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[Love Griffons]

Thank you for the new thread, I am hoping to hear how others that are disabled in some way deal with being at home and the JC experience. Thanks

[Love Griffons]

Hi,

I am new to JC and have been struggling with the program food as quite a lot of it has soy or tofu in it and that does nasty things to my thyroid function and I can't eat it. I also have fibromyalgia, arthritis and some other health challenges and was really impressed that JC was willing to keep working with me to customize a program that would work.

However this is only week 3 and I am still in the weeding out the wrong meals part of it and bouncing all over with my energy level and pain. Yesterday I was feeling quite isolated and discouraged, because yesterday was a bad day. I understand I am not the typical JC candidate...but then I stumbled upon this support group and I am so happy...because I can see from reading some of the posts that there are others just like me doing the weight loss struggle with the added challenge of pain & fatigue.

I have 2 Brussels Griffon puppies (which helps me keep active on walks) which is where my "Loves Griffons" name came from...but you can also call me Laurie

[anniegirl2]

Today is my first day on JC and I am very nervous! I have Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Osteoarthritis (OA) as well as probable Fibromyalgia. I am so tired of being in pain all the time! I need to lose 50 to 60 pounds and I have tried many different diets and programs. I think I have hit bottom and become desperate to lose the weight, sooo here I go again. I know that by losing the weight I will decrease the amount of damage to my joints, my knees and hips are terrible. I was always very active until about 10 years ago so lack of activity has been very depressing for me. I am comitting to one day at a time as well as not giving up when I have a difficult day. Food is often how I cope with pain and depression. Not anymore! I look forward to all the support of those dealing with similar problems.

Hey! When I read this, I thought this is just like me! I also have fibromyalgia and very bad knees, so walking is not impossible but very painful as the swelling of the joints is very painful. I have "meds" that are supposed to help, but I find they really don't. I also have major depression. (2 breakdowns in 2 yrs), so the amount of meds I'm on has made it just about impossible for me to lose weigt. I did lose about 25 poundson my oown. It took me about 18 months and I was proud of myself. But now new meds usually means new pounds. I hope Jenny works for me as I desparatly want to lose to make it easier on my knees. So keep in touch, I'm sure we can struggle and encourage each other through this to victoru!