Muscles, Mimosas, and Misery

I have been awful about posting lately.  Life happened which makes it hard to write more than just a quick line.  First, I thought I would take the time to give an update on my knee.  After being sick my for a week and a half my knee wasn't bothering me at all, probably because I laid in bed not moving.  I was also taking prednisone, which is a steroid that helps with inflammation.  I started back on a good exercise routine last week and didn't have too many problems with my knee.  All in all I think my knee is getting stronger and can handle more.  However, I finally over did it.  I upped the weight I used on my leg exercises on Sunday, and I was a little sore yesterday and today.  My knee was still a little on the sore side today, but nothing out of ordinary.  I decided to try and walk without my knee brace on, and now I'm paying the price.  The pain isn't unexpected.  My physical therapist warned me that this might happen....

This may become my new place to rant.  I am again left feeling frustrated for not being able to exercise.  I keep thinking about the person I was.  At least, the person I think I was.  I try to track calories and unless I am careful I go over.  When I was running, I never had to track calories.  It would have been next to impossible for me to go over on calories.  I miss being in my twenties. I finally know what is wrong with my knee.  I have patellofemoral ambulatory disorder.  Basically, there is a groove on your femur where patella tracks.  The groove on my femur is very shallow (almost non existent), so my patella doesn't track.  When I walk my patella rubs on the lateral condyle of my femur.  This causes irritation, which causes swelling, which causes pain.  I received a cortisone injection in my knee.  If you are ever about to have one of those, they hurt like hell.  I would rather sit through my five hou...