Injured and feeling down - i need a boost please

I pulled my hamstring while doing 30DS and I felt much like you. I took a couple days off and really watched my diet. after my rest days I started walking so i was still getting a mild form of cardio in. this made me feel like I was still exercising and would be able to jump right back in to my routine, which i did! Hope this helps!

Strecthing is a MUST! My husband injured himself in the same place last week and the DR gave him a muscle relaxer and told him to stretch as much as possible. The Dr also recommended a beginner level yoga class, not that he wold ever do it, but its a great option.

Also, I herniated a disk in my lower back while training for a marathon and it was a huge hit to me that I couldn't work out like before and I continued to work out as hard as I thought was reasonable. Well, I pushed myself so hard I herniated a second disk which crushed the nerve in my back. I am still paying for my stubbornness 2 years later. I am to the point now where I can walk without my back hurting but I still lose feeling in my legs. Try not to push yourself to fast, take it slow and steady and you will heal. I hope this helps and you feel better soon.

I have a whole host of back issues, sciatic problems and herniated disc. I had to take some time off from my workouts when it got real bad, but as soon as I felt like I could start up again I did. I would suggest seeing an orthopedic doctor just to make sure it is nothing serious and they can at least give you some muscle relaxers and pain meds to speed up the recovery. They can even give you some exercises that you can do to help stretch it out and speed up the process.

I am not one to run to the doctor, but now that I know what is wrong with my back as soon as it starts up I get it taken care of. I haven't had any real bad problems for almost a year so it is working. You may also try walking., that isn't too strenous on your back and would at least keep you moving while you are healing.

Good luck.

I felt like I was reading something I would write on your post. I am a mom of three (thinking you are too with your "fitmummy3"), and have exercised 6 days a week for what feels like FOREVER. I a bit on a roller coaster over here myself. So maybe we can help each other. I have a stress fracture on my hip and it happened 16 weeks ago. After being initially misdiagnosed (doc said it was bursitis), I was back to pretty much EVERYTHING BUT running within a week. There were still things that caused me to overcompensate (NO PAIN, just knew I couldn't sprint) and I just didn't feel back to 100 percent so requested an MRI 2 weeks ago. Once the specialist saw the fracture he told me to do NOTHING but swim for 4 weeks. Doctor wants a baseline...wants to be sure in 4 weeks he can see improvement. If not, something more needs to be done. It's going to take me all I can to hold back. I am not a swimmer, so very intimidated by the water, but need my heart rate up safely. So with that being said, maybe we can support each other. Major thing I learned from all this is the importance of stretching, foam rolling, eating right (protein for muscle repair), and listening to your body. In my heart I truly believe I will be okay, and will be able to run again. It's going to take me all I can to hold back. With that being said, hang in there, I hope to take my own advice cause it is so much easier said than done, but WE WORK HARD, we can take a break. Especially when our bodies tell us to do so. If we don't listen now, the consequences will be way more than we expected. Reach out to the experts and ADVOCATE for yourself. No one can hear what is going on inside you except you!!!! Keep me posted and good luck!!!!

When I had a muscle pain in my back, something called a " Bed Buddy Heat/Cold pack" helped a lot. I would heat it in the microwave, and then lean on it while sitting on the couch, or put it on my back while lying in bed. Muscle relaxants helped speed the healing, but I took them only at bedtime. Give yourself time to heal. You can get back on track getting fit when you are better.