Hi. I'm new. Have osteoarthritis in both knees.

[ChristineJK]

Have been told by my chiropractor I need to lose weight and that may help. I visit the chiropractor every four weeks as I have arthritis in my neck, back, shoulders, fingers and feet as well as my knees!! I need to change my diet! Anyone out there with similar problems?

[YellowRose55]

Hi ChristineJK and welcome to the weight loss forum.

I found losing some weight definitely helped my pain level with osteoarthritis so I know it should help you too.

You are invited to join our Newbie Club, where you can meet other new members who are just beginning their weigh loss journeys too. Here's the link for all the information you will need to find your way around the forum:

healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

Write a brief note to introduce yourself to other newbies and I'm sure you'll be making friends, in no time.

Good luck with your first week.

[pcrw Maintainer Healthy BMI]

Dear Christine

Losing weight will definitely help if you are overweight now.

Our bodies are not designed to lug all that extra weight about. You will surprised and delighted at the difference

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I have a broken patella right now so I can relate. 16 lbs so far just with diet. So start there and see what you can do. Lighter weight should help too. Good luck!

[ceejayblue]

Besides losing weight, see if your local area do the Knee Escape course, I did this last year and it really helped. 2 mornings a week for 6 weeks at the local physio outpatients and you learn exercises, diet, pain management. It is a really good course,