I don’t excercise. If God had wanted me to bend over, he would have put diamonds on the floor.
Posted by My_Life_Now on September 5th, 2007
I love that quote in my title. It’s by Joan Rivers. I thought it was funny, and it kind of suited my mood about exercise.
I have the plan thing down for the most part. It’s not that I haven’t veered off every now and then, but I do know what foods I should be eating, and have honestly learned a great deal in regards to portion control. Even though I have not met my goal, I have also managed to keep off the majority of the weight that I’ve lost and that speaks volumes to me. I feel confident that I will not go back to where I started.
My point? I also know that I could be doing better, not only by staying on plan, but also by exercising. And people, I just CANNOT get my butt in gear. I make promises to myself about exercising, I schedule it in like an appointment, I bribe myself, I try and reward myself and I just DON’T get off my butt and move. I swim every now and then with my daughter, but not steadily enough that it constitutes an active life.
I was reading about maintenance (because I really want to GET THERE) and saw that you get some points back, but you need to have about 28 AP’s a week in order to maintain. I completely understand that, but am fearful because right now I’m lucky if I get 9 AP’s in a week. I’ve been on WW off and on since June 2006, and have NEVER had my AP’s hit 28 in a week.
I need to figure out a way to step up and get moving. It’s not that I don’t know my choices - I do. Walk, swim, treadmill (I have one), DVD’s (plenty of those too), etc. I just don’t “DO IT!”. And I know that I need to do it.
And I’m frustrated because I know the only one stopping me is me. And I know that one of the reasons I’m not really losing is because I’m not moving. And I have no one to blame but myself. I’ve always been quite the couch potato. I was an only child (my brother passed when I was 10), and so I spent a lot of time by myself reading, watching television. I wasn’t allowed to be outside alone, and my mom did not involve me in “activities”. And no, I’m not blaming my mom. :-) I’m just saying that I led a very sedentary lifestyle from early on and I just can’t seem to break the cycle. Maybe if it starts raining diamonds, I’ll bend over to pick them up off the floor. LOL!
Stay OP, and keep moving! Thanks for stopping by. :-)
September 5th, 2007 at 9:07 am
I love that quote! I must agree on the exercise. I have a hard time getting up and moving. I’d much rather read a good book in what little free time I have. Especially since I’m going to have to start working on my master’s thesis soon.
My mother was also very restrictive on what I could do.. I started out in ballet, but then decided I wanted to play the piano, and so my mom made me quit ballet (after making me miss the only recital I would have had). Her and my father did make my brother and I do swim lessons every summer, but that was because she didn’t want us to be afraid of the water.
Later, after I started playing the violin, I joined the volleyball team at my high school. She made me quit the Junior Youth Symphony to do so, then the next year when I really wanted to rejoin the Youth Symphony, told me if I did I couldn’t go out for volleyball. So, there goes that physical activity (as it turns out, she didn’t let me rejoin symphony anyway).
So, I definately relate to the sedentary lifestyle!
September 5th, 2007 at 10:16 am
Hey good job on staying op and your loss! I love all your quotes! So here’s one back at ya for moving
“Just put one foot in front of the other and soon you’ll be walking cross the floor” I keep thinking of the people on the tv show “fat march” they kept doing that and made it 500 miles.
September 6th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
What are AP’s???
I totally know how u feel when it comes to excersizing. I never want to and I usually don’t end up doing it. Maybe if you get a partner so they can be of a good nag when needed. I know for a while I went out every day to walk when I had someone to do it with. Hang in there!
September 6th, 2007 at 7:22 pm
Love that quote - too cute!!