Today, after over a month of running to lose weight, I can’t walk without crying from the shooting pain in my legs. My husband is upset that I won’t go to the grocery store, make his lunch, or go hiking with him. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, trying to get into shape because I run out of breath after walking more than 30 minutes, I started to hit the gym. Too bad my legs didn’t want to cooperate and decided that it would cause limping-worthy pain for every step I took on the treadmill. FML
Today, I said that I'm not okay with my body. I'm not extremely obese, just gained some pounds, but it bugs me. My wife told me to search opportunities instead of excuses, and go to the f*ing gym. I'm still recovering after a serious accident and surgery, and I can't walk yet. FML
Today, after spending two hard months losing 20 pounds of my 80 pound goal, I was actually excited to exercise. After I was done exercising, I fell down the stairs and broke my ankle. FML
Today, I was told how cruel and selfish I am for rubbing my weight loss in my mom’s face. I’ve literally begged my mom to walk, jog, workout with me for months. She went exactly once. She complained the whole time, then called me a bitch for finishing my run while she sat in the car. FML
Today, I injured my knee at a Zumba class, a class I joined to lose weight so my knees wouldn't hurt so much. Now I can't even go for a leisurely walk. FML
Today, my weightlifter husband is pouting because he is no longer able to lift the amounts he could a year ago. Meanwhile, our weightlifter son is fast approaching the weights my husband used to lift, and is being smug about it. It’s like living with two bears determined to be grumpy at each other. FML
Today, dieting is making me depressed and I'm so hungry. I don't even care about losing weight, but my boyfriend is and he's doing a low fat diet with me for my health, so I'm going to do the low calorie thing with him. I also feel like I'm not doing well enough in the gym and it's hurting so bad. FML
Today, I found that if I want my husband to take me out, all I have to do is say that I’m trying to lose weight. Anytime I bring up dieting or weight loss, suddenly he wants to take me to every restaurant in town and splurge on sweets. Part of me wants to lose weight but I also enjoy the snacks. FML
Today, I was dumped by my boyfriend of 2 years. I'd been involved in an accident that severely hurt my right leg. As a result, I couldn't work out and gained 35 pounds, also due to stress eating and some meds I’m taking. Apparently I’m no longer attractive and he can’t have people thinking he’s a “chubby chaser.” FML
Today, I went to the gym for the first time in months. On my way home, my legs gave out halfway up the stairs to my apartment, and I had to awkwardly sit there until I could crawl the rest of the way up. FML
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interesting33 37
Sorry, I don't know much about this but are you sure you're doing it right? It might be worth consulting a doctor or someone because I don't think you are supposed to react like that. Unless you really pushed yourself to the extremes yesterday but you shouldn't be feeling like that each day. I don't know, shooting pains from after running sounds wrong, maybe consult a sports therapist from a gymn or something.
RichardPencil 32
Your goal is admirable, but you are going about it all wrong. They always say "consult your doctor before starting an exercise program" for a reason -- to prevent eager beavers like you from hurting yourself out of ignorance. Exercise helps, but your diet is the most important thing to change to achieve weight loss.
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interesting33 37
Sorry, I don't know much about this but are you sure you're doing it right? It might be worth consulting a doctor or someone because I don't think you are supposed to react like that. Unless you really pushed yourself to the extremes yesterday but you shouldn't be feeling like that each day. I don't know, shooting pains from after running sounds wrong, maybe consult a sports therapist from a gymn or something.
Jesserb 17
Sounds like a really nasty case of shin splints. I’ve had them for over a decade. They really really suck. Sorry OP. Hope they get better
RichardPencil 32
Your goal is admirable, but you are going about it all wrong. They always say "consult your doctor before starting an exercise program" for a reason -- to prevent eager beavers like you from hurting yourself out of ignorance. Exercise helps, but your diet is the most important thing to change to achieve weight loss.
tranced_ 45
Ya, Coz that's where women belong, in the kitchen! Doing the dishes and making lunch and washing them clothes! Before all hell breaks loose, I was being sarcastic you dum wits ! And OP, you need to file for divorce as soon as your transformation is complete, as they say those who don't support you at your worst don't deserve you at your best!
ncparry 18
I hope you are doing a full warm up and pacing yourself...you shouldn’t be in pain!
Lobby_Bee 18
You gotta let your muscles rest and regenerate new muscles. You can hurt yourself more if you exercise when you actually need rest. Or try biking, it is much less strain on your joints.
Donut_Wizard 23
Look into getting running shoes that prevent pronation. Might help a lot. That and a hot bath. When exercising something that you don’t normally do, especially running, start off slow, then build of speed and distance over time. Also stretch before and after. Then after a few months of progress, proceed to put your well toned foot up your husbands ass.
tenniemo 20
After a month you really shouldn’t be hurting like this unless you took a break and then pushed yourself too far yesterday. Take it easy and switch to rowing or biking for a while to give your shins and knees some rest. Also check in with your doctor to make sure something else isn’t going on... and make sure you wear running shoes while running - normal tennis shoes don’t have the right support! Best of luck and I hope you feel better.
Sinshine 28
So let's get this straight. Every day, you go running to the point where it hurts to make you cry but you can't go grocery shopping? Maybe stop wearing your legs out and prioritize the things that sustain your life first?
bibobobonnor 8
It doesn't take too much running to get shin splints
Singularity01 9
Well you most likely caused yourself injury. I'd say you've caused tendinitis of some kind, or inflammation of your tendons. You may have also caused stress fractures to your bones. Keep in mind that your skeleton is actually constantly being reshaped depending on the stresses it experiences. If you've gone from a mostly sedentary lifestyle into a fairly active one your bones aren't built up to deal with the stress. It can cause micro fractures that cause intense pain and may even require medical attention. They weaken the bone and make it more likely to break, so I'd advise getting to a doctor quickly. While there consult your doctor on an acceptable exercise plan instead of jumping in blindly. Personally my doctor recommended that I start at 2 minutes of exercise a day and work my way up a minute a day. It can be jumping jacks, biking, crunches, push-ups, ect. The point is to add in exercise gradually to prevent instances such as this.