and exercise is supposed to be good for us

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A loser is not the one who runs last in the race. It's the one who sits and watches and who has never tried to run.
Bird in Boots Oh what have I done FLM09

Well seen the doctor today who after a diagnosis based purely on weight, was eventually persuaded to look at my knee X ray in 6 - 8 weeks with a follow up.

Called in to see my local physio who has worked on my back a few times and he has mentioned possible cartelidge damage that should rectify itself and has suggested rest with a possible flat walk and a final session with him in a week to 10 days. This is the route I will be following

All my walk / runs have been in the wind and rain which is why I'm so annoyed. If I can motivate myself for that then tonight's dry weather would have been enjoyable......

havabrew

Whatever you do don't give up!

Like you, I've just started running / walking. I've found my fitness level come on leaps and bounds recently but after the first week or so it would have been really easy to just knock it on the head.

There's a barrier after your start running/walking to get through that hits you after about a week or two of doing it (in my case). Whereby you don't see any benefits, you are demotivated and you just think that it's "not for you"... but trust me, get through that and you'll suddenly start seeing really encouraging results and you'll be away...

Obviously, as has already been mentioned, listen to your body and listen to your physio. But even if your orders are to rest I would still put my kit on as you would have done and, at the very least, just walk out of your door and then back in (maybe try and just walk around the block). This will keep you in the routine of getting your stuff on and at least going outdoors... this, for me, is always the hardest bit.

Good luck with it mate, hope to see you get over this hurdle and get back on track

Cheers Johnny, mind is definitly willing just not the body - next outing will be with a bag of bread and the little one with some ducks. But hopefully a flat walk /run will be on the books sooner rather than later

Hiya I have just started running too and have been really enjoying it but am also experiencing knee pain as a result. Very annoyed as running seems to be the one type of exercise which I find easy to motivate myself to do. However having done a wee bit of research I realized I needed some proper trainers and that I probably needed to do some other forms of exercise or at least some strengthening exercises to get my knees more 'prepared' for running! Its frustrating because, like you, I just want to get out there and run but I guess for some people its going to take more time. I was ill for about 15 years so I guess I need more patience and to accept that it may take longer to get my body back into shape.

Good on you for getting out there - don't give up, just take it slow

Slow isn't the word

I have had an xray now which was clear, so if there's still no improvement it's back to the doctor and probably an mri scan.

However, near enough complete rest this week and no car driving has meant that I havent bothered with any pain killers today.

Keeping fingers crossed and also realising that some strengthening exercises will be called for, good luck to you too!