Walk Funny???

Okay, so I'm getting a little upset with this comment! I've had 5 people come up to me and say..."You walk like a fat lady!" So I WAS a fat lady! Even people who didn't know me before WLS say this. How in the sam hill do I learn to walk different??? Where do you go to get "Walk" lessons??? Help! Tell me what you all think?! Thanks for any input in advance. It's starting to get on my nerves!

lol... hummmmmmmmm well hell i know i walk funny now. poor old legs of mine r in bad shape from carrying ariund 350+ pounds for 30 yrs ...so when u learn how ,tell me ..lol... Brenda in tx

Thank you Brenda. Yea, my knees are pretty bad too. Sometimes it takes a minute to really get going if you know what I mean. I know there's no more "thigh" rubbing and I can walk normal, or so I thought! Guess I'll figure it out someday, who knows?

At one of my surgeon's support group meetings, our featured speaker was a chiropractor who helps wls patients who have lost a significant amount of weight. What supposedly happens is that our bodies have trouble readjusting itself to the new weight. Many of us end up with back problems or other muscle-skelatal problems. I have found that I still lean back when I walk eventhough I have already lost a significant amount of weight and there is very little need for me to lean back. I may go to the chiropactor once I get closer to goal or if I start developing problems with my posture. We'll see. As for what people say, so what. If they are that crass and rude, they are not worth your response and should be quickly dismissed and ignored. Ben

Thanks Ben, you're right. People really shouldn't be saying things that are so hurtful. I think that after walking a certian way for so many years, it must just take some time to re-adjust to this new weight. I find myself bending forward when I walk and having to remind myself to stand up striaght. It's so weird, I guess the part that bothers me the most is that I see it too and really don't know how to "fix" it! One of the ladies I work with has the most graceful and beautiful walk, she's a ballerina and has taken lessons all of her life. I guess I just have to be more aware of how I'm walking and keep reminding my self to stand up tall! Another thing I find is how strange it feels to fit into a smaller space. I used to have to walk sideways between the pews at church now I can just walk and theres plenty of room for my body! I'm not complaining by any means....but omg, it takes a while to get use to this new body we are getting!