Day #126 - Tuesday
Starting weight: 285.2
Calories/Carbs Goals (limits): 1400 / 30.0
Yesterday’s calories & net carbs: 1320 / 34.8
Yesterday’s exercise: 5 minutes elliptical
Weight Yesterday:: 246.0 Today: 246.0
Change today:: -0.0 lbs. Loss-so-far: 39.2 lbs.
Yesterday my knee was feeling pretty good so I decided to get on the elliptical just to see how it felt. Immediately I could confirm that the pain I’d been experiencing was caused by that motion because I could feel it in that muscle on the backside of my knee. I kept saying that it was tight, like a rubber-band stretched as far as it could stretch. As soon as I started moving on the elliptical, that same muscle complained. Loudly.
So I only stayed on for 5 minutes. Five! I felt like such a weinie, getting off after such a short little workout, but I wanted to be smart about using that knee. I did not want to reverse any progress I’d made. I was happy to discover when I went to bed last night, that I had no residual pain from my five minutes of effort.
This morning when I walked to work (I live one whole block from my office), it was so beautiful out (nice and cool!) that I just felt sooooooo good … that I decided out of the blue to try running. I haven’t run, really, since my children were little - and even then, it was only out of occasional necessity (when one of them would take off and I had to chase after them). I have, for so many years, had so much trouble walking, that I thought that certainly I can’t possibly run, not with all this weight on my frame. But for some reason today I really wanted to try.
The first few steps were horrible! The term “high impact” was an understatement! Both of my knees protested quite vehemently that running was a really bad idea. Bam! Bam! Bam! It was like slamming a sledgehammer into each knee, one at a time. Okay, so I stopped running and resumed walking.
It really bugged me that I couldn’t. Just couldn’t do it. Couldn’t run. I can zoom along on the elliptical and feel great - and then spend the next week barely able to walk! No! I don’t want to live my life like this! I want. To. Be. Able. To. RUN!!!!!
Pissed me off, so I tried again. I know I was sporting a really weird gait - a self-protective-let-me-try-to-minimize-the-impact-jolt-kinda-gait, but I didn’t care, I just wanted to run. A little bit.
I ran most of the way. It’s only a block, but it’s more than I’ve even attempted in at least twenty years.
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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I was wincing for ya as I read your post. I wish I had some answers for you but knee troubles I don’t know a whole lot about. I do get some pains and my DH has had quite a bit of troubles. I know it can get worse…Let’s see how you feel tomorrow, hopefully just fine!
I can so relate to that feeling! I am so happy for you! If you need some encouragement, try my C25k page. There is a lot of talk on there of various pains, but over time you see how they work their way out. I know that your situation may be complicated with a pre-existing knee condition, but hopefully that will subside and not stand in your way!!! GO EILEEN!!!
Oh boy, I’ve always wanted to run, but my knees, too, doth protest too much!
Love todays cartoon!
Liking the cartoon today!
I’ve decided that I’m going to run some kind of marathon, mini if I have to, after I lose about 1/2 of my weight. I’ve always wanted to try it. Maybe a march of dimes marathon or something; something for a good case. Keep up the good work.
Way to go on the running effort:) I totally know what you mean about running after the kids when the situation warranted. I still can, but only for a little bit. It’s not comfortable at all, and I feel like a huge boulder sitting on tiny little pebbles (my feet)! LOL! But every small accomplishment means that we’re that much closer to a healthy life.
Keep it up!
Sandi