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Even
though we all dread the thought, we all must think about our bodies
at some point in our lifetime. I know for many years I either pushed
it aside or felt uncomfortable thinking about it. It isn't always
an easy thing. I have never been uncomfortable with my appearance
per se. I guess you could say the problem was that to identify my
body, meant I had some responsibilities. Not only that, but sometimes
things go wrong. When we live in a fast paced world the last thing
we can afford is to have something go wrong with our bodies. The
car is one thing, but our bodies are another. I don't know at what
age that I began to realize that my body was important.
I would say that it was probably latter on in life than what most
people do. I have never really been the active type of person. Sure,
I loved to go hiking and stuff like that, but I would never hit
the gym. Well, some things never change.
Maybe it is because of age or maybe it is because of all
the people around me are fat. Maybe it was a combination
of those two things that made me start to think of my diet and my
health. When you are young, you can eat fast food three meals a
day and not feel it. When you start to get older, you begin to feel
it more. I would like to think that my progression towards a healthy
lifestyle was to make myself more healthy. On the other hand, I
think it was because I was tired of feeling like shit. I am sure
that you know exactly what I am talking about.
When your diet goes down hill, the rest of you goes along with it.
Your sleeping patterns go to hell, your hair doesn't look as good,
and your skin looks like leather. I had always wondered why some
people's skin looked like a pair of old combat boots. Now I know
why. So, what do you do? You are starting to feel over the hill
but yet you don't know how to change things. Change is the hardest
thing to do in life. You should know, its not impossible. If you
are a married man or have been in a long term relationship this
will be easy for you. Chances are the old lady would like to shed
a few pounds and firm up that once tight heart shaped ass that she
once had.
You will be more successful if both of you do it. I'm not saying
that you should expect perfection in this venture. Though if both
of you are doing it, there won't be those tubs of ice cream laying
around to tempt you.
Where do you start?
First I would suggest that you go to your doctor for a physical. Have
some blood work taken and see how you are. If you haven't done anything
like this before, it is a good thing to do. He will check your cholesterol
and all that stuff. Also if you have a health condition, you will
want to talk about your diet and exercise plans with him before you
do anything. You want to do this so that you don't screw yourself
up. If you have diabetes and you start a new diet, if not done right
you can cause a lot of problems.
So, after you have things squared away with the doctor. I would suggest
that you figure out what kind of diet you want to go on. I would suggