Beyond desperate to run again...
Greetings!
I am facing a dilemma and I am hoping someone can help me with this. I used to be an avid runner. Two years ago I was in full swing of things and I found it impossible to wake up in the morning and NOT lace up my shoes to hit the road. I never ran anything to impressive but it seemed to highly agree with my body and put me in the best shape I had ever been in. I was running about 5 miles a day! I was 100% raw during this time and between the Raw diet and running, I had boundless energy!
This routine kept up for a year and then I accepted a job that had me working 70 hours a week. Needless to say, I couldn't run and couldn't even get a solid nights sleep. I lived to work. It put me in a serious depressed state and I started eating cooked food and gained 30lbs! During this time, my work (Coffee Roaster) was causing serious health problems and I got diagnosed with hip bursitis..... in both hips. I couldn't even walk without limping. I finally quit my job a year after that to reclaim my life back.
It has been 6 months now since I have quit my job and I am trying to get back to where I was. I haven't been able to run AT ALL and have been doing some elliptical training (which sucks btw and my body doesnt respond well to it. I just don't lose weight much!) and that at least keeps me somewhat active.
I started taking MSM and it has been life changing. I no longer have back pain when I sleep and my hips seems to be doing a lot better. I forgot to take it for about two to three days (I started a new job and was all pre-occupied) and boy could I feel it. I really thought that maybe my bursitis was healing but it was just the MSM numbing the effects.
With the research I have done on this it seems like it goes away with some people and with others it can last a lifetime. Does anyone have experience with this? Can I EVER run again? Even jog for a couple miles? I am desperate. I need to reclaim my life back and I am struggling with the last 15 pounds I need to get off. I am back to 100% raw (after I quit the job) and am in dire need to have running freedom again. I never thought it was something I could lose and all the sudden, it's gone. Nothing made me happier than having that time to myself and having that kind of energy. It was the one thing I had in my life that no one could take away from me because it was mine. And now it is gone and while I have done great at getting back on track, this piece is missing and my life doesnt seem complete.
Are there any runners who recovered from this or are there any supplements that could get me to run besides MSM?
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks
-s-
I am facing a dilemma and I am hoping someone can help me with this. I used to be an avid runner. Two years ago I was in full swing of things and I found it impossible to wake up in the morning and NOT lace up my shoes to hit the road. I never ran anything to impressive but it seemed to highly agree with my body and put me in the best shape I had ever been in. I was running about 5 miles a day! I was 100% raw during this time and between the Raw diet and running, I had boundless energy!
This routine kept up for a year and then I accepted a job that had me working 70 hours a week. Needless to say, I couldn't run and couldn't even get a solid nights sleep. I lived to work. It put me in a serious depressed state and I started eating cooked food and gained 30lbs! During this time, my work (Coffee Roaster) was causing serious health problems and I got diagnosed with hip bursitis..... in both hips. I couldn't even walk without limping. I finally quit my job a year after that to reclaim my life back.
It has been 6 months now since I have quit my job and I am trying to get back to where I was. I haven't been able to run AT ALL and have been doing some elliptical training (which sucks btw and my body doesnt respond well to it. I just don't lose weight much!) and that at least keeps me somewhat active.
I started taking MSM and it has been life changing. I no longer have back pain when I sleep and my hips seems to be doing a lot better. I forgot to take it for about two to three days (I started a new job and was all pre-occupied) and boy could I feel it. I really thought that maybe my bursitis was healing but it was just the MSM numbing the effects.
With the research I have done on this it seems like it goes away with some people and with others it can last a lifetime. Does anyone have experience with this? Can I EVER run again? Even jog for a couple miles? I am desperate. I need to reclaim my life back and I am struggling with the last 15 pounds I need to get off. I am back to 100% raw (after I quit the job) and am in dire need to have running freedom again. I never thought it was something I could lose and all the sudden, it's gone. Nothing made me happier than having that time to myself and having that kind of energy. It was the one thing I had in my life that no one could take away from me because it was mine. And now it is gone and while I have done great at getting back on track, this piece is missing and my life doesnt seem complete.
Are there any runners who recovered from this or are there any supplements that could get me to run besides MSM?
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks
-s-
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Permalink Reply by Richard on -
I would say just stay on the raw diet and give it time. Do the 811rv low fat. Did you read the 80/10/10 Diet? Its a must.
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Permalink Reply by Shuanna on -
I plan on continuing as I am at my best on a raw lifestyle (not to mention it's the lifestyle I believe in). I have not gotten the 8/1/1 book and will get that sometime in the near future. I know people here are all over it but I am not in the biggest hurry to get it. I eat great for the most part and take in alot of great foods. Besides... I have other books I am trying to get through first. There are so many books I want that I tend to get ahead of myself and cant read them as fast as I buy them :)
I know time will eventually help all but it has been over a year and I am dying to get running again. It's about the saddest thing to not be able to do something you love so much you are physically unable to do so.
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