Starting Again…
Well, not really starting over, but I had to take a week off, cuz my knee is really bothering me. I have a long-standing injury w/ my left knee. If I go to hard too fast, the pain flares up. The P90X stuff was probably a mistake for me. Perhaps when I lose a little weight, and gain more leg strength, I’ll be able to do it, but the last time I did the tape, the jumping quickly flared up my knee pain. The pain is right behind the kneecap, and I can feel it when I walk up the stairs, or bend at the knees. (Does anyone have this sort of pain, or know what it is?)
So anyway, I took about 8 days off, to get it together. in retrospect, instead of taking days off, I need to just modify my workouts. Whats scary to me is how quickly I’ll get "comfortable" with not working out. However, I think the small difference is, now, while I may not always be "motivated", I’m constantly thinking about it, and telling myself that I’ve got to keep moving, keep pushing! So, that pushing got me off my butt this AM, and back on the treadmill. Just the act of moving, sweating, listening to my ipod while I workout is comforting to me. I felt better, and once again, I’m reminded of exactly WHY I’m doing this. FOR ME!
So, today, I’m starting, again! I don’t want to go into January 1, having to say I’m starting over. I want to hit Jan 1 with some solid days of workouts under my belt, and a new focus/committment to taking care of me, and living my best life ever!
Have a Wonderful Weekend!
December 13, 2008 at 8:48 am
Hey- I had that pain and it turns out it was cyst. I had surgery but it popped before they could get to it. I couldn’t bend my knee and it was right behind my knee cap. Glad to see ya back!
December 13, 2008 at 8:49 am
You have a wonderful weekend as well. Keep in mind that at this stage in your fitness you will be able to safely make more chages in the consumption department than the expenditure. Push yourself as hard as you can safely do in your exercise but 90% of your focus should be on your diet. That you can do regardless of knee pain or any other physical limitation. And when you do experience a physical set back then transfer that 10% over to diet and eat as clean as "fit_in_time_ingly" possible. I’m sure you will do great and everything I see/hear from yo says you are already making great strided in the right direction!
December 13, 2008 at 8:55 am
Good to see you’re still at it my friend. And as long as you keep yourself engaged mentally with regard to your workouts, you never really left - you just took a needed break! Ha! We all have to stop and let our bodies rest for a minute, just never quit. Keep moving toward your goals, and you will get there. You have a good weekend as well. I’m going to Texas over the holidays, so we’ll see how well I stick to my diet. The eating part won’t be a problem it’s finding a gym to workout in while my family is sitting around the table eating all day! Oh well, we will get through this! TTYL my friend:)