i've been so motivated, but now....

fayefern

my daughter and i started mfp on august 8th. since then we both have lost 10lbs!! i have loved all the support and motivation, esp. knowing that there are people out there that are in the same position i am in. i am 46, and currently 260 lbs.273 has been my highest- always have struggled with my weight since i can remember. the month of august went by so fast and i am so excited to see the weight coming off. we have been walking almost every night or doing the wii, and even got some tennis in! and now for the but...

as i was cleaning my house this morning, i twisted my knee, i mean really twisted it! i had to call my husband to help me to the couch. i can put hardly no pressure on it and am icing it...and i cant walk with my daughter tonight!! im so afraid this is going to set me back or slow me down just when i was really getting in the groove! i dont know how long until i can exercise again

OlibecaMom

Take it slow, ice 15 minutes, off 30, then repeat. Maybe some ibuprophen to assist with pain & swelling. (I am certainly not an expert nor a doctor, just someone who has hurt her knees and this is what I was told to do.) This won't be a setback unless you let it. You can rest for a couple days then begin again. Trust me - when I made the committment last year to join a gym and go 4x/week, I was extremely scared when I had to take a couple weeks off in December for my health. But I found that I missed the gym so very much that it wasn't hard to get back in the groove. It was very hard to not go, but I had to let my body rest, recover, and heal.

BTW - I started at 273 one year ago. I can relate!

Great job so far; you CAN do this!

nxd10

So sorry about your knee. TAKE CARE OF IT! Sprains take longer to heal than breaks do. And knees are so tricky.

But don't let that de-motivate you. It's diet that determines your weight loss. You can do it. The fitness will come later. Do the weight loss now.

Good luck!