Sometime last year, I realised I am very out of shape.
My clothes are tight and cling to my body in the most unflattering way. I don’t feel good about myself.
I’m not only talking about weight. I am overweight, yes, mainly because I love food and stress makes me overeat even more, but most people will still say I look fine. I know I don’t.
I struggle with my schedule and I hate gyms. Not a great combination. I hate repetition so lifting weights really does my head in. I can easily walk a few miles but find treadmills loathsome. I enjoy some Body Systems lessons but I find their schedule does not suit me.
Yesterday, I saw light at the end of the tunnel.
Mom is here (she arrived Saturday) and as I watched her get ready to go for a jog with Raven, I felt humiliated. She’s almost 68 and has all sorts of physical problems (including a bad knee and ankle that need constant monitoring) on top of her mental health issues. She was stretching excitedly when I decided to join them.
I struggled. There’s no point in denying. I didn’t push the pace or distance. I was left behind a few times. We covered 1.5 miles, alternating between running and walking.
I was drained for the rest of the day and my muscles are sore today, however, I realised I liked it and it’s something I can do. It doesn’t take up much time and I don’t have to drive anywhere at a specific time to try to get into a lesson.
I promised myself to do it every day from now on. I need it and I can do it.
Good for you! This is important I think. I am on a mission to change too and I think as long as we make progress, then we are doing well!
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I used to be very active so my love of food didn’t affect me that much. Now that I hardly do anything, it shows.
We need to find what works best for us and put in the effort. I do for everything else and my health should be a priority. I hope you find your way too. ❤️
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I should start exercising as well and it’s so important you have found the reason to do it.
Motivation will help you achieve your goals! So happy for you!
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I’m trying my best. I need to build on it because I prefer to be outdoors. I’ll get daughter to kick my butt! 😉
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YES! The hardest step is often the first one, so well done. A great way to build up cardio fitness and stamina, plus stimulate the metabolism, is to do ‘1 min on, 1 min off’: walk for a minute, jog for a minute, repeat. Just count to 60 as you do either. You can start with 2 mins walk, 1 min jog, and aim to do for 10 or 15 or 20 mins- build up slowly. And make sure you have good supportive shoes. “Signed G, fitness and Pilates instructor in Australia”, xx
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Thanks, G! I could do with Pilates lessons actually 😉 I’m not counting but I think it’s close enough. I went for another run yesterday and my legs are killing me but I want to go again today. 😊🤗
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Go girl!! Creating a new habit is the key to long term fitness, and don’t stop after a month- weight loss takes time, as does increasing cardio fitness. And yes, I would be a fab Pilates teacher for you, but you can find good stuff on YouTube- look up Tracy Anderson- her basic stuff is a great place to start, but her harder stuff is really hard!
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Thanks again! I’m not ready for really hard. Not even close! I’ll check her out and I hope to keep this up.
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You’ve got this, keep it up! Your motivation lead me to do some searching about writing and exercise and I came across this, https://thewritepractice.com/run-writer-run/. “Move into creativity.” I love this concept! Sitting around waiting for it to happen doesn’t work for me and the runs that I take do foster amazing ideas and occasionally, naughty thoughts. I need to be careful though, too many naughty make keeping a steady pace difficult. 😉
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😂😂😂 I believe you! Two weeks of running have resulted in my most inspired week ever! I pumped out seven chapters like it was nothing! I’ll carry on!
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That is fantastic! I cannot wait to read the post running chapters.
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They are PG. Hehehe! Currently available on Wattpad. 😋
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Finding time to be consistent…….totally get it. Constant issue here too.
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It’s tough. My ankle is playing up big time now. I can’t run at the moment but I’m still walking. I have to push through. 🙂
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