My Health

Exploring Toronto's shoreline with sore feet and bad knees

This last December I turned the big 5-0! I don't mind the idea of getting older, but I don't love how my body feels right now. I have always blamed my health issues on my excess weight. Sore knees, must be from carrying that extra weight. Plantar Fasciitis, must be from carrying an extra 100 lbs. Heart Arrhythmia, must be from extra fatty tissue around my heart... but as my friends and I get older many of our conversations are turning into talks about our body aches and pains. Guess what? Not all of my friends are overweight, so they can't blame extra weight for their problems. In fact some of my friends who are experiencing issues are in what I would say is pretty great shape, but all of a sudden as we hit 50 our bodies are catching up to us. Maybe, my body started complaining earlier than everyone else's because of the weight, but I can't lie, it did make me feel better when other people were also in pain... I mean, I don't want other people to be in pain, obviously, but there is something to be said for knowing you are not alone, and that maybe it isn't all my fault!

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