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No Gain No Pain!
Still holding my weight. Long week at work but I'm looking forward to hitting the weights tonight. I took a good walk last night with the dogs and ran just a bit. I would like to get back into running but my knee is still a concern.
I started running about 1-1/2 years ago and at first I was progressing slowly but after a while my MCL (inside knee tendon) started hurting. It got real bad last summer and I couldn't walk down stairs without severe pain. That ended my running.
After some reading I realized I had an imbalance between my left and right knee. My left knee was very fexible but my right knew was rather stiff. I started sitting on the floor with my foot against my thigh..toes against the other knee and I pressed both knees to the floor. At first it was impossible to put my knee down to the mat but after about 9 months I believe both knees are equalizing. My left is still more flexible but my right is getting there. It's taken years to get out of balance so it's going to take some time to get it back.
I've attempted short bursts of running over the past 6 months just to check it out and if it started feeling uncomfortable I've stopped. Last night I ran hard for a few 100 yards and it felt good. I was just running without any discomfort and I could have ran more but I'm playing it safe. I'm going to keep up the stretching and do a few longer runs during my workout. I'm going to do it right this time. There's no hurry.
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230.0 lb
Lost so far: 0 lb.
Still to go: 20.0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 17 April 2014:
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2650 kcal
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Fat: 143.90g | Prot: 107.28g | Carb: 237.58g.
Breakfast: Bananas, Coffee with Milk and Sugar, Tim Hortons Hash Browns, Tim Hortons Sausage Breakfast Wrap. Lunch: Athenos Roasted Garlic Hummus, Stacy's Pita Chip Company Simply Naked Pita Chips, Swiss Cheese, Deli Sliced Ham, Pumpernickel Bread. Dinner: Campbell's Creamy Tomato Soup, Mayonnaise, Cheddar Cheese, Pumpernickel Bread. Snacks/Other: Pepperoni, Cheddar Cheese, Laurel Hill Pretzel Chips. more...
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4108 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 2 hours, Standing - 3 hours, Desk Work - 4 hours, Weight Training (moderate) - 1 hour, Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 1 hour, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 5 hours. more...
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gaining 0.8 lb a week
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there really is no hurry, all fitness comes with time. Work with the knee and build up it's strength.
17 Apr 14 by member: Alex_is_Hawks
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