Somebody STOP me!

I can't BELIEVE how much I'm eating for the past couple of days!!  Mama mia... everytime I turn around, I'm stuffing something in my face. I had a training session this morning that I canceled cause I can barely lift my left arm and my back is still screaming.  I worked around it on Tuesday and Wednesday.. doing mostly chest and legs.. but there's no back I can do back today.  I HATE missing a session. So here I am.. laying on the couch like a slug... downing two soma's every few hours which don't seem to be doing anything except making me tired.  I DO NOT LIKE THIS!  I was feeling so good for such a long time.  I'm afraid to get on the scale.. so it's best that I don't.  Regardless..scale or no scale.. this "sitting around" is NOT helping me...  and on top of it I'm in for another very long, lonely, frustrating day here in the house with nothing what so ever to do (or that I CAN do). I already had a forkful of Jon's eggs and a serving of Oscar Meyer Shaved ham  w/cheddar on it and a sausage patty.  I'm drinking coke zero.. had two cups of coffee (I got these KILLER amaretto beans at the mall yesterday.  My glucose level looks alright....  it spiked to like 150 last night but it's around 117 right now. What kind of doctor should I call about this kinda thing?  My regular guy gave me the relaphlen and the soma.. but it's not helping.  I've been like this since Friday and when one thing starts to feel better, another thing goes.  My hip is on fire on the left side, left shoulder and arm is painful and I can't seem to use my own muscles to move it, the muscle running down my back on the right side has a huge knot it it.. and it's going up and across my neck and shoulders.   I GOTTA GET MOVING.   Me  <--- BANG

Oh I can relate when you mess up your muscles.  Last year during exercising I messed up my left hip.  Well it traveled to the thigh and moved about for such a long time.  After seeing the dr. twice and worries about a DVT, I had an ultrasound.  No DVT thank goodness and it eventually disappeared, but it sure took a long time.  During that period exercise was almost impossible and if I did too much it only made it worse. How long have you been taking the relaphlen and soma?  Did your dr. give you any idea on when you'd feel some relief?  If not, then you might want to give him a call. As for your eating, just keep up the healthy meal plan you have been doing and stay away from eating due to boredom. Hope you feel better soon.

Even though everything I'm eating is ON plan.. it's just too much.  :( I've been taking the pills since Monday night.

You are not eating that much!  You are finally eating in the realm of normally.  I know, i know, it's scary to do that. As for your body pain, is this to do with your training sessions or do you have another idea? I have only been skimming thru many posts, so I may have missed something here?  If your training has aggravated it, back off or cut way back at least.  You will work thru that, of course. I take ibuprofin when I do big things that my body is not used to. I take it before I do the thing...in your case, take a big dose before working out. Are you sleeping at all?   Maybe a chiropractor if your doc thinks that all things like blown discs are ruled out. However, you can forget about the painmeds if you go that route!  I hate it when my back goes out - it takes a while, and I get like you, all impatient and crabby.  My back pain does allow me to walk still, but sitting ay yi yi. Rest is about all you can do right now!

It doesn't have anything to do with training.. it was the salami.. that's what started my back.  I have neuropathy in both hands and they are weak.. so I had one of those pull apart packages of salami for Jon's lunch and I stuck a finger in the holes on each side and used the strength in my arms to pull it apart and WHAM.. back knotted up.  I trained that morning anyway cause the pain wasn't that heavy yet. I hit the Bayers as soon as I open my eyes every morning.. trying to fend off the fibromyalgia pain.. and up until now... I was doing well. I should look for a chiropractor today .. but honestly, I couldn't even lift my arm to wash my hair in the sink. THIS SUCKS!  I just don't want to eat my way through this. I canceled today's session and I don't have him again until Tuesday... I hope all is well by then.

OOOOHHHHH!  Yeah, that was over my head.  I recall about the salami, thought you were joking about eating too much of it. Aw shoot...this is going to take time, then.  AND fibromyalgia?  you poor baby! Okay, just be patient. Do you have a pool to go to do to water workouts? 

I never knew salami could be so dangerous..did you?  I mean.. it's not like I was wielding a 20 lb log of it.. it was just a 6oz package.  :( Oh... I'm doing some serious comfort eating.. I hope I can stop before I hit 3000 calories today.  I grabbed a leftover piece of chicken and warmed that up and mowwed down.. then had a sugar free jello with that cream cheese pudding mix stuff on it.  STOP LORI!   I thought (like an idiot) that I had miraculously CURED myself of the fibromyalgia.  I mean.. c'mon.. look at all the stuff I've been doing!  I gotta immobilize this left shoulder and get it right by the morning or I'm going to have a hell of a time making Jon's birthday lunch for the office.  Gawd.. I didn't even get out yet to get his gifts (like he's EVER remembered my birthday in 25 years). There's a pool at the gym, but without my arm I think I'd sink like a boulder. I just don't want to comfort eat my way through this day.. and I fear I've been doing it for 2 days.  The stuff is on my plan, but the calories.. whoa! I guess I've been so spoiled with the newfound ability to MOVE that I don't remember what it's like to be like this anymore.

Haven't read the whole thread, so I may be missing something.  Calories matter sure.  But on Atkins, the average person eats 2000-2500 calories and loses weight.  And LVS, given that you're in the 200s, 3000 calories of protein and fat won't result in a weight gain, I'd guess.   But if you're eating to salve some emotion.  Take control. It's within you.  Food won't answer that emotion.

Jers.. I love ya.. but I gotta say.. Good for the average person... that's not me.  Have you ever noticed that I don't force my way of doing this down anyone's throat?  I do what's right for me and I pray that others find what works for THEIR OWN bodies.  :)  We're not machines.. we don't come with schematics.  My 95 lb sister can eat manicotti every night at midnight and never gains an ounce...  I gain by watching her!  LOL I'm eating out of frustration and boredom right now.  I hurt myself.. and I'm down for the count.. sitting on this freakin' couch.. that's the frustration I'm suffering at this point.   Thanks! Lori

Girl you're really not eating that much at all.  On Atkin's, you don't have to pay attention to your calories at all!  It's all about quality over quanity.  Eat as much as you need to feel satisfied. 

And maybe this little muscle vacation is best for you, you know?  Give you some time to heal up and strengthen.

It'll all work out for the best.  Just try to stay positive.