Woke up this morning and my right leg was still very swollen but the soreness was not as extreme as it was yesterday. I have got a neoprene knee strap which I have strapped the knee up with. After walking a few steps the stiffness in my knee clears up so I have managed to do a one hour walk this morning and I have also completed a one hour weight training session. But instead of lifting weights on my legs and shoulders which I would normally do, I did a few more sets on my shoulders and also did some abdominal exercises.
I have just climbed onto my exercise bike to see if I am up to doing any cardio yet. But my knee is simply too swollen and I just can’t do it. This is really getting me down, because exercising on my bike with my sweat suit on is really allowing me to shift more fat. I have been feeling a little bit sorry for myself to day because of my knee injury and this has not helped me with my diet because I have been snacking on chocolate and cheese all day.
I’ve just been to my local pharmacy for some Ibuprofen which will hopefully help in reducing the swelling in my knee. Last week was fantastic because I managed to gain weight and still lower my body fat percentage. If I can’t do any exercise on my stationery bike this week due to my injury this week results are going to be terrible. Doing lots of exercise is allowing me to eat lots of calories and still keep on track. But without my added calorie burning cardio sessions I am going to have to dramatically reduce my daily calorie intake till my leg is better or burn calories another way.
I’m feeling so focused and motivated at the moment I need to burn calories, so I have decided to lift weights everyday till I can get my cardio workouts back to the way they were. My leg when it is strapped up, is OK to walk on so each day I am also going to go for a one hour walk. Any exercise is better than nothing. Hopefully I will wake up in the morning and see a reduction in the swelling, which will allow me to get back to my cardio workouts on my bike.
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So much of the success of any weight loss effort is based on attitude. Being injured often throws people completely off their routines and often causes diet and exercise programs to fail. Kudos to you for not letting it stop your efforts.
Your definitely right I know there’s going to be ups and down on my way to getting to 10% body fat. I just have to stay focused and keep with the program. Starting this blog and my body fat challenges is also helping me immensely.