Yep, I've got flat feet too. Stick with the insoles, they're weird as fuck at the beginning but they really do help.
Ankle pain > knee pain > hip pain > back pain > neck pain, a lot of it comes from the feet up.
Yep, I've got flat feet too. Stick with the insoles, they're weird as fuck at the beginning but they really do help.
Ankle pain > knee pain > hip pain > back pain > neck pain, a lot of it comes from the feet up.
Do you use them?
It feels like they make me walk on the outside of my foot so the outer edge gets very sore.
They also make all my trainers feel too tight now. Maybe need a new pair a half size up.
Yeah I use them, but less and less in recent years as they've done their main job in realigning me. I now only wear them for long walks or other times I feel I could do with extra support.
My flat feet caused my ankles to roll in-over and toes to point outwards when I walked, and the insoles corrected that to a large degree. It took a long time (years) but my posture has been improved immensely by them.
I tried using the insoles for a bit but I hated them, made me walk funny and they were a bit painful.
I've still got a chronic ankle sprain (in addition to slightly flat feet) which seemed to be sorted until the last week or so when I decided to start walking. Was just out for a walk now and at around 5k steps it started pulsating so I came home rather than going for a bit longer.
Saw an NHS physio about it, he gave me exercises to do for 5 weeks which didn't help and said he'd refer me to another physio who could do actual treatment for me but I've heard absolute nothing since.
I went through a few types to find something that worked and was relatively comfortable.
Probably spent about £100 eventually but your feet are the only things that touch the ground so don't cheap out (or on shoes either).
I'm pretty sure my feet don't roll in though. The outside of my shoes always wears down first and there's not much wear on the inside. I mentioned this to the physio but he reckoned it was my body having adapted to my flat feet and the insoles would stop that too.Originally Posted by Ben
I dunno. I might go to a running shop for gait analysis to see what they say. I just want to be able to run and and have my shit cardiovascular system be the only limiting factor, not some dodgy feet/ankle. Getting old is shit.
I'm no expert but maybe the physio is of the opinion that all flat feet people should have insoles (to "force" the arch). Not sure it's such a cut-and-dry solution so get a second opinion. Like you say, running shop is probably your best option, they're always really good.
Cheers.
I wear Sketchers Arch Fit like a pensioner these days, it's not fashionable but any of my nice shoes leave me crippled after any intensive use.
I've been using Skechers GOWALK6 and they were good to start but I've worn them down so much in less than year.
I've got a pair of Skechers that I bought last year that happened to have some arch support thing in them. They are very comfy but the built in insoles in the heels of them have worn away quite quickly. So like the insole is still there for the rest of my foot but not my heel.
Just get a set of trainers with excellent arch support and cushioning and forget about insoles.
I have fallen arches and have been recommended insoles at times, but my current go to shoes deal with the issue by themselves.
Brooks Adrenaline GTS - I buy the new model each year.
Got the gait analysis done today. I don't pronate or supinate, I'm pretty neutral. My heels don't really touch the ground when running though. The guy recommended a neutral shoe with good cushioning all through the shoe and not just at the heel. Ended up getting a pair of Brooks Glycerin 21s.
£165
They better turn me into Mo Farah.
Year to date, I've gained around 30 pounds. Admittedly, I was at an all-time low in 2023, but the pounds are coming thick and fast.
My weight has skyrocketed in the last 5 years, which coincidentally coincides with having kids. I'm about a month into an attempt at a healthy lifestyle and lost a stone and a half so far, but I've got a long way to go.
I did about two months of mega-diet back in the spring, lost who knows what but maybe a stone. Went back to eating non-optimally but somehow managed to keep it off so far. I think I'm now so fucking ancient that the body has decided my appetite is half of what it used to be, I used to polish off Man vs Food style marathons without even blinking but now I seem to get full after about six mouthfuls of anything.
Might have another crack at mega-diet at some point, as I still have a fair bit to lose before I'm the right shape.
Lost a few stone from my starting point but stalled recently and the wife bought a bread machine the other day which seems like a direct threat to my progress.
