I Need Help More Than Ever!

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PLEASE HELP ME...

I'm addicted to exercise. I run daily, and am now suffering with an injury. As a result, I've switched to the equivalent workout time on anexercise bike, but am still suffering with my injury. My final hope-i tried swimming, but this hurts my injury too !

I know i need to rest it...BUT I CAN'T! I don't seem to have the will/what it takes to rest it.

I know this is only prolonging the length of the injury, and that by resting it, i'll be able to return to exercising more quickly- but THIS DOESN'T SEEM LIKE AN OPTION.

I need some encouraging words as an incentive/to help me !

If I stop exercising, I feel as though I immediately put on weight, lose my muscle-tone and fitness,become heavier,will appear un-attractive,that this is the end-

I just simply can't contemplate not exercising- WHAT DO I DO???!!!

[Suey]

First of all this forum NEEDS TO POST MORE!!lol im usually on the ana board but ya...anyways :hugon Smiley :hugoff sweetie i know what its like, and the incomplete feeling of not excersizing :boink. But TRUST ME skipping excersize will NOT make u gain weight!!Only over a prolonged amt. of time and if over that time u eat a whole lot. Also u wont lose muscle tone either!! TRUST ME ON THIS ONE i know how u feel and ive been there! REST REST REST!!!Youre body is begging u to rest if u've got an injury!!Be good to urself hon pleeeeeeeeease!! Lie down and treat urself to a tan or something lol--it's nice weather! :edbgone :love you!

[Suey]

Also i wanted to WELCOME u to the bowl!!! YAY!!!! We are all so understanding here in the :bowl so i hope things will start looking up :supergrin :boink :sarcasm!!!
lots of :love and :luck! And dont leave home w/o the :edbgone! Anytime u need someone to talk to IM me or email me--its on my profile just click on the red fishy by my name! Take care of u!
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[emma lucy]

:hugon Smiler :hugoff

Welcome to the :bowl

You must rest that injury of yours as you could cause yourself permanent damage and never be able to exercise again.
Wouldn't it be better to rest up for a few days than risk it all for the sake of the ED?
Get a good book, stay online, phone all your mates and get them to come over - just take care.