Hip Pain?

[diochick 40]

I'm guessing it's from the weight loss, perhaps I'm sitting or walking differently now, but for the past 2 weeks or so my hips have been killing me. The only way to describe it is a dull ache (similar to how they feel during pregnancy when they're widening). It stinks because my job requires me to sit at a desk for 10 hours/day. I keep shimmying around, or standing up to stretch. Is anyone else experiencing this? I'm guessing it's from my 40 lb weight loss, and maybe my body is still sitting and moving like my old 270 lb body, and my new one doesn't like it so much?

[thebionicbroad 127]

I sit all day, too, and I've noticed the same thing. Part of it might be weight redistribution, part of it might be just me sitting too much on my arse. Anyway, I'd go to a reputable chiropractor for some stretching exercises. My favorite is to sit on the floor cross-legged, and lean forward.

[Lissa 2,631]

Bionic Broad, Thanks for pointing that out! I think a lot of us forget that stretching is as important as exercise for our new bodies. I've been doing some stretching, but I think I need to add more stretching to my routine.

Diochick, I haven't had a lot of hip pain, but you could very well be having pain because of weight redistribution. Maybe look up some chair exercises that you could do at your desk and do them for a few minutes of every hour? Because I had pre-op blood clots, I try not to sit still for more than an hour at a time. Even if I'm driving, I'll pull over and walk around my car once an hour, just to keep the blood flowing. Perhaps getting up and walking in place once an hour for a minute would help with the hip pain?

Good luck!!

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

I don't have much flesh on my arse, and it does get really uncomfortable sitting for over a short period of time. I like getting up and stretching, walking to the restroom at 30 minute intervals. Helps relieve the pressure on our bottoms and hips. The stretching is extremely important right now to help strengthen your core muscles.

[Tracey37 19]

Hi I am 3 mths post op and lost 66lbs and have hip pain and back pain too , I was 4ft 9 and 313lbs now I have grown abit 4ft 10 and now weigh 247 our bodies are changing x

[diochick 40]

Thanks everyone. I do stand up, stretch, walk to the bathroom and back etc throughout the shift, but as soon as I sit back down the pain is back. Sounds like it's pretty normal. I hope it gets better soon.

[kenni 39]

I had really bad back pain that it was even painful to stand, walk, sit, or even lay down so I took action and went to physical therapy and they told me since I lost A lot of weight what was working before was my fat and not the muscles so now that we are getting rid of the fat our muscle are lazy and don't want to do the work. Action I took I don't hold my stomach in any more rather I push them out I do thigh and butt exercises like the clams hope this helps you