From alpha testing to the QUERCUS 200

Try not to be discouraged. Have you considered taking a short break and eating at maintenance for a week or two? I read something that after a lot of weight loss (like you've had), your body can flip out and send signals for you to eat so it can regain some weight because it's used to being heavier. A way to help that and be kind to yourself in the process is to eat maintenance for a little while, then go back to a deficit.

Please be careful with the pain meds. Dulling the pain of an injury doesn't mean it isn't there and exercising on pain meds can be a little dangerous for that reason.
 
I'm sorry Q that you are struggling with food & hunger (& pain still :( ). Going back to tracking calories & weighing is a bit of a pain, but if that what it takes to get you back on track, then it is not so bad. Have you ever considered doing 5:2? I know that might sound a bit weird, after talking about hunger, but even doing it for a couple of weeks might just be the catalyst you need. It's worth thinking about it. Take care, xoxo
 
Thank you Cory, Cate, and LaMa!

Cory, I wish I'd come on here and read your comment before I went out to do yard work. Between the dulling of pain and senses I managed to screw up in a big way. I put my back into spasm and cut the front of my ankle with a manual weed cutter that we call a yo-yo. It has a wavy blade on it so the cut on the front of my ankle was a ruffle shape. I had to flush it a lot and dig out grass and grass seed while my back was having fits. I'm mostly immobile at the moment with the pain meds. I got a slow mile in yesterday, but we will have to see about tonight. I was really stupid.
 
Man, Q. I really hope you feel better tomorrow. That sounds really awful. We have one of those weed cutters too and I can't imagine what it feels like to whack yourself in the leg with it. :/
 
O man, that sucks so much! I hate to say it but gentle walks might be the way to go right now. Hope it clears up soon, whatever you do.
 
I jumped up 5 pounds from yesterday with about 2000 calories. That's a lot of inflammation. I'm sitting at work in a daze from the nerve pain meds I swore I would never take again trying not to cry out or cry as the spasms oscillate from hot liquid pain to stabbing jolts.

My mile run was over 18 minutes last night. That's slower than my earliest mile runs.

Thanks Cory, Cate, and Lama! I'll be okay. Hopefully soon.

I'm angry at my stupid choice to push myself. I'm angry at my pain. I'm angry at my physical limitations. I'm angry at being fat. I'm angry and it's an impotent rage.
 
Sometimes anger is the only alternative to despair. Things WILL start to get better again. In the meantime you may want to take especially good care of your allergies to help reduce the generalized inflammation.
 
Q, what does E think of you running when you are in so much pain? What do you think? Please think about giving yourself a rest. :grouphug: xoxo
 
I'm feeling a lot better than when I last posted. The run made me feel better Cate. It is a topic of discussion, but it means a lot to both of us so we sometimes risk a little to preserve it. The running isn't at fault. It might slow my recovery, but I'm okay with that. I shaved 5 minutes off my mile from last night. It felt the same going slow or a bit faster.
 
I quite like the fact that you are even more stubborn than me :D
Glad you are feeling better Q xo
 
Thanks Cate!

LaMa I think allergies or at least intolerances are to blame for exacerbating my back. I feel so much better today and I felt so awful the first half of yesterday. My weight went back down 3 pounds. It's unusual to progress that quickly. I ate a big bowl of soybeans the afternoon before my pain increase and jump in weight.

I'm going to experiment with cutting out the soy as much as possible and see what happens. I still have not figured out the effects of cutting down on the sugars because I hurt myself right as I started that. Honestly I would rather have fruit than soy. I miss my fresh fruit. I'll leave them both alone until my body settles down. Then I'll figure out the next step.
 
Glad you're feeling better! On the one hand I'm hoping the soy's the culprit because knowing that will make revovery easier. On the other hand: it sucks so much to restrict your diet ever further!
 
I just have to embrace the food is fuel mindset LaMa.

I agree Cate! I'm hoping at least limited fruit will be okay.

I ran my mile at a reasonable pace in unreasonable heat last night. Summer is here.

The back is spasming today, but it's not terrible. It woke me a few times and made my sleep poor in general. That doesn't help with recovery, but I don't have many options. No sleeping position or medicine combo makes a difference.

I ate like a pig last night. I just need to weigh each morning to be reminded of the consequences of my actions. Chips popcorn, and peanuts after dinner.
 
Hi Q,

I hear you. It took me a long, long time to get my head around that food is fuel thing- a long time-lol. It is really hard mentally to get to that place. That being said - I think I am there now. How long did it take me- you ask? About 40 years-lol I still get the cravings but I just remember that the food allows me to do the running and exercise I need to do to stay healthy. It is nothing more than that. I eat vegetables like I used to eat cake. Doesn't taste as good - I have to admit but I feel much better for it.

Hard to deal with a bad back. I have had my issues with my back but nothing like yours. You don't realize how much you use your back for everything until you put it out. I hope that heals soon for you.

Stay strong!!
 
Thanks Cowboy! Still a work in progress at 40 for me.

I was Cate. We went through all the options until only surgery was left. He told me I would require surgery when he first evaluated my back. I could go for another round of epidural injections, but otherwise there isn't much to discuss.

Thanks LaMa, but I can honestly say that I wish food was a joyless chore for me. I am so limited, but I still find ways to overeat.

I have field work Monday so I hope I feel better by then. Yesterday was a bit worse and today isn't great so far, but still better than the worst early this week. I'm still trying to get my shit together with evening eating.
 
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