Life is Good

I feel great taking this life journey to better health but not everyone out there wants to hear about my changes I’ve made.  I remember how I felt myself when people would talk to me about losing weight and exercising.  I would think ok that’s great, good for you, now please shut up about it I’m happy being overweight.  Until that person makes up their mind about getting healthy the information just falls on deaf ears.  The problem is I feel great and want to share with everyone how I’ve done it and how far I’ve come.  I think maybe I want people to say wow you’re looking good how much weight have you lost and how did you do it.  Personally I don’t really think overweight people want to see someone who loses all that weight because then the overweight person feels guilt about their weight.  I know I felt that way.  When someone you personally know loses a lot of pounds it puts pressure on you to try to lose weight.  But if you’re not ready to lose the weight will go back on.  I was trying to help out a family member but my information was falling on deaf ears.  Then the excuses started to flow like running water that must have been how I sounded!  I will keep trying to help people out because weight loss is a journey about why we over eat and finding a solution to change our life style.  Control the food not the food controlling us!

     I ran the other day on my treadmill for a mile & half and sped walked the other mile & half.  OMG my legs were screaming the next day!  I said to my daughter why do my legs hurt and we both remembered I do squats on my boxing tape.  I was going to run today but I need a TV hooked up in the room with the treadmill or I’m looking at the distance continuously.  I did the elliptical for 45 minutes instead.  My heart rate stayed under 135 when I’m booking along not the over 150 when I first started.  I ate a small piece of ice-cream birthday cake on Sunday and never got the urge to eat anymore.  Life is good!