I don’t know if other weight-loss blogs ever mention this, but exercise, when you’re coming down from the weight I was at, can HURT. A lot of this might be due to a knee injury I sustained a few years ago at a concert that was never treated, but occasionally, my knee will spend the day letting me know it’s there and that I’m a moron for never having gone to a doctor when I hyper-extended it, potentially tearing tendons and/or ligaments, and certainly guaranteeing myself a future experiencing the joys of arthritis! In addition, I occasionally get pain in my ankles and at the bottom of my left foot, where I’m reasonably sure I tore a ligament – a condition called Plantar Fasciitis – back when I first started working out in October. I will also sometimes get pain in my right knee that I’m pretty sure is due to my being knock-kneed.
These are, of course, not reasons for me to give up, but instead just more reasons to continue with the same vigor I’ve been putting forth this entire time. Maybe more vigor. This stuff is only going to get worse, and it will get worse so much faster if I continue to be overweight. So, while I may never get to do gymnastics in the Olympics, at least I’ll be fit and healthy and happy. The best thing, for now, I’ve found, is to take it easy if you have any joint pain, down some advil, and let your body rest. I push myself too hard sometimes and my body never fails to let me know. The week I tried sprinting I felt like I had broken my body in half. I might try that again, but it was stupid to do that at 265 pounds.
I’m mildly worried about the remainder of this month. I joined a new band, and we have no completed songs, but we have a gig at the end of the month that we really need to be ready for, which means a really intense practice schedule that I fear might interfere with my workout schedule. I’ll need to address that, as I don’t want to drop out of this habit, now.
