Fixing my body is a lot more difficult than I thought. Help please !

Hello, I'm a 20 year old girl who's very interested of getting fit and then maintaining it. Why? I got a sickness that attacks my joints, in order to stay fit and not hurt myself, I have to to a lot more exercises with different pressures on my body. I'm only 20, but if i won't take action about it, then within less than 2 years, i'll act as i'm 60 - joints deformed and body aching all over. Of course I do not want to end up that way, so I did some research and found this forum, hoping that people who've been dealing with training their bodies could advise me what should i do.

The case here is that my wrists and ankles have gone trough changes, the bone structure has changed as the x-ray showed and it's irreversible. It's unable for me to do pushups or go jogging, although i really loved it before this happened. Pushups make my wrists feel like they're about to break in half, jogging i can do, but the day after my ankles are swollen up so badly that it looks like i escaped from a horror movie. So i found a golden mid-way: swimming. Not too much pressure to my joints, yet enough intense exercise to slowly gain muscle mass. I have fixed my eating habits as well, cut out carbs and fat, yet added a lot of protein rich foods(fish, chicken, meat) plus vegetables/fruits for vitamins and everything else my body requires. Also, i'm trying to lower my body fat percent, since i'm an adult now and gaining fat will be much more easier than losing it. The most problematic areas on my body are my waist (i got a flat tummy but the sides have fat mass, which disturbs me) and my feet, which i'd like to see having a bit more muscles.

I'm asking for help since maybe there's some ways i'm not informed about and I would be really grateful for any help!

Ann
 
Hello Ann,

I'm sorry to hear about your joints problem but good for you on having the motivation to do something about it. Swimming is definitely going to help you out. If I could give any advice it would be to consult with your doctor about cutting out carbs and fats completely from your diet. At the same time ask them if taking glucosamine tablets would help your situation. Best of luck!
 
The carbs/fats haven't been completely cut out, but lowered as much as possible, as an example, i consume 0.1% fat consisting products and the same with other foods - as low fat percent/number of carbs as possible. And also, I've talked about this to my doctor before i took any action at all, I got told that the healthy way of eating would be the best, since I need to maintain a good, fit body that wouldn't take damage as easily as before. If i keep this going as I am right now, then my future will actually be bright, i need to work out in order to avoid the deformation of my joints and body parts. I'd like to know how to work out, putting pressure on certain areas of my body without over-doing it. But thanks for the help anyway :)
 
Hi. Power to you! I'm not sure if you have tried this but you could avoid feet and hands by buying a set of resistant elastics with velcro cuffs that attach to a doorway or tree or anything you like! There are amazing exercise routines on youtube that you would do at your own strength. Also maybe get a second opinion on your diet because protein any higher than 5% is really an old medical way of thinking and certain fats are absolutely necessary to maintain healthy joint lubrication. Good luck :D
 
Fats dont make you fat. Common misconception.
 
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