Pushing Through the Pain

 

I have been having a lot of trouble in the past couple of months with my right hip and right knee. The pain was part of the motivation to lose weight. I figured that if I could get the extra weight off of my joints they would hurt less and allow me to be more active.

However, as I have begun a habit of daily walking, the pain in my knee has grown worse, and the pain in my hip has not improved. I keep pushing through the pain, hoping that as each week passes, losing 1.5-2 pounds a week, eventually the pain will lessen. I have to exercise or I don't lose weight. Exercise and sufficient water intake are key. If I eliminate them from the equation, I'm deadlocked and can't lose weight.

I have cut out the jogging, but frankly, jogging feels better on hip--albeit worse on my knee. Today I went for a stroll-very low intensity, just to move my body and keep the habit of exercise going.

I could try using the elliptical downstairs--only a few problems with that:

1. I hate aerobic exercise on machines. It feels like time crawls to a stop as I torture myself seemingly indefinitely. Super boring too.
2.  I can't get on the elliptical when the 2 year old is awake because she wants to play on it, and she will get hurt. I can't stop it on a dime.
3. Did I mention I hate aerobic exercise on machines?

So, now I have to decide if I just keep pushing through the pain, or go ahead and make an appointment with the doctor to see if we can figure out if something other than being obese is causing the pain. ((sigh))