Hi everyone, I'm new here and thought I would post a quick hello.

I was banded on Dec 6th 2005, and I am currently down ~40lbs.

I am having some severe complications with Gout and Rheumatoid Arthritis which are keeping me from exercising which I feel is really holding up how much weight I will lose. Anyone else in this same predicament?

Hi NewGuy

Congratulations on being banded !! and 40 lbs, thats wonderful. Yes exercise plays a big roll in WL and because I have arthritis I find it hard to do so as well. I know that the more weight I lose, the easier it will be for me to move around so I am not worrying to much about it at this point, just as long as the scale is moving, I'm a happy camper. I bet the same will happen for you.

Welcome to LBT

Thanks NJChick, It just really sucks. The more protein I eat the more my joints scream. I just had a massive attack and was unable to walk or use my hands without excrutiating pain. I'm no sissy, i've been walking around with gout for years and I have learned to tolerate a HIGH level of pain, but this is ridiculous.

What kind of protein are you having?

My wife and I avoid red meat, so it's mostly pork and chicken for us. Turkey is too high in purines and really triggers the gout attacks. The other proteins I seem to be having issues with are the soy based proteins used in the shakes from the pre-op liquid phase, and most weight loss/diet shakes.

What about whey Proteins? I read some where that Soy is not good for your thyroid. And if your thyroid gets sluggish, losing weight gets harder.

I get most of my Protein from tuna, chicken, Beans or whey Protein drinks.

My father had sever gout occasionally. Try keeping a food journal to present to your nutritionist or doctor. Cherries are good for goout or cherry juice.....not the ones in a martini glass either. I wonder if Isopure is purine rich?

Whatever you do don't drink orange juice, that stuff was killer for him

http://www.goutpal.com/food-for-gout.html

Scoll down to see a list with their ph levels.

Physical therapy can show you alot of upper body cardio exercises to do.

Good Luck New Guy

I keep cherries on our grocery list as well as a nice bottle of black cherry extract in the fridge, I also stick to strawberries as well as those have been mentioned in the gout cure world.

I had just mentioned to someone else that I am looking at one of the mini portable exercise bike and upper body pedal devices. I am also going to start going to the local pool soon, so that she help as well.

I have been on a gluten free diet since early june and I have seen that it seems to help with the R.A part of it. Its a difficult diet, but I have lost some weight on it.

GF is definitely not just for celiacs. Im really not sure about the wholething. I read that R.A is caused by leaky gut syndrome which ahppens when people have had lifetime poor eating habits and weird genetics. Then the body makes some bad white blood cells that are faulty and it starts attacking the joint lining.

I tried the halluyah diet (WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE ON CONSISTS BASICALLY OF BEETS, AND CABBAGE)... but it put me in remission, i just got SOO weak.