hey! its been a long long while...

[amore09]

i haven't been on here in about a year or so. i got healthy and decided that i could feel alright with just eating normally and exercising regularly. well, unfortunately i started to go overboard with the exercise because i wanted to lose 5lbs and then 5 more again. its so vicious! i screwed up my knees and my doctor told me i couldn't run until

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Hi

[italia110]

We have really similar stats...and what's weirder is i'm the same way, in terms of the exercise, but I also restrict (some days more than others...).

I'm dying to be down to 105, but it's so damn hard. Yesterday I was 107.5, now i'm back to 109.5. Annoying.

Mind me asking how old you are? I'm 28. :)

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[amore09]

i weighed myself yesterday. ughhh 116.6. it's like the more i freak out about food, the more i have to eat. then i tell myself i can't vomit cause i don't want to go down that road again. but i can't run it off. grrrr! it's frustrating as hell. i'm just binging and not doing anything about it. i'm letting myself just become this fat mess. i need to restrict! big time!
i'm 20 by the way.

[mothsflies]

There are other ways of working out other than running. If you are restricted from running then do something else. Do some muscle strengthening exercises. I played tennis for 6 years and my knees are pretty fucked up considering I played almost every day thoes 6 years. I stopped playing, but I hike and trail run all the time. I know treadmills are extremely bad for your joints.

I am 5'3.5" and weight 105. My mom is from Peru and they eat a bunch of heavy foods and a lot of it, and it sucks to be around it. Keep yourself occupied doing other things throughout the day.

[amore09]

do you have any ideas on what would burn lots of calories but not be awful on my knees?? i can't get into the physical therapist to ask what would be good exercise until next week. i think i'll leave off the calories part when i ask her though. last night i got frustrated and went to the gym and used the elliptical since it's supposed to be easier on your joints. even thought i was told not too. oops. if you have any idea though i would really appreciate them:)

[mothsflies]

hmm. you can get ankle weights and lay down to do leg exercises, thoes are killer. swimming is really good and burns a ton with out you even knowing. cycling is supposed to be alright on joints since if you have a stationary bike you can change your resistance. im about to start a spin training class and im afraid because last time i was on my bike my knees weren't cooperating, but it might be different with you. i hope that helped!!

[amore09]

well i cycle ALOT. i go to a school which has a big bike race (lance armstrong actually came to it, its that big) i actually rode in it this year, so i had to get healthy for that. thats why my knees are so bad. cause all the biking + running=HELL for your knees!! spinning classes are a lot of fun though. i dont know if you know much about them but make sure you wear the padded shorts!! otherwise you will find out you had places in your crotch you never knew could be sore. from all the riding i did, it was basically unthought of to have a boyfriend lol. it burns a ton of cals though. the classes i did put on good music and the instructor was really upbeat which made it go by fast.
i just need to suck it up and get on with the whole "im fat cause i cant run or cycle". im letting it make me emotional eat and i dont usually do that. good luck with your class. let me know how it goes:)

[crow_bait]

Swimming is ideal, you burn so much. Also walking and yoga/pilates stuff. Even if you can't run, can you dance? -Dancing to music in your room is the best...

Your problem at the moment, though, is that you're freaking out. A bit of the weight you gained is bloat, anyway. Try to be calm, you're not going to blow up immediately if you can't run, but stressing will lead to binging and saying "fuck it".

[amore09]

stress is my biggest problem at the moment!!! you're absolutely right. i don't know, i just feel like i got healthy and was ok with it that i feel like i don't even know how to lose anymore. like i would fail at it even if i tried. i have no confidence in myself. i've tried buying only low cal foods so even if i do binge.. whats the worst i can do eat a bag of dressingless salad?! but today i got out of class and i was like ahhhh!!! i just want a big fatty croissant from starbucks. as i was eating it i was like this really isn't that great, im emotional eating. it HAS to stop.
im still at school for the summer so i have access to a huge gym and pool. i just need to go get a one piece cause i would feel awkward doing laps in a bikini. i used to have pilates dvds somewhere...finding them is the challange lol. thanks for the ideas.