Just saw this post from 5 years ago. Those other 2 stone have turned into an additional 4 - so yeah, it took a bit longer than the first stone.
It's been a while and I hit what I think is a HUGE milestone for me.
Today for the first time in who knows how long I was under triple figures for KG as I weighed in at 99.5.
That's 66.1kg total lost (just over 10 stones and 5 pounds) now.
Didn't think I'd ever get this far, especially as it all started with no real plan.
BMI also hit 29.7 (I know it means fuck all) which means I'm no longer obese.
I'm sure it will go up tomorrow as it was a big drop on the scales from the day before so I imagine most is water weight but whatever.
I've been doing keto with fasting for the last month or so (I was doing keto without fasting for a while) and I lost a lot of strength, energy and I would occasionally feel dizzy (electrolyte imbalance according to Reddit) but that all seems to have gone away now.
66kg is ridiculous. Huge kudos to you.
Incredible effort, Mahow. Well done.
Well done Mahow. Get some pictures up. Do you have any loose skin?
There's a little bit under my belly button but nothing major thankfully.
What did you do to sort out the electrolyte imbalance? Bone broth or some shit?
I might give keto a crack again in January to counteract the festive binge.
Bought some electrolyte tablets, I drink at least two Hydration drinks a day (I use Eddie Hall's sherbet lemon) and use lite-salt (it's lower sodium than regular salt but they also add in potassium) on my food.
I should really track it as I think I'm getting a little too much right now and might drop one of the hydrations.
Firstly that’s massively fucking impressive.
Do you use a food tracker at all? I was training hard for a long while but found I wasn’t losing any weight because I would still eat shite. The second I started looking at what I was eating and started eating for my running rather than running just to continue to eat what I wanted the weight fell off me and my running improved massively as well as a consequence of not just eating shit constantly.
Yeah.
I've used MyFitnessPal for a bit (with Premium via Turkish VPN) but I wasn't a fan as 99% of the food database seems to be wrong. They're all user submitted and not regulated so I found myself having to change everything.
Decided to use MacroFactor and bought premium (it's a hefty price though) after a trial. Much more accurate and they have some cool features including estimating your total daily expenditure, although I've found it overestimates too much for me.
I do take days off now and then where I don't log what I eat down but still eat healthy.
I also went to Poland a month or so ago for 6 days and tried Keto without calorie counting. Ended up putting on a kilo though, I think I ate too many snacks (oh it's just nuts) and went for too many sauces that probably had a lot of flour and sugar in them taking me out of keto.
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Guess it's time for a progress picture.
Here is me in 2019, so not a few years before I started MY JOURNEY but I don't really have anything else. I probably was around the same weight as when I started though:
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Here's me today (I had lost 72KG before I left for Thailand, I've for sure put a bit on but whatevs) with a couple of gangsters:
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I'd say there's a slight difference.
From doorman to Otto English. Great work
Seriously impressive, Mahow. Well done.
Which one is you lololol.
I would.
Well done Mahow, incredible progress. You also appear to have joined the #BaldCrew. Welcome.
I was going to say something but decided to leave the pleasure to Lewis.
Legend
Stopped nourishing his follicles.
Seriously incredible work. Mahowsive to MaHOT.
Didn't even notice the weight loss at first.
It looks like he was overdue joining #baldcrew in pic 1 tbf. Looks good with the beard.
Tremendous work.
From Harvey Price to the Price is Right.
Top work.
The hairline has always been shit but my hair is very thick and grows super fast.
I just keep it short, team bald has not recruited me.
Yeah, that hairline is really thick
That famous river in Egypt.
Top work anyway, baldy.
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Well done mate. Currently sticking to a pretty strict diet at least Monday - Friday and seeing some success. Lost half a stone in under 2 weeks though I suspect that will slow down a lot once the water retention etc passes and it's a drop in the ocean compared to what I need to lose, positive start nonetheless.
4 weeks til I go to Benidorm for 4 nights so if I can have lost more than a stone before hand I'll be happy, inevitably put some back on there but got something to aim for every month til August after so hoping to use that as extra focus inbetween.
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