I keep taking 2 steps forward and 1.5 back.  I feel like this month I am sabotaging myself and can't stop.  I am having a real hard time mentally being limited to only elliptical at this point.  I was doing so well running and was feeling great lifting. This has just been a huge disappointment to me.  I am letting it seep into my intake as well not keeping the tight reign on my calories as I should. I see doc tomorrow and have had ZERO back/hip pain in the past 2 weeks he said we will discuss exercises to add back little by little.  I'm begging for the BIG 3, bench,squat and dead lift.  Give me those back and I'll give up the running (for now)  and pretend to like the dreaded elliptical machine..  So far today calories have been well under, now to go home and not binge will be the key. I'll call it day 1. I have 11 days to fix this!