Excercise, I hate it as much as you do...

sloane
on 12/5/04 9:38 am - New Albany, OH

Hi everyone. I haven't been posting much lately b/c I've been so busy and I wrote this post in my head on Thanksgiving day and meant to post it, well you know, here it goes... It was freezing cold and sleeting in Columbus, OH on Thanksgiving day. I had made all of my Thanksgiving specialities and SF treats - everyone was still sleeping or watching TV and lounging around. I loaded up the outdoor gear and headed out on a 4 mile run. It was horrible, painful, cold as hell and about 1/4 of a mile in I started to turn back around and go home and then I started thinking ... Last Thanksgiving .. My husband and I had a quiet Thanksgiving b/c I didn't want my family to see how much weight I had gained. I couldn't walk 1/4 mile much less run 4 miles. I wore a size 24. My knees and legs hurt most of the time. My lungs felt so heavy when I moved. My blood sugar was so high that it made me feel queezy and weird. I would have been laying around watching TV and sleeping b/c I didn't have any energy. I would have eaten all day. I would have been planning for my diet on Monday... With every step, I couldn't believe myself. I ran those 4 miles more proudly than any marathon runner has ever run. I smiled like a proud pea**** at every passing car that was headed to a family party. I ran with strong legs, a body that is 86 lbs. lighter and a whole new life to be thankful for. Any moment that I just felt like I couldn't do it, I remembered my new LITTLE friends, the size 6 clothes that are lining my closet and the steps just didn't seem that hard. I know excercise sucks. I hate it as much as you do, but put a different spin on your exercise and tell yourself that it's amazing you can do it now and not fall over dead (like I would have before). Keep yourself in the right mind set - it's the best place to be. Best, Tandi 246/160/?