DDHEART
The knee supports that I have are just the ones you can get from Walmart or similar stores. It's an elastic tube with a hole over the kneecap. It provides stability, warmth and compression. If I remember correctly these things cost about 7 or 8 dollars. Now I have read a lot about the pros and cons of various kinds of knee supports and I know that the experts generally say it is best to build strength in the muscles and supporting ligaments and I believe that but I just know that these things feel good and I used to wear them all the time but had gotten so I only use them for long runs and for times when I expect slippery conditions or when doing hill work....but...after my last race which was a 15k in slushy and very cold conditions, I have been having some discomfort which is probably more related to a need for more stretching than anything else. I've gone back to wearing the supports with all my cardio and it feels good so I'm doing it! LOL 3294 days ago
LORI1132
Hi Amy, I was trying to lose weight on my own without logging or being as fully committed as I could be and as always, it didn't work. I am recommitting mylsef this weekend. My doctor has recommended me to have a gastric by-pass, and I sometimes feel like that is my only way of surviving. But, then I get scare that I would mess that up as well. I am a self pay patient, and so I have been through all the testing and evaluating and have passed... but I want to put the surgery off untill December, and see if I can make weight loss happen on my own.
Thanks for posting a comment on my page, I wish I was following it then. But, there's no time like the present!
NOTTALL
Congratulations on your 2 pounds lost! I've been working hard at maintaining my weight loss and staying away from the processed food at the schools I work at. More fruit and veggies Please! 3995 days ago