Dieting results in long term changes to hormones and muscle fibers.

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211. Plantar fasciitis is related to being overweight, among other things.

It's not always the sole cause; I'm not claiming it is. But it can absolutely be a main contributing factor. It's the combination of force plus lack of support that causes it.

"Plantar fasciitis is particularly common in runners. In addition, people who are overweight, women who are pregnant and those who wear shoes with inadequate support are at risk of plantar fasciitis." http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/plantar-fasciitis/DS00508

That was one of my issues. Spending 10 minutes a day working out in targeted ways to drop the weight could be interpreted as interfering with my life. But the crippling pain of the plantar fasciitis was interfering more. Aside from the shooting pains, I spent at least the same amount of time in total on the doctor visits, shots for it, doing stretching exercises for it, rolling it on frozen bottles of water, going to a crocs store to get the RX line of crocs, going to specialty stores for dansko clogs and redwing boots. Between the shoes, the nighttime foot support, and the dr. visits it cost me hundreds of dollars.

The kettlebell I bought was less than $30. Since I dropped the weight, I haven't had a single recurrence of it. I needed the serious shoes when my weight gain put me at risk, but at the lower weight even if I wear cheap shoes it's not a problem. The combination of factors (too much weight + cheap shoes) is more than my body can handle.

When you talk about the "so much strenuous training" I'm doing, it makes me think you are completely misinterpreting either the type or amount of workouts I'm doing. I suspect that's because we are so conditioned to believe an effective workout has to resemble the Insanity routines or something from the biggest loser. That's my point - it doesn't.

A 90 second plank or the cat vomit exercise (done on all fours) doesn't put strain on my arches. The kettlebells are strenuous for just a couple minutes, but my feet never move during it. These things interfere with my life far less than the side effects I was having from the excess weight I was carrying.


As for your friend you had the stroke, first, I'm sorry to hear about that. But the fact that thin people also have strokes does not negate the association between weight and strokes, just like a nonsmoker having lung cancer doesn't negate the link between smoking and cancer.