I was feeling very frustrated today about my weight and fitness. Jack was born 14 months ago, and I’m still carrying around 8 extra pounds.. and it hasn’t changed since January. I’ve been trying to do more exercise, but that is frustrating me as well. I have been swimming laps once a week, which I enjoy. I want to get back to running, and that hasn’t been going so well.
A few months after Jack was born I started up running again for two weeks, but quit when my knees started to hurt. I decided to try again, and have been doing everything “right”: running on a flat surface, stretching, and building up to with intervals of running/walking. Well, once again, at the end of two weeks, my right knee is hurting. It’s so frustrating. I guess I will have to go see a doctor, who will hopefully prescribe physical therapy for me. When I tore my calf muscle a few years ago, PT got my calf back into good enough condition to run again.
But maybe I’m just too old to run any more. I want to do something high impact, and running is the easiest.. all you need is a good pair of shoes, and you can go running anywhere. Anyway I’m not giving up yet!
June 16, 2009 at 12:40 pm |
Hi Cathy, you’re never too old! I lost the veterans title in a local 5K series last week to a woman of 48 (she did 17.58 which is indecent).
Sounds like you need to do some specific exercises to strengthen the muscles round your knee. The PT should help. I remember doing some such down the gym in the past. You will need to do some exercises where you push against some resistance with the muscles that need strengthening.
good luck
kate
June 24, 2009 at 6:04 pm |
Oh, don’t feel bad. 8 lbs is NOTHING compared to some mom’s out there who have gained 30lbs and more! I have knee problems too and sometimes it’s a matter of just feeling confident and good to keep the workout mojo going. I actually like vaporizing st. john’s wort when i feel like all my responsibilities and personal goals are weighing down on me or out of reach. Helps for me.