I read the post the other day from someone with a foot injury, and it encouraged me to 'fess up already. I've gained back almost 10 lbs. since I had a foot injury about a month ago!
I've already been struggling with biceps tendonitis for a long time, but I could always work around it. About 4 months ago I found a PT who was finally making a difference. Just as that started to improve, I began experiencing pain in my foot, and it wouldn't go away even with some modifications in my fitness routine. Went to the doc, and it turns out it's peroneal tendonitis and it could take another month or more to heal. I have to wear an aircast when I'm out and about.
To me, exercise has always been what kept my program humming. I'm hypothyroid but have (had) a great metabolism because I'm active, active, active. The gym every day, biking and hiking on weekends, walking or biking instead of driving. But with a shoulder and a foot injury at the same time, it's been rough. I'm only able to do some pilates and some pool exercises (the latter of which, in order to do, I've had to upgrade my gym membership and drive over 20 miles while my regular gym is like five minutes from home). I feel so sluggish and squishy.
So, the exercise is a huge strike against me. Here's the other: having to spend so much time at home elevating my foot, soaking my foot, etc. I get bored, and depressed, and I snack. A lot. Did I mention I've been snacking A LOT? There were days when I went at it non-stop. I work remotely and that use to mean partly at home and partly at libraries and cafes when I needed a change of scenery. Now it means home, all the time.
I'm now trying to get back to my commitment to calorie counting, and I suppose I'll have to lower them substantially now that I'm sedentary. I'm struggling really hard to get back on track! But at the very least, I have to be able to fit into my fall clothes in a month, because I can't afford a whole new wardrobe.
Just looking for some support I guess...