It can’t be October. You do know what that means, don’t you? It means that it’s time for my 6-months checkup at the doctor, as well as my annual physical.
Ordinarily it wouldn’t bother me, but this time…once again…doctor is going to look at me over her glasses, and say, “You haven’t lost any weight. Are you exercising?” I will have to confess that I am not…tho my weight will bear witness to that fact without my saying a word. (But I haven’t gained any either…so that’s good.)
I WANT to exercise. Really I do. Well, on some level I do. I know I NEED to. I know my health depends on it. Doctor says I have “metabolic syndrome”…high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and pre-diabetic. So what does it take for me to actually get off my duff and “do the work” to improve my health? I don’t know. I hope it’s not a heart attack or full-blown diabetes that is going to motivate me to finally begin an exercise program. Oh….and did I mention that I have osteopenia too? Not quite osteoporosis…but close. Some weight-bearing exercise would really help there too.
So wish me luck. Wish me motivation. Wish me determination. Wish me scary Dr. Oz shows that will convince me I’m going to die next week if I don’t start moving my ass. I know I NEED to.
Hi K:
Thanks for the link. If you hadn’t been dropping in now and again I would have thought you’d fallen off the end of the earth.
Good luck with the doctor visit.
As for exercise start walking. Even if you have to drag yourself out the door – just start. It becomes much easier once it becomes part of your daily routine. Set a specific time to start if that will help.
I try and park at the end of parking lots when out shopping, a few extra steps.
Walk up and down stairs in your house.
Good luck.
I know, E….that’s what my doctor tells me. “Just walk.” Unfortunately, our house is located on a busy 4-lane highway and in order to go for a walk, I’d have to drive somewhere else first. I know I need to make that happen when I do trips into town or something. Just walk around town for awhile. I have a treadmill, but boy I hate it. Even with the tv, it’s so boring.