Posted by partlycloudy on August 11, 2004, at 8:13:47
In reply to would like support for losing weight!, posted by JenStar on August 11, 2004, at 2:36:08
(I've been a Big Mac Attacker for a long time!) I packed a lot of pounds when my metabolism kacked out for my 30th birthday, and when I started taking AD's it became ridiculous. For someone who was underweight until then, it was a serious body blow, so to speak.
All my doctors - p-doc, therapist, ob-gyn, dentist even! - told me over and over about how I needed to exercise. I am the original model of the couch potato. My idea of exercise was turning pages faster to finish reading a book. Depression took away any remaining motivation I had. Moving from the bed to the sofa was tough.
I eat healthy foods. I shop for convenience in that I buy the baby carrots, bags of prewashed lettuce, even cherry tomatoes so I have to cut them up. I try to make my salads interesting by adding nuts and fruit. I don't buy cookies or sweets except as a special treat. No chips.
I still gained weight. I was sick about it. I couldn't starve myself or I'd get blinding headaches.
After lots of different medication cocktail mixes, my p-doc and I hit on a combination that worked. The depression and anxiety started to get under control. I decided that I would exercise - I got all fired up about it.
I took a yoga class. It was in a bad neighbourhood and had inconvenient class times. The space smelled kind of musty. I stopped after a month.
I tried walking. When the hot weather hit (in March where I live), the humidity soared and I stopped. I sweat an awful lot as it is, and I couldn't bear to be even more uncomfortable.
As you can see, I am very very good at talking myself out of doing anything good for me. I finally came up with a game plan. It was really specific: I would join a gym, but it had to be women only so I wouldn't worry about my appearance. It had to be on my way home from work. It had to be fast. I didn't want to wait to use any machines. I didn't want any group classes, like step or aerobics.
In spite of all that, I found a place. I go 3 times a week. I have lost about 12 inches in 2 months. I haven't lost much weight, but I don't care about that now.
I want to let you know that even with all the barriers I set up for myself, I still succeeded. If I can do it, so can you.
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