KDawg and all, I could use your help. I am 41 years old, weigh 423 pounds, moderate arthritis in my back (Disk degeneration disease with narrowing of something or other) , flat-footed (not an issue when I was younger since I weighed less and had more muscle so it compensated for that), have multiple sclerosis, and work full-time about 50 hours as a computer programmer with 4 children and a wonderful wife.
I can barely move. My butt and back constantly hurt, until I am walking then my back, legs, and feet are in a ton of pain. I have been trying to be more active since summer since I re-finished two of my bathrooms, then helped a buddy re-finish his rental house, but after I do those things I cannot move. Last night, I was cleaning the house, doing the dishes, the laundry, cooking for my kids, and towards the end of the night I could not stand up straight to finish the dishes, I had to lean over since I was in so much pain, and it carried over into today since I have to walk about 3/4 of a mile from where I park to my desk at work, and I had to shuffle the whole way, back and forth.
I can't walk the neighborhood since it goes uphill, and it's not that I get winded, it's my body is giving out on me. I have stayed this weight for like 15 years...not gaining, but not losing either. I have had success with a low carb diet, but I need to stick with it. I just need help. I want to be a good example for my kids. At work, I work my tail off, but my kids cannot see that, and that does not matter to them. How do I do cardio when my body won't cooperate? My mind is willing, but my body is performing a mutiny en masse (pun intended).
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Also, please ignore if this is tmi, since I rarely open up like this, but the folks here are great and honestly, there is no shame in my game. I just to change.
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