Get Off The Couch -- Gear Up
May. 12th, 2011 05:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
foxyfursSo I've officially hit the stage where I hate the way I look more than I hate to get up and actually do something about it. Three years (dear god, that long?) of working from home when I used to wait tables and run my legs off ten hours a day has made a *marked* difference in my body. So. Yay motivation? :D
I've never believed in fad diets or extremes in weight loss, and I understand that slow and steady not only gets you dependable results, but that the results are long term! Habit-forming, even! Which would be one of the better habits I'd actually have, to be perfectly honest.
So today I researched some healthy food-buying habits and made a list. I found my jump rope -- haha, oh my poor ankles -- and bought walking shoes. I took twenty minutes to figure out a good stretching routine, and will be making another list later in the week for strength training exercises and mild aerobics. Measured the driveway, too, to see how many times I'd have to walk it to reach a mile -- answer: eight.
Anyone with helpful links and/or motivation sites is highly encouraged to comment. In fact, if you want my address and can come over with a cattle prod, that might be helpful...
I've never believed in fad diets or extremes in weight loss, and I understand that slow and steady not only gets you dependable results, but that the results are long term! Habit-forming, even! Which would be one of the better habits I'd actually have, to be perfectly honest.
So today I researched some healthy food-buying habits and made a list. I found my jump rope -- haha, oh my poor ankles -- and bought walking shoes. I took twenty minutes to figure out a good stretching routine, and will be making another list later in the week for strength training exercises and mild aerobics. Measured the driveway, too, to see how many times I'd have to walk it to reach a mile -- answer: eight.
Anyone with helpful links and/or motivation sites is highly encouraged to comment. In fact, if you want my address and can come over with a cattle prod, that might be helpful...
