First cardio work out

[crappycakes]

Ok friends, thank you so much for all of your input (I appreciate it). I am going to try this on my own until I find out what works for me. Nothing has seemed to work so far. I have worked out 3 times this week and my knees are swollen so bad I can barely walk today. I'm out of here for awile, so take care of yourself.

 

[*Bunny*]

Ok friends, thank you so much for all of your input (I appreciate it). I am going to try this on my own until I find out what works for me. Nothing has seemed to work so far. I have worked out 3 times this week and my knees are swollen so bad I can barely walk today. I'm out of here for awile, so take care of yourself.

I would really HATE to see you quit before even starting. You've tried all these diets & look where they've gotten you, ~2lbs heavier and feeling like a failure.

Few things,

Based on some on your posts, and I'm going off No salient medical concerns here, I gather you are not (or were not) eating enough. You need to be consuming at least 10 x your bodyweight ... if you weight 140 = 1400 cals a DAY spread out over 5-6 meals, with GOOD carbs, GOOD fats and quality Protein. If you have problems with meals & eating alot of meat, get a good protein shake as a meal substitute, but eat often, every 3 hours. Get that metabolism running as it should be. Your body is holding on to everything you're eating b/c it's NOT enough ... so what better to store for the starvation it thinks you're putting it through than FAT ... in the meantime, it will happily eat up any muscle you do have.

You need to lift some weight. Not pink Dumbbells or light rack at the gym for 20 reps not allowing you to break a sweat. 8-12 reps of a weight that will make that last rep difficult, while not cheating or breaking your form. You will NOT get 'big' unless you're using drugs to make you that way ... it's simply not in your cards & genetics. What have you been doing to make your knees swell??

There is no quick fix that is healthy for YOU. This is a lifestyle change. One I think you will benefit & be happy from. Yo-yo dieting will not work, you need to learn to eat, to lift and you CAN have alife while doing and enjoying the foods you love to eat... in 'moderation' ...

Please don't give up.

 

[crappycakes]

I havn't completely given up. I am just frustrated because if I consume 1400 calories I will be hungry. If I eat meat all day it will make me sick (atkins diet type thing) What needs to happen is this: I have to quit over eating. I have been trying to do this my whole life. I will go on binges and then not eat very much at all for a couple of days. It has always worked for me. Now nothing does. I can't even work out on the cardio machine because my knees are swollen today ( I have worked out 3 times in the last week). I planned on swimming laps as a last resort, due to my knee and feet problem. Well that is what I will be doing tonight, and it is time consuming getting dressed and undressed etc in the freezing cold. I am sorry, just frustrated. I don't want to stay here another month and complain about everything and piss everyone off.

 

[alex2678]

I am sorry, just frustrated. I don't want to stay here another month and complain about everything and piss everyone off.

LOL. You're not pissing anyone off here. Everyone on this site wants to see anyone who has questions reach their goals in as little time as possible. Don't feel sorry for anything. You have good questions and normal weight problems that I'm sure other people have in common with you. A lot of knowledgeable people on here are more than willing to help you out.