Hurt my knee walking....wtf?

I gained a lot of weight in a short amount of time, around 60 lbs in a little over a year. My plan is to get on the treadmill and start walking and work my way to doing C25K again. A couple years ago I was nearly finished C25K then just up and quit for no apparent reason. Then I got had some emotional issues and gained all the weight.

Anyways, yesterday was my second day on the treadmill. I do about 90 minutes of walking at 2.8 mph while watching a TV show. The first day went well, but yesterday not so much. Everything seemed fine until later last night when I got an annoying (but not too bad) pain on the inside of my right knee. I'm not sure if it's a muscle or joint pain but it has been bugging me all day. I didn't walk today. I'll see how rest helps and if I can get back on the treadmill tomorrow.

I used to run, dammit. I guess my body can't handle throwing around my extra weight since it all came on so quickly. My legs want to carry 150 lbs, not 210. This is frustrating because I wanted to start trying Day 1 of C25K at a slow jog.

Needed to vent.

kwogni

01/12/2015 7:23AM

It sounds like your muscles wanted to rest. It's great that you're motivated to lose the weight. you have to give it time for the body to catch up. You could always research some weight training routines for the legs to strengthen them so they will be a lot more resilient during your journey. Don't worry about them getting muscular, they will get stronger but NOT in a weight lifting athlete sort of way (you would need male testosterone treatments for that kind of muscle growth).

SonjaB-Tx

01/11/2015 7:08PM

Don't get discouraged. * Pay the - P.R.I.C.EP: Protect .... from injury.R: Rest ....... for 48 hrsI: Ice ........ first 24 hC: Compression ...... limit swellingE: Elevation ........ to at least or above hip levelAvoid H.A.R.M : H: HeatA: AlcoholR: RunningM: Massage

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