I busted my knee pretty badly this time last year and was walking with a cane for four months. I gained weight, lost muscle - it was awful.

Then I started Pilates in September, and by December I got into the best shape I've been in for years. A series of health events eroded my ability to work out from January through early March, but I was managing to keep my fitness level stable. Then I got very sick, which has kept me out of the gym and away from hiking entirely for a month. In one month I lost everything I gained since September.

Which is to say, I empathize hardcore with what you're going through.