his resume. Gainesville is much too far. I'm in Panama City-ish area. Will look into McKenzie more now!

Thanks, Oak! And yeah, you'd not be the first to think I'm in the UK. Wonder why. As above, I'm in the PC area... gonna give the webbie another look now!

[lph]

You probably didn't misread haha. Family seems to think food isn't done until it's been washed/waxed/processed by stores, amd is bad for you unless it's uniformly vibrant and the size of a soft-ball.

You're funny.

[lph]

Ok, I can add something on-topic too :-)

Re: diet. My understanding is that for weight loss, diet is more important than exercise. Both together, of course, but diet is key. If you're trying to kick a regular chocolate habit (I love chocolate too. Who doesn't?), you might want to try very dark chocolate, and just a little every day or every other day. It has much less sugar and for me, doesn't spike a craving like regular sweet chocolate does. Cutting out sugar completely might be better and faster, but you're trying to do a lot of stuff at once, and there's usually only so much willpower to go around :-)

[Crankin]

I mentioned going to Gainesville, as maybe a one time consult. Of course, not for regular care, but it's not that unusual for people to go to a major medical center with a lot of expertise in one area, get a decent diagnosis and have them recommend a doctor where you live. It's too bad the med school isn't in Tallahassee, which would be closer for you.

[shootingstar]

Stick to the garden food, Swan. That's great.

[OakLeaf]

I mentioned going to Gainesville, as maybe a one time consult. Of course, not for regular care, but it's not that unusual for people to go to a major medical center with a lot of expertise in one area, get a decent diagnosis and have them recommend a doctor where you live. It's too bad the med school isn't in Tallahassee, which would be closer for you.

FSU has a medical school too ... still, I'm not convinced that's a good approach in most parts of the country. IME, teaching hospital faculty can be at least as insular in their approach, and as protective of their turf, as private physicians - if not more so.

Unfortunately Swan it sounds to me like what's really lacking is a primary care doctor who will look at you as a whole person, talk to you like a human being instead of a piece of meat, pull all the pieces together and have the assertiveness to stand up to the specialists ... which is a pretty rare thing. After all my years as both a disabled persons' advocate and as a patient myself, I'm no closer to knowing how to find a good doctor. Word of mouth, either from patients or from doctors, seems to be pretty much useless. Sometimes I get lucky and I stick with those ... other times I have bad luck and at best, waste time and money, at worst aggravate whatever I'm dealing with.

I'd suggest a cranial osteopath, which I've been having great success with, but there isn't even one of those closer to you than Tallahassee.

For all that word of mouth has never worked for me ... I do have a friend who used to live in Ft Walton Beach, and I could ask him if he knows anyone ... and I'll try to remember to ask my DOM when I see him tomorrow.

[Crankin]

I do mostly agree with you, Oak. And this shows how long it's been since I lived in FL, when there was no med school at FSU. I do really agree that a PCP who sees you as a whole person is the key.
I guess I recommended the find an expert approach, as I had a really good experience when I visited 2 different rheumatologists at the Brigham. While they did do a couple of additional MRIs, etc, they pretty much told me my local doctor was on track, he was good, and I was doing the right thing. And one referred me for PT, which was the best thing that could have happened. So far, I've done better at finding specialists that appreciate my lifestyle, than a PCP.

[Kathi]

Short and bra cup size has nothing to do with back pain. Your cup does not support your boobs the support comes from the band. I too was having back pain, thought it was because I wasn't lifting upper body weights. Turns out my bra band was too big, and the cups too small. I went from a 30D to a 28FF and I'm 5'1". It took some used to a tighter band but the back pain went away.