Help! I can't exsercise!!!

[johnnydurango]

Originally Posted by heavenly rose08

HI EVERYONE! HEAVENLY ROSE HERE,I'M FEELING A LITTLE DEPRESSED RIGHT NOW I KNOW HOW GOOD YOU GUYS ARE IN GIVING EXCELLENT ADVICE,WELL AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW IVE BEEN ON ATKINS FOR ABOUT 6MO. NOW AND I 'VE LOST 40 POUNDS,SO ANYWAYS WHILE DOING MY TAEBO VIDEO THE OTHER DAY I GOT HURT I TORE MY CALF MUSCLE HALF WAY THROUGH AND IM BASICALLY IN A LOT OF PAIN RIGHT NOW,MY DOCTOR SAID NO EXSERCISE FOR 3 TO 4 WEEKS UNTIL I HEAL,WELL I'M VERY UPSET AT THE FACT THAT I HAVE TO WAIT A WHOLE MONTH TO BE ABLE TO EXSERCISE AGAIN! IVE BEEN TRYING REALLY HARD TO GET TO ONEDERLAND BUT ITS NOT GOING GO HAPPEN NO TIME SOON!!!!!IM WEIGHING 210 NOW I REALLY WANTED TO SEE 199 By THE END OF APRIL WHICH ITS DEFINETELY NOT GOING TO HAPPEN,WHAT SHOULD I DO ,I REALLY NEED SOME SUPPORT HERE

i think you can see 199. please stay positive. can you sit in a chair and use hand weights?

sorry you hurt yourself. glad to see that you understand how important exercise is..a diet without exercise is not very good...

do what you can do, ask your doctor if he can think of anything you might be able to do to get your heart rate up a bit...

good luck

[heavenly rose08]

hello to all my fellow atkineers,i really appreciate all the advice that you guys are giving me!,ceemarie what are callenetics??ive never heard of it,and johnny actually i can sit in a chair and use hand weights i did that a few times already thanks alot for the suggestion,i am definetely trying to stay positive i know that exercise is key to losing weight on atkins ,i guess that's why i'm so upset that i have to stay off my feet basically all day long,anyways thanks so much you guys for all the support i'll keep in touch.

[Kathi22]

Ouch so sorry! Just as others suggested, take 3-4 weeks and do some upper body and core.

[Elizellen]

Here is a short video with some people doing callanetics to give you an idea of what it is about
YouTube - Callenetics's Channel

And a UK website with some info about it

Originally Posted by http://www.callanetics.org/

Callanetics was originally developed to improve back problems through the use of small and delicate movements consistently applied. There is no sudden jerking or hard impact which can cause injury - even eighty-year-olds can do these exercises safely. Hard work to begin with, the exercises are invigorating and make you feel great. One hour of Callanetics is equal to 24 hours of aerobic dancing in terms of visible results.

[heavenly rose08]

thanks kathi and ellizellen,greatly appreciate it!

[IrishIrish]

When I began Atkins, I weighed nearly 500 pounds and couldn't walk or stand for longer than 10 minutes at a time.

My life was sitting Taebo and weights. As the weight came off, I began to do more and more. So, don't look at this as the end of exercise. Keep the habit of blocking out time to exercise going ... it will be easier to get back into some low impact activity as you heal.

[heavenly rose08]

wow irishirish way to go and congrats on all that weight you've lost!!!thanks for the words of encouragement ,i've actually have taken the great advice that you guys have been giving me and ive been working out my upperbody,i'm not sure if its working or not because i dont want to weigh myself im afraid im not going to see the numbers that ive been wanting to see!does that sound silly! well ill keep you guys posted thanks to all of you!!!for giving me the support that im not getting at home,good day...