So... I had my MRI Monday morning and met with the Dr yesterday! Good news is... I can avoid surgery for longer with cortisone shots and Physical Therapy!!! Woo hoooo!
Bad news, NO MORE RUNNING.. EVER!!! He was quite clear about that. I told him my goal had been to run a 10k or 1/2 marathon before my 30th and he said, "Walk it". Ok.... so there you have it! I was so caught up with everyone else doing amazing things that I for some reason forgot how limited I am in some respects. I can't run, I can't do jumping stuff, jumping jacks, plyometrics... and if I go one a hike I have to R&R 3-4 days after. Sheeeesh! BUT, I can WALK! I CAN!! I was reminded today as the Dr said, "You are a miracle, just the fact that you CAN walk - don't try to do more than your body can!"
It is true! The fact of the matter is - I am inside of my healthy weight range NOW! My weight range is 135-169. I prefer to be at 135 (or 130). I am going to focus on walking daily (next week when I can again - I got cortisone shots yesterday), continuing to eat healthy and I know the rest of the weight will come off. Maybe a bit more slowly that doing 3 miles running and a Jillian DVD every day... but it will come!
The fact is - I have lost 47 lbs in 8 months... I am doing great - I SHOULD be proud of myself, instead of focusing on how much more I want to lose! So that is another goal I have for myself!
(**The knees - L is actually better! AMAZING!!! I can avoid surgery on this one for quite a while, I hope.... There are swollen cysts and pretty bad arthritis but, the rest of the swelling and pain for injury of running and previous injury will hopefully go down with the cortisone.
R - is still not good... The kneecap is still rubbing on bone, instead of in its rightful place, and there is tons of swelling and arthritis etc. Cysts are much worse in this knee BUT, amazingly it seems to be getting better, not worse than 10 years ago!!!! MIRACLES MIRACLES!!!!
- if the cortisone is not effective we will do a "grease job" and if that isn't enough I will have a diagnostic arthroscope. FUN! BUT - much better that the double knee replacements I was warned about 10 years ago! Hooooooray!!!!)

The good.. with the not so good

The good news is I lost another pound this week! YAY!!!! the not so good news is I am not allowed to exercise for a while... I saw my Dr (knee surgeon) and he said he was "horrified" by how bad my knees are and that we were going to be very aggressive.... No Running, no jumping, no walking, no biking. MRI first thing Monday morning and I see him again Thursday afternoon to see where we go from here.
I knew I had bad knees - yet I thought somehow I could trick them into letting me run a 1/2 marathon. And now I am in big trouble for it! :( The Dr said I went about it all right - starting slow - training alternately on the bike and doing lots of lunges and squats to strengthen around the knee.... it is just that my knees are too bad!
Wish me luck! My weight loss in the next little bit may have to be from diet alone, and we all know how hard that is!!!

Yeee haw!

Wooo hoooooo! I got to move my ticker down a few pounds!!!! (FINALLY!!!) After all the hard work and eating great (minus the week trip to Cali where I ate tons of fast food and never exercised...unless you count the walking all over Disneyland...) it is starting to pay off in poundage, not just inches! LOVE that! I am firmly inside of my healthy weight range now - so now it is about looking better, not JUST getting healthier!
Keep it comin!!! I am back in the weight loss mode! ;)