Hey MFWers,
I'm Martha, a long time low-carber and newbie at weight training (well,
actually I was fairly enthusiastic - although not knowledgable - 20 years
ago, but that was 20 years ago).
I just started working out w/ a trainer recently and, for reasons that
seemed good at the time, I decided to try a TKD to improve my workouts.
So, yesterday, I had 8 sweettarts before my workout and about 8 after - a
total of 28 grams of carbs. I don't strictly count my carbs, and I have a
fair amount of variation from day to day. I'd say I vary from a low of 20
to a high of around 60, depending on my food choices for the day. So,
adding 28 g carbs is w/in my normal range.
Had my workout and it went fairly well. Woke up this morning, no
particular stiffness or soreness. However, at work, after I'd had my
morning Diet Coke, I noticed that my arms felt quite swollen. Not all the
way up and down - my hands and wrists aren't swollen at all and I'm not
appreciably puffy in my shoulders - but the middle 2/3rds around my elbows
are quite large. When I got home, I measured my calves and they're about
an inch bigger than they were on Sat. Nothing is particularly painful,
although now I'm a bit stiff in places.
Because the swelling is localized, I'm not worried that it's a circulatory
problem, and it's clearly not an allergic reation. The affected areas of
my arms and my calves are indeed the areas I worked hardest last night, so
it seems reasonable that this is tied to my workout. But the degree of
swelling seems really excessive. Could a TKD of only 28g of carb really
make that big a difference? The workout in itself was definitely not so
demanding as to cause this sort of swelling, and I'm not unusually prone
to edema.
Naturally, when I work out for the rest of the week I'll give the TKD a
miss and if I do try it again I'll start much lower. Like, maybe 1
sweettart before and 1 after.
Thanks for any advice,
Martha
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