Car accident and surgery -- major setback!

I injured my neck 9 months ago in such a way that it kept me from any physical exertion for 4 months, and another 3 months at limited exertion. It also complicated my eating habits because frankly it hurt to be standing up to do anything, like cooking and meal prep.

I'm just getting back into my normal routines in the past 4 weeks. I completely understand the frustration.

The good news is that running will be there when you heal. If you do the complete opposite of me and actually adjust your calorie intake, then you can continue to lose weight.

First, I'm glad you're going to be ok. Second, can you use this this time to do other exercises (with doctor's permission of course) or tighten up your eating plan (weighing foods, trying new recipes, etc)?

Healing takes time but it doesn't have to be 100% a setback.

I had leg surgery in August getting some hardware remove, and with recovery it set me back about 2 months from running. I was careful to watch my calorie intake; and as soon as I could get around some I started walking (with my doc's approval). Then, in October I started easing back into running with the C25K app. I may not be back at the point I was before, but I'm doing something and feel great. Hopefully, your recovery will be a speedy one. I agree with others to get the needed rest and go walking as an exercise. Maybe it won't be too long you can start running some. Make sure your doctor approves of anything you decide to do so that it won't delay recovery. Good luck!

Eat at maintenance or above as your body needs more calories for healing.

I was in a car crash two months ago when someone ran into me while I was riding my bike. We don't call that an accident. It was a car crash. It's not ok for someone to hit a person with a multi-ton piece of equipment.

http://crashnotaccident.com

The result was a fractured hand, bruised ribs and hips. I've been waiting to start pt ant ot because the insurance company that handles my medical submissions is dragging their feet about giving authorization.

All that aside, my activity and eating solution is to walk when I can, give myself time to heal, change my activity level to less active. A broken wrist means I can't continue with my strength training and I was told to stop teaching my fitness classes. But I've been walking, moderating my food, and I'm planning to start working out on the stationary bicycle next week.

I've had worse set backs and this is a matter of being mindful. The worst thing to do in a situation like this is to spend energy arguing with what is.

alisonadame wrote: »

Need your advice! I was in a car accident on Sunday and my wrist is broken in two places. It needs surgery and healing time. I'm disappointed because I'd just started really getting into running! Have any of you dealt with a major setback like this? I still have 20 pounds to lose!

I was in hit by a car early this year. There were several broken bones, confining me to a bed for three weeks and a wheelchair for sometime afterward. I wasn't cleared to run until late July. I raised my distance to 3.5 miles this week and have been feeling pretty fine, though I'm not where I was at before. There was some muscle loss.

I did whatever exercises I could safely do at the time and ate above maintenance (well above to be honest) to aid healing.

My shoulder and ankle have pretty neat scars

RodaRose wrote: »

Eat at maintenance or above as your body needs more calories for healing.

+1. Setbacks from injury *suck* but you've got to think about the long game.