Bev-Ann said:I admit that I hate exercise too but do it every morning now. I'm very
happy with the results and it has become a habit, but I don't enjoy it
anymore than I did before I started several months ago. The results are
Really? If I've gotten out of the habit, then getting back into the habit
takes real determination for me. It seems like creating good habits is
just as difficult as breaking old ones. But, once I'm into the groove of
it just being something I do, it isn't so bad. For me, the hardest part
is going to the gym or pool and getting started so I usually make it a
rule for myself that I *have* to go and keep doing whatever it is for 30
minutes. Once I've passed that, I'm starting to enjoy myself and I don't
usually have a problem putting in the full hour. Of course, cardio is a
lot easier if you have an mp3 player - w/ a playlist of upbeat songs it's
not hard to stick to it. One time my battery went flat midworkout -
getting through the last 20 minutes was a real challenge. <g>
Quoted message said:the only things that keep me going.
I think a lot of people don't see results for a long time and that's what
makes it so discouraging and seems not worth it sometimes.
I don't actually see much results from my cardio (except that my talk
threshold is now really high), I'm running this hard just to stay in
place. But, it beats the alternative.
I'm finding that I affirmatively enjoy strength training with a trainer.
Since I'm meeting her there, I don't have to spend the time arguing w/ my
internal two year old about whether or not I really have to go - I just
do. And while the workouts have moments where I really am not enjoying it
(she and I have agreed that if there aren't times when you hate your
trainer, they aren't working you hard enough) I always walk out of the gym
very pleased w/ myself. I haven't seen a great deal of external change in
my body from it, yet, but I am starting to be able to do things that just
felt impossible when we began.
Martha
Quoted message said:on Mon, 18 Jul 2005 16:19:16 -0400, Martha Gallagher <[email hidden]>
Quoted message said:Not directly on topic, but since many low carb for blood glucose issues. .
There's an article in the WashPost (and elsewhere probably) about the rise
in numbers of people who start out T2 and then develop T1 (or vice versa).
Here's a link to the article:
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/18/
AR2005071800814.html>
Aside from the obvious reflection that that really sucks, I was saddened
by the paragraph at the end where the family talked about hating to
exercise. I know where they're coming from (I grew up w/ my nose in a book
and my ass in a chair) and yet as a born again exerciser, I know that if
they'd just butch up, and stick with exercising for long enough that it
becomes a habit, then it doesn't have to be something to be dreaded.
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Bev
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