Back pain

Many stereotypes of overweight people are true. Take back pain.

I have been dealing with back pain because I have poor posture. I've been telling myself that my back pain is because of an ol' football injury (which is partially true). But the complete truth is that I carry myself poorly. I don't support myself when I sit in chairs. And I hunch forward when I type on the computer.

How did I deal with this for so long? Since I do not like to take pills, I only took an anti-inflammatory when the pain grew unbearable. My primary method for dealing with my back pain was to have my wife walk on my back. I would lie on the floor, face down, and she would slowly walk up and down on my back. Afterward I would curl into a ball and rock forward and back. Sometimes I would stretch my lower back. I have done this for years. And it kept me going.

Since I have started my journey toward long-lasting health, however, I have needed this less and less.

Ironically, my back has been hurting lately (and much worse than before) but I actually think it is a good thing. I am losing so much weight that I am beginning to carry myself better. And my body is responding to this positively. Muscles are screaming, "Hey, we are here and alive!" I still refuse to take pills and when my wife walks on me I no longer feel the same kind of relief. But I am standing taller and walking more confidently. Soon enough, the back pain will be a thing of the past.

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