Have you successfully dealt with plantar fasciitis?

[davester]

As Speedy noted, it is absolutely critical to figure out why you got PF in the first place and correct the problem as quickly as possible. For me, it was running on hard pavement with worn our running shoes. For many people it is a combo of being overweight and not having good walking shoes. Unfortunately, the weight thing is a vicious cycle because with PF, active people start gaining weight because they can no longer get the level of exercise they are used to that helps them to burn calories. The more weight you gain, the worse the PF gets. The way I dealt with weight gain while suffering from PF was to start tracking my calories ingested (using the LoseIt! app) and cutting down to a slight weight loss level of eating and drinking. Plus, once it became bearable I switched from running to bike riding for basic exercise needs.

It probably took me about 6 months to get rid of it completely. I definitely went through some periods of despair where I thought I'd never be able to be active again. Don't give up!