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<blockquote data-quote="LoveSushi" data-source="post: 647496" data-attributes="member: 17587"><p>Ok I need to pipe in here. I have been fat all my life. Sometimes more fat, sometimes less fat. My metabolism is totally hosed because of the decades of yo-yo dieting. I also have a desk job and a whole drawer full of the been there done that t-shirts with the parenthood challenges.</p><p></p><p>I had gotten to the point that it was painful to just move. Simple, every day things that most people don't think twice about were becoming challenging if not painful or impossible. And if I heard one more peppy <em>"well, what I do...."</em> or <em>"just move more!" </em>from some well-meaning person who had never carried more than 20 or 30 extra pounds on their bones...well, I was going to dump their 576 calorie smoothie over their head.</p><p></p><p>I knew it was not going to get better unless I took some serious action. And I damn sure didn't want to live however long I have left feeling so awful...so handicapped! Being skinny or even average isn't my goal. I want to be healthy. I want to do the things I want to do without my own fat and lack of strength holding me back. </p><p></p><p>So my goal isn't even weight loss. It's being able to tie my own shoes without getting out of breath. It's being able to walk up a couple flights of stairs without passing out. It's being able to walk a couple miles and still have 20 minutes left to eat lunch. It's being able to wash my own damn butt without giving myself a hernia!</p><p></p><p>3 months ago I gave up processed foods. I would highly recommend reading <em><strong>"Salt Sugar Fat: How The Food Giants Hooked Us" </strong> by Michael Moss. </em>A month ago I started exercising on purpose. Starting super slow...just walking and stationary bike mostly right now. Kettlebells, bosu ball and medicine ball in near future. I'm enjoying the feeling of strength and control starting to build.</p><p></p><p>I'm almost 40 lbs lighter, and 2 or 3 sizes smaller than I was but the best thing is that I'm not in constant pain. I can walk 2 miles. I can tie my shoes. I feel like the rest of my life may be tolerable after all. And it's just going to get better. I'm still considered obese...a long way from giving up the plus size stores...but I'm nothing near what I was 3 months ago. I feel good. Strong. Getting stronger.</p><p></p><p>Baby steps. Start with that first one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LoveSushi, post: 647496, member: 17587"] Ok I need to pipe in here. I have been fat all my life. Sometimes more fat, sometimes less fat. My metabolism is totally hosed because of the decades of yo-yo dieting. I also have a desk job and a whole drawer full of the been there done that t-shirts with the parenthood challenges. I had gotten to the point that it was painful to just move. Simple, every day things that most people don't think twice about were becoming challenging if not painful or impossible. And if I heard one more peppy [I]"well, what I do...."[/I] or [I]"just move more!" [/I]from some well-meaning person who had never carried more than 20 or 30 extra pounds on their bones...well, I was going to dump their 576 calorie smoothie over their head. I knew it was not going to get better unless I took some serious action. And I damn sure didn't want to live however long I have left feeling so awful...so handicapped! Being skinny or even average isn't my goal. I want to be healthy. I want to do the things I want to do without my own fat and lack of strength holding me back. So my goal isn't even weight loss. It's being able to tie my own shoes without getting out of breath. It's being able to walk up a couple flights of stairs without passing out. It's being able to walk a couple miles and still have 20 minutes left to eat lunch. It's being able to wash my own damn butt without giving myself a hernia! 3 months ago I gave up processed foods. I would highly recommend reading [I][B]"Salt Sugar Fat: How The Food Giants Hooked Us" [/B] by Michael Moss. [/I]A month ago I started exercising on purpose. Starting super slow...just walking and stationary bike mostly right now. Kettlebells, bosu ball and medicine ball in near future. I'm enjoying the feeling of strength and control starting to build. I'm almost 40 lbs lighter, and 2 or 3 sizes smaller than I was but the best thing is that I'm not in constant pain. I can walk 2 miles. I can tie my shoes. I feel like the rest of my life may be tolerable after all. And it's just going to get better. I'm still considered obese...a long way from giving up the plus size stores...but I'm nothing near what I was 3 months ago. I feel good. Strong. Getting stronger. Baby steps. Start with that first one. [/QUOTE]
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