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Pretty sure my progress will slow for a bit, unfortunately. I've found it difficult to exercise with my neck and left shoulder being so sore. I'm sort of worried about it because I never have any muscle pain (besides the after-workout soreness), but I don't even know what to do about it. Do I go see a normal doctor, a special one? Is there a magic fix I don't know about? My mom recommended very careful, light stretching of the area, and shes' been through physio so she knows a bit about how far you can push yourself without damage. I've also been taking a lot of pain pills that I normally avoid. Sometimes I feel almost 100% and then I'll sit down for about 15 minutes and it's hard to get myself back up without a lot of pain. Ugh. Sorry if it sounds like whining, it really doesn't hurt that bad when I am in the right positioning, but I think the worry is the worst of it. I do feel hunched over most of the time though, and probably look a bit silly. Oh well. I'll take a slow in weight loss over hurting myself more. If anyone has any suggestions that aren't too extreme I'll take 'em! It feels the worst in the morning and I usually can't turn my neck, and feels better after rubbing, moving a bit or taking a hot bath. And it's been sore since Friday morning. Anyone else experience this?
When I woke up this morning I thought it was my TOM, but it turned out the abundance of beets I had for dinner last night turned my pee pinkish-red, lol. I've seen electric yellow from B vitamins but never red. Weird. I do love beets though!
On Sunday I woke up with the hugest craving for chocolate, specifically ice cream. I had it in my head I was going to go buy some, so I headed off to the store. On the way to the store, there's a hair salon with mirror windows, and I always sort of check myself out in it, because I don't have a full length mirror in my house. I looked so thin from the last time I saw myself in there! I knew that was because of the better choices I'd been making. So when I got to the store I spent a lot of time staring at the ice cream freezer, but none of the choices seemed worth it. I opted for strawberries with a little bit of chocolate syrup to dip them into, but I am a bit nervous about having a whole bottle of chocolate syrup now in my refrigerator! But then again, I've had a bottle of vodka in there for months untouched too, so surely I can control myself!
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Fat: 22.73g | Prot: 78.17g | Carbs: 154.80g.
Breakfast: All-Bran Cereal, greek yogurt vanilla, blueberries. Lunch: Raspberry Popsicle, steamers chicken marinara. Dinner: unsalted butter, mushroom, parmesan, Zucchini, Basil, garlic, onion, Tomato Paste, Tomato, boneless skinless chicken breast. more...
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2332 kcal
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Sitting - 8 hours, Resting - 8 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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you are really doing great don't worry about giving in from time to time. Exercise is important but only when it is done correctly and doesn't hurt you. I would try something like swimming. That would take the weight off of you. Or maybe you should use a resistance band to strengthen your shoulders. That's what they do with physical therapy. Could it be the way you are sleeping. Maybe try sleeping in different position. If you can still walk I would try and do that. That should be enough to keep your metabolism up. You are doing such a great job, good for you to make better choices. I miss my running buddy. Come back soon. :)
09 Aug 10 by member: kanan123
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I did have a sore shoulder/neck for a while right before I started working out regularly. I think it was from sleeping weird. I found that heat was the most soothing, so apart from hot showers & dips in the hot tub @ the gym, those ThermaCare heat wraps helped quite a bit. I also found that continuing with the cardio & the lifting helped loosen it up...of course being mindful to stop doing any lifting that was extremely painful. You obviously know that it IS muscular & your mom is right, do as much gentle stretching as you can & that will help. Main thing to keep in mind is that if you DON'T do anything, the muscles will tighten up & become more painful, so try to keep things moving. When it happened to me it took over a week to go away completely, but it did, so don't be alarmed if it doesn't go away overnight. As long as it gets a little better from day to day you'll be fine. :)
09 Aug 10 by member: kstubblefield
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I would suggest a trip to the Chiropractor and alternate hot and cold compresses a couple of times a day.
09 Aug 10 by member: tglenna
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So far all the advice you've gotten sounds pretty spot on to me. Gentle stretches, heat and massage. The only thing I would add is; if it doesn't seem to get better then why not take a trip down the DR. or at least a clinic just to make sure. Doesn't cost anything, and some of them even have lolly pops (which, by the way, taste great when dipped in chocolate sauce and vodka ;) just sayin') Are Chiropractors covered by MSP?
09 Aug 10 by member: Hungry Hippie
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My benefits cover Chiropractors, but I'm a bit afraid of them to be honest, having never gone to one! You guys have given great advice and I'll just take your advice and use common sense when exercising. Thanks everyone!
09 Aug 10 by member: erin74kr
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My sister goes to the chiropractor when she is pregnant. Find the right one and I am sure it can help.
09 Aug 10 by member: skinnygirl130
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