To be honest with you, I had originally decided I would not weigh-in this month because of my recent injury. I was feeling down about running and I thought it might be detrimental to my sanity if I stepped on the scale and saw a gain. The last thing I needed was weight gain on top of not being able to run!!
My curiosity got the best of me, however, and this morning I stepped on the scale anyway.
And I was pleasantly surprised to see a 1 pound loss! Weird! Not running seems to have had the opposite effect on my body. Which makes sense now that I think about it because my appetite has gone way down the last few weeks. Not running = normal appetite instead of a raging, psychotic hunger that makes me want to eat everything in sight! š
Check out my page for the Current Measurements here. I haven’t any inches, but I am good with that. I seem to alter losing inches every other month. One month I’ll lose weight, the next month I won’t but I will lose inches, and so on.
Diagnosis
I left work early yesterday to go to the doctor about my knee.
The good news: It’s not permanent. I was diagnosed with “Overuse” of my IT Band. She said:
-No Running for at least 6 weeks.
-No hiking or activities that cause knee pain.
-Rest, Ice, massage, stretch.
-Elevate the knee and take anti-inflammatory meds.
-Do physical therapy once a week for 6-8 weeks.
-Do acupuncture on my IT Band.
-Eventually do yoga if it does not hurt my knee.
-When I do start running again, run on a track or treadmill for cushioning.
She said my legs are really strong. She said I’d be able to run again. She couldn’t give me a time-line though and referred me to a physical therapist. I see the Physical Therapist this Thursday afternoon, and I have an appointment for Acupuncture on Sunday afternoon. I am determined to beat this!
I’m glad the news wasn’t as awful as I’d been anticipating. I clearly just need some rest. And this time of rest from running is perfect for my new weight lifting goals. I am determined to see changes!
QUESTION: Have you ever tried Acupuncture? What should I expect from my first session this weekend?
The Boyfriend
“It’s just a little prick”
Lisa (bakebikeblog)
I am so sorry to hear about your knee. But I AM glad that your doc seems to have given you a really good strategy to try and fix it (rather than the ‘well if it hurts dont run’ attitude) š
Carbzilla
Well that sorta sounds like all good news.
I have had acupuncture (now I can’t even remember what it was specifically for – maybe pains in places?), and it did immediately help but the pain came back within days. Chris went a few times for stomach issues, and they cleared up entirely but we’re not totally certain which factors solved it.
I was not big on looking at the needles but it didn’t hurt, and if it hurts or burns you need to tell them.
Lisa Eirene
Thanks for the tips! I will try anything at this point.
Ginny
Hello Lisa,
I came to your blog after reading your comment about the ice bath over at Amanda’s blog. I would recommend getting in the tub with water, no ice first, then add the ice to the water after you have adjusted to the tap water. Also, put on a sweatshirt, cover your ears, gloves, and hot tea or coffee. Get an aquarium thermometer and get the water down to around 52 degrees. It helps a LOT. Good Luck!
Lisa Eirene
Wow thank you for the tips! I will have to try that. I had no idea how to do it.
Becky
I’m sorry you can’t run for 6 weeks, but I’m glad you listened to your body and took it easy after Hood to Coast. Don’t get discouraged! You can focus on swimming which is a fantastic workout anyway.
I’ve never done acupuncture so you’ll have to let me know how it goes!
Also, congrats on the weight loss!
Lisa Eirene
Thank you Becky. Honestly I’m upset about not being able to run BUT I have been training hard for over a year. I think my body needs to rest.
Morgan @ Healthy Happy Place
you are right, your body needs a break! once your knee feels better I bet you’ll be running faster than ever before!
Lisa Eirene
I am kind of curious about how my performance will be after resting. I’ve read that resting for a few weeks is good!
Jess @ NZ Girl Runs
Acupuncture is a piece of cake, you’ll be fine! You will probably feel pressure and maybe a little prick but other then that it should be painless.
I’m glad that your diagnosis was good and that you will only be out of action for a few weeks