Insanity - Week 6
This has been interesting week, for the down side of things.
Up until now I've been able to handle everything the program threw at me... until this week.
I guess it started Wednesday morning when I woke up, my knee felt sore. A bit more than usual. I took it easy and continued working out in the evenings, minding the knees. Thursday and onward it became very difficult to bend my right knee (bad knee). I kept exercising, minding the knees. Saturday I finished out and went home, it was then that I saw the swelling on my right knee. On top of the stiffness/bending ability, it was obviously swollen.
This ends my Insanity work out for now. I have to mind this knee to ensure I do not permanently damage it. I will be avoiding the Insanity program for now. I will give my knees 1 week off from all cardio activity. If towards Thursday or Friday of next week I don't see the swelling go down, I will go see a doctor and get an official response on this matter.
This really depresses me because I don't believe I will reach my goal weight of 185lbs. I'm discouraged.
Needless to say, I will not entirely give up on exercising during this phase. I plan to downgrade myself to Power 90 and work only on the Sculpt circuits (weights and upper body training). This means I will be going from 6 days a week, down to 3. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday will be my weight training days while I standby and observe my knees and see if they begin to heal.
I'm frustrated at this. I wanted to finish out this program and end strong. This setback is a small blow to me. But as I said, I will not just stop exercising entirely.
I'm just worried about the eating habits. When I'm depressed, stressed, or sad, I tend to crave eating as a way to deal with it all. I'm sitting next to a bunch of candy, animal crackers, fruit snacks, tootsie rolls, and other similar stuff. There's even a cupcake in the fridge with my name on it. Meh... I hate this not being able to exercise the way I desire.
Up until now I've been able to handle everything the program threw at me... until this week.
I guess it started Wednesday morning when I woke up, my knee felt sore. A bit more than usual. I took it easy and continued working out in the evenings, minding the knees. Thursday and onward it became very difficult to bend my right knee (bad knee). I kept exercising, minding the knees. Saturday I finished out and went home, it was then that I saw the swelling on my right knee. On top of the stiffness/bending ability, it was obviously swollen.
This ends my Insanity work out for now. I have to mind this knee to ensure I do not permanently damage it. I will be avoiding the Insanity program for now. I will give my knees 1 week off from all cardio activity. If towards Thursday or Friday of next week I don't see the swelling go down, I will go see a doctor and get an official response on this matter.
This really depresses me because I don't believe I will reach my goal weight of 185lbs. I'm discouraged.
Needless to say, I will not entirely give up on exercising during this phase. I plan to downgrade myself to Power 90 and work only on the Sculpt circuits (weights and upper body training). This means I will be going from 6 days a week, down to 3. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday will be my weight training days while I standby and observe my knees and see if they begin to heal.
I'm frustrated at this. I wanted to finish out this program and end strong. This setback is a small blow to me. But as I said, I will not just stop exercising entirely.
I'm just worried about the eating habits. When I'm depressed, stressed, or sad, I tend to crave eating as a way to deal with it all. I'm sitting next to a bunch of candy, animal crackers, fruit snacks, tootsie rolls, and other similar stuff. There's even a cupcake in the fridge with my name on it. Meh... I hate this not being able to exercise the way I desire.