Diet and bicycling. Don't know how much if any exertion you can put on the knees, but I've found bicycling is less impactful, even massaging, to my knees than even walking. Also, skip late-night meals right before bed. Also, avoid processed sugar.

I have a very arthritic knee from an injury years ago that wasn't treated properly when it first happened. It took 9 years before I had surgery. That was 13 years ago. The arthritis is so bad that I can barely bend the knee. Putting socks on and off is a chore, steps hurt.

If you are in any shape like I am, a bike might not work. I walk as much as possible. I need to lose about 50 pounds but with another medical condition putting the pounds on its a constant struggle.

Can't say that I've found food that helps or not but any exercise will help

I am in the diets and weight management group here, they have been great for me:

http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Diets-Weight-Maintenance/support-group

Here is a summary of what I have learned there:

Weight loss is not about diets and dieting. It is about recognizing 3 lifestyles. The first life style is the one that got us overweight in the first place. The second lifestyle is the one that will let us lose weight. The final one is the lifestyle that will let us keep the weight off. Too many of us have success with the 2nd lifestyle and make the mistake of going back to the 1st lifestyle.

The lifestyles #2 and #3 need to have both changes in diet and exercise. Weight loss only comes when we expend more energy than we take in by eating. There are charts that help, but in reality those calorie charts are only averages. An exercise that lets you burn 500 calories may burn 600 calories for me, and 400 calories for somebody else. Likewise for food calories. Your body may be more or less efficient at extracting energy from various foods than other people.

The other biggie I learned is that slow and steady wins the race. I dropped 20 pounds pretty quick, then after a spell of time lost another 15 pounds. Now I'm doing the old "lose and gain" with about 5 or 10 pounds. But at least I got out of the obese range and have never crossed back into it.

It is doable, even at the advanced old age of 60+ years old!

Thanks for the suggestions and the wisdom.

Hugs, ND, I know you will succeed at this.

Slow and steady, slow and steady.

Been theredone that. I used to get the injections too which lasted about 6 months. I did that for about a year and a half. I also had severe athritis. They told me if they went in the "clean it out" it would probably hurt more than it did. I was also over weight. I wayed 383 pounds but had gastric bypass. By the time I found another ortho doc I was 275 and the weight didn't matter to him. I need a total knooee repolacement which I had done. Have had some complications but now it is great. no more pain after 6 years. I finally can go back and walk the malls. :). I wish you luck with the weight lose. I little help I learned. Eat your prtein first (4oz), then your carbs and eat your fats last. Hope this helps.
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