The last year has been hard on my fitness and my fatness. I was stressed about Covid, Trump, and my career. So I threw myself into writing, doing more in the past year than in the previous three years combined. The amount of running I did decreased by about 80%. The amount of eating and drinking I did increased by . . . a bit.
I needed this. I was a devoted gym goer and hiker, my idea of a good Saturday was a 10 mile hike at dawn, and then I the afternoon do intervals on the elliptical for an hour and lift weights for an hour after that. During the week, I worked out pretty much every day running , hiking, weights. Then I got sick in the second half of 2019, could not exercise, had surgery and had just been cleared for exercise in early March 2020....gym closed, I was declared high risk and told to stay off trails, away from people. Athletic to pathetic is what it feels like...just passed my 2 weeks post Pfizer shot and went to gym for first time....omg, it’s like starting from zero. I don’t even remember what it felt like to start exercising, I just always have. No wonder people don’t do it...,starting is HARD, but I really can’t wait to feel like me again, so every day, hiking boots or gym shoes. Get it done.
Thank you for this. I just read this while sitting here feeling fat af for being off my fitness routine for over a year because I lost my mom and my fibromyalgia has recently flared up bad enough I had to take time off work. One thing I have been able to do is lose inches by toning and look thinner but I stayed within a 30 lb range for the last 15 years. My Dr said maintaining your weight is better than constantly losing and gaining. I have brought my cholesterol down but it's from not eating heavy meals and a lot of fried foods. And I am blessed to be almost 40 with 3 kids and still wear a size 16 as a woman living in the South. I feel like you said there are women who would kill to be my size. Or have weight be their only problem. And I can show my son that yes men feel this too! He's 13 and thinks he's fat and disgusting even though he's active and eats well. I tried to explain its just puberty but you know how it is when your parents try to tell you something. Again thanks!
I needed this. I was a devoted gym goer and hiker, my idea of a good Saturday was a 10 mile hike at dawn, and then I the afternoon do intervals on the elliptical for an hour and lift weights for an hour after that. During the week, I worked out pretty much every day running , hiking, weights. Then I got sick in the second half of 2019, could not exercise, had surgery and had just been cleared for exercise in early March 2020....gym closed, I was declared high risk and told to stay off trails, away from people. Athletic to pathetic is what it feels like...just passed my 2 weeks post Pfizer shot and went to gym for first time....omg, it’s like starting from zero. I don’t even remember what it felt like to start exercising, I just always have. No wonder people don’t do it...,starting is HARD, but I really can’t wait to feel like me again, so every day, hiking boots or gym shoes. Get it done.
Thank you for this. I just read this while sitting here feeling fat af for being off my fitness routine for over a year because I lost my mom and my fibromyalgia has recently flared up bad enough I had to take time off work. One thing I have been able to do is lose inches by toning and look thinner but I stayed within a 30 lb range for the last 15 years. My Dr said maintaining your weight is better than constantly losing and gaining. I have brought my cholesterol down but it's from not eating heavy meals and a lot of fried foods. And I am blessed to be almost 40 with 3 kids and still wear a size 16 as a woman living in the South. I feel like you said there are women who would kill to be my size. Or have weight be their only problem. And I can show my son that yes men feel this too! He's 13 and thinks he's fat and disgusting even though he's active and eats well. I tried to explain its just puberty but you know how it is when your parents try to tell you something. Again thanks!