Injury..... I want to overcome it!!!

First of all, you are doing great! The hardest part of this whole process is to make the decision: "I want to become healthier." Unfortunately, our bodies can sometimes reject this change or get injured in the process. Be patient, nourish your injured body with healthy food, and let your body heal. This is a lifestyle, not a fad. So, there will be ups and downs throughout the process. The important thing to remember is that you are still doing your best to live a healthy life (injured back or not).

No prolapsed disc, but I did have my torn meniscus in my knee flare about about 2.5 weeks ago. It is slowly getting better, but my workouts have not been the same, and I feel it. Hopefully in another week all will be well, but one never knows. Remember that the vast majority of fat loss is diet, so keep logging and you should do fine. Hopefully you get in to have it dealt with soon. Get well.

I hear ya. I have a staph infection from a huge gash on the leg. The infection is way more painful than the actual cut. I've made a couple attempts at running, walking, cycling. While I'm fine while doing the activity the pain after words is so bad I can't see straight.

I have a 10K on Saturday and my training has taken a good hit. I'm running in the race because I've paid for it. But I'm not expecting a good time.

I'm normally a patient person, but this injury is really testing mine.

I know it's so hard - I was a long distance runner for years, but after two reconstructive knee surgeries and a serious bout of IT Band Syndrome, I've been sidelined from running. My best advice to you is to tell your doctor about your desire to exercise and see if s/he can give some pointers on how to do some exercise without exacerbating your injury. You may also be able to start physical therapy which will show you how to exercise without reinjuring yourself and work on building up lost muscle mass. Don't try to ignore the doctor's recommendations - it will only hurt you more in the long run. If s/he says no exercise, your best bet is to take a break, make smarter food choices, focus on the rehab you get, and then get back into exercise when you are physically able to do so.

Good luck!

I just joined this site yesterday and happened to come across your post so I feel like I almost have to reply.

I've struggled with weight loss for as long as I can remember. Back in 2006 though I actually got motivation and lost 140lbs in 8 months and then kept it off for a little over a year. However, New Years 2008 (2007 going into 2008) I was stupid and ended up injuring myself trying to jump over a deck rail as part of a game we were playing. I ended up slipping during the jump which caused my leg to slam into said rail sending me flipping over it and down to the ground where I landed on my back. Luckily my back was fine and nothing was broken but the accident did result in a pretty bad bone bruise on my leg. If you've never had one of these they are very painful and take a long time to heal.

I couldn't really exercise, and between the disappointment in my injury and some heart break i ended up going through at the same time, I just lost my motivation to do any of it. This started a slow spiral that now 3 years later is causing me to essentially start again and lose weight all over.

All I can tell you is don't give up. Don't let the injury get the best of you and instead use it as motivation to be more rigorous with your diet and other healthy things you can do in your life. Get back to working out as soon as you can and do whatever you're allowed to do in the mean time. Don't do what I did. I only share this story with you so that hopefully it can provide you with motivation to stick with it and maybe out of my failure I can help you succeed. I did this once, so trust me when I say that succeeding in losing weight feels so amazing that it makes all the work you've done and all the problems you face along the way seem totally worth it.