I never really started.... but I'm back... and heavier!

I broke my hip in three places 8 years ago and my tailbone and crushed a few bones in my right ankle. I feel so much for your struggle. I have joined a gym and do water walking and aerobics which is doing wonders for my stamina. Just take it slow, work with you r doctor, and be kind to yourself. Friend me and we can chat more :-)

You can do this. Most of us have had excuses at some point in our lives. I'm currently dealing with a relapse of my neuroloical disorder. I agree with ndj though. You can do a calorie deficit and when your strong enough add in exercise :-)
You can do this feel free to add me any time xx

Dont think about doing it all at once, small steps can lead to bigger ones. Right now, commit to 2 workouts a week. And being faithful to your food log. Do that for the next month, and then commit to the calorie plan., and maybe add in another day of some activity. Eventually, you will get it all together. Small steps with every day food logging so that you set up a routine and commitment. You can do it.

The best source of luck is hard work.

In 2007, I was working out with my younger brother, studying/practicing football fundamentals. He was playing linebacker and I was playing running back. I ran a drag route, caught the ball, stiff-armed my brother, and then turned and accelerated to spring toward the end-zone (that taught him to play soft coverage on me over the middle:) Four or five steps after the stiff-arm and subsequent acceleration, I heard a loud "snap" and felt immediate pain in my left leg.

I thought Mike had dived at my leg, but when I turned around to yell at him, I saw he was not near me and had, instead of diving, taken an angle to cut me off on my path toward the end zone. Puzzled, I turned...hopped a few times toward the end zone, and then lay myself down on the ground and started feeling my ankle area with my hands to confirm the source of the pain. Having been around football for years, I knew about Achilles ruptures and I feared that that's what had happened to me. Eventually, I would find out, confirmed by doctors, that it was indeed a complete rupture of the Achilles and that I had a long road ahead of me in terms of recovery.


Recovery had a number of setbacks. For various reasons, surgery was delayed. When I finally had surgery, the docs had to remove tendons from my toes to strengthen and give blood flow to the Achilles. The wound opened up at one point and I contracted a staph infection. I wore a pic line for almost six months.

The wound failed to re-close on its own and I had a number of subsquent surgeries...ultimately turning to a plastic surgeon for help...before the wound closed and I could begin to heal. My muscles atrophied enough, and some were lost during the time between the injury and surgery, that my left leg will always be a little smaller than my right (my brothers call it my "spare tire leg"). I ended up not walking at all for almost a year and then, when I started walking again, I had to wear a heeled-support and use a cane.

By the end of 2009, I could walk again with some proficiency, if with some limping. I had to wear good shoes since some toe tendons had been removed thus rendering the toes less-than-helpful with walking/retaining balance/etc. By the end of 2010, I could walk without a noticeable limp (though at the end of a long day, my leg/foot was certainly tired and would often cramp up). In 2011, my leg/foot had regained sufficient strength that I'd go for long walks without too much pain.

In 2012, I did my first 5k (I kind of shuffled/walked the whole thing and I was SUPER sore for almost a week afterward).


Last year, I started doing cardio (30 Day Shred, etc.) (previously, I'd been unable to withstand much, if any, exercise that had much impact...but at this point, I was able to do it.) Eventually, I ran a 5k, was surprised at how well I did, and then decided that it was time I started running again. I've been running consistently since then and plan to continue.

In September 2013, I ran a Half Marathon. I finished in 02:09:47 (just under my ten-minute-mile goal.
Later that night, while reflecting on the race, I got emotional because the run signaled to me that my "recovery journey" was over. I of course intend to keep running, so THAT's not "over"...but I feel like I've finally "caught up" to where I ought to be, and now I can just focus on becoming a fit person instead of trying to just become a functioning one.


Anyway, I guess if there's a point, it's that the "comeback" takes a while. Good luck to you! You can do it!

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All I can tell you is that I force myself to stick with it for a few days and I see a drop on the scale. Even a little drop is enough to motivate me to keep going.

Make a deal with yourself to stick to your calorie goal for a week. No cheating. I'll bet you money that you'll see good results.

When you're ready to get out and move, start by walking but then you might want to look at Jeff Galloway's Run/Walk/Run program. It's much gentler on the body, but still pushes you to a good workout.

Good luck!