The Fat Thread

MouseWife · 12-07-2005, 09:15 AM

You crack me up. Yeah, I think I was your age when I got 'moving'. And, yes, my mother also always made comments about her size compared to mine and how I must take after my fathers side.

But, the energy thing. It takes energy to make it. That is where I got started. I so much rather enjoyed sitting out in front of my friends house watching the traffic, chatting, enjoying her company. But we realized we'd sit for a couple of hours and get up TIRED. So, we started walking and talking. That was it. I don't think I'd have walked the 'hood alone, at first. Weird to walk around your neighborhood, ya know? We learned which houses had dogs, etc. I eventually was comfortable to walk alone, on the days she couldn't. From there I was getting energy and I gradually did more.

Good luck with it, even if you don't lose a lot of weight, the feeling of having energy will be great. Oh, and also, it helps relieve stress for me.

Snowflake · 12-07-2005, 11:37 AM

Well, no bones about it, I've been heavy from about age 8 to the present.
When I was doing Atkins, I was working out and saw some results (I believe more from the exercise than Atkins). I stopped Atkins because I did not feel good eating all the meat/cheese and other stuff. Promptly gained back weight.

I've been trying to do something about it but this year has been a total bust.
I joined Curves and promptly injured myself (I should have known better, everyone I know save 1 person joined Curves and injured themselves). to make the long story short, it took 6 months to heal from that injury. When I was in SF, I was rudely awakened to how desperately out of shape I am by the simple fact I was practically incapable of walking around the city I lived in for nearly 20 years. After 5 years here in a car and walking nowhere, I've put on more weight than I'd care to admit.

So I am starting back at the gym here at the office treadmilling and weights. Squeezing in regular mealtimes is a hassle and I need to get a control of that. I do not want to eat late at night since I do not get home until almost 8pm on average (the commute here is horrible, horrible, horrible). So anyway, I'm on an onward and upward trend, I hope. everyone else here is certainly an inspiration and a boon for me to encourage me on in times of Oh dear God don't make me go to the gym despair.

Donna

12-07-2005, 09:15 AM	#1
MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	You crack me up. Yeah, I think I was your age when I got 'moving'. And, yes, my mother also always made comments about her size compared to mine and how I must take after my fathers side. But, the energy thing. It takes energy to make it. That is where I got started. I so much rather enjoyed sitting out in front of my friends house watching the traffic, chatting, enjoying her company. But we realized we'd sit for a couple of hours and get up TIRED. So, we started walking and talking. That was it. I don't think I'd have walked the 'hood alone, at first. Weird to walk around your neighborhood, ya know? We learned which houses had dogs, etc. I eventually was comfortable to walk alone, on the days she couldn't. From there I was getting energy and I gradually did more. Good luck with it, even if you don't lose a lot of weight, the feeling of having energy will be great. Oh, and also, it helps relieve stress for me. __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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12-07-2005, 11:37 AM	#2
Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Well, no bones about it, I've been heavy from about age 8 to the present. When I was doing Atkins, I was working out and saw some results (I believe more from the exercise than Atkins). I stopped Atkins because I did not feel good eating all the meat/cheese and other stuff. Promptly gained back weight. I've been trying to do something about it but this year has been a total bust. I joined Curves and promptly injured myself (I should have known better, everyone I know save 1 person joined Curves and injured themselves). to make the long story short, it took 6 months to heal from that injury. When I was in SF, I was rudely awakened to how desperately out of shape I am by the simple fact I was practically incapable of walking around the city I lived in for nearly 20 years. After 5 years here in a car and walking nowhere, I've put on more weight than I'd care to admit. So I am starting back at the gym here at the office treadmilling and weights. Squeezing in regular mealtimes is a hassle and I need to get a control of that. I do not want to eat late at night since I do not get home until almost 8pm on average (the commute here is horrible, horrible, horrible). So anyway, I'm on an onward and upward trend, I hope. everyone else here is certainly an inspiration and a boon for me to encourage me on in times of Oh dear God don't make me go to the gym despair. Donna __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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