Most of my adult life I have tried to lose weight. I learned a great deal about nutrition and exercise but with a very active family I had problems ever sticking to achieving my goals.

I have not gone on fad diets and really did not eat poorly. What I did was to eat too much. Funny, even if the food is “good for you” if you eat too much, you still gain weight!!

Finally, I became bed-ridden due to excruciating pain from hip bursitis and a bad back the summer of 2004.

I could only eat what was brought to me as I could not go up and down the stairs. All the weight I had lost up till then was regained. Afterwards I knew I had to lose the weight to get mobile and stay that way.

I joined Ediets and found a specialized community of people in a section of the group who also had similar health struggles and who were losing weight. I have gradually lost weight. I have also gotten a good pain specialist so that I am now able to walk 1-2 miles without being totally energy depleted for several days.

My “diet” consists of eating a well balanced meal that includes few processed foods. I eat 4-5 times a day. I drink lots of water with a bit of cranberry juice added to it (7 parts water to 1 part unsweetened juice).

I force my self to do daily stretching exercises and walking several times a week. I use hand weights of 1-5 pounds and do random exercises with them. I hope that this was helpful.