I've thought about writing a new blog post so many times but I keep erasing what I write. That tends to become an issue. If something is irritating I'll say something but if something is REALLY bothering me, I tend to go silent.
Last week I got the results of the MRI I had on my knee. Yesterday and today I had a consultation with two different surgeons to explore my options. My options are limited. I've decided surgery is only an option if the pain becomes unbearable. The surgery would remove the damaged meniscus (cartilage in the knee). I'd have almost the entire inside cartilage removed which the doctor said would make my knee feel great - for about a year.
I'm lucky in a way because I have an option someone that is a normal weight doesn't have. I can try to lose weight and hope that it will help with the knee pain. The thing is I'd have to do it almost strictly with nutrition.
Nutrition has been my downfall on my weight loss journey thus far. I can't help but think that these injuries serve a purpose. When I have to option to workout for weight loss that is my go to option. Nutrition is always placed on the backburner. It's not fun. Now I have no choice. I can't rely on working out to lose weight.
They say weight loss is 80% nutrition so I guess I'll find out if that is true. I'd be lying if I said that I'm not worried about my ability to lose weight with nutrition alone.
I do have some hope. I asked one of the doctors if he thought if he thought I'd be able to hike again if I decided against surgery and focused on weight loss and he said that he thought that I would be able to.
I have to believe that he's right.
