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Originally Posted by stevie667
Do your physio, numero uno rule.
Secondly, try to exercise the leg that isn't broke. Your body works in tandem, if you train one leg, the other leg muscles won't suffer to badly, because your body will divert resources to both.
Eat more protein to allow your muscles enough building materials, if you replace carbs with it you will gain less fat.
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Okay, if s/he (sorry, wasn't sure!) isn't doing anything right yet, they should cut down on calories in general and fat in particular. Less output means you need less input. As for "your body will divert resources to both"... that's just plain WRONG. If s/he isn't exercising a muscle, say, the left leg, but *is* exercising the right, then the only muscles in the left that *might* get a little work are those that automatically brace your body to move the right leg.
Your body doesn't say "hey, the right leg is working more, let me make sure the left doesn't feel left out"... it's just not possible. As it is, it's going to take a lot of work to make sure that s/he isn't lopsided, like
Kramus' friend. Your working leg is going to automatically try to accomodate your non-working leg, and part of PT is to counteract that. I know you went through some PT yourself, stevie... but whoever told you that was doing you wrong.
Don't wait too long for the PT, tho... as soon as the doc says you can, get in there. Seriously!