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The Horrible Lower Back Pain

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I'm double the weight I should be and my doctor has asked me to have a goal of at least losing ten pounds (obviously to get me started). The biggest problem I have is exercise. When I walk a short distance my lower back hurts terribly. I know this is from carrying all the extra weight in the front, but it's making it hard to stay motivated since I can only walk very short distances.

Has anyone experienced this and how did you overcome it? How long before you were able to feel the difference?
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My weight when I started my program was 447lbs and my current weight is 399lbs. I started walking a little over a mile a day. Takes me about 27 minutes. At first I had a lot of muscle leg pain, but it has gotten better. I know the back is hurting.....but it will get better. Most of my weight is in my stomach. I read somewhere that every pound of weight in your stomach adds like 12lbs of pressure on your back. Just think of it in reverse. Every pound that you lose will take away about 12lbs of pressure off of your back. My back pain has actually started after I lost about 40lbs. It was when I would wake up in the morning. I couldn't understand why I would have back pain after losing weight until I realized that because my weight was diminished...it had repositioned my load bearing spots on my back. Thank goodness this has gotten better. Anyway....If you have any questions or just want to vent then feel free to email me. Good luck and God Bless.


Heath
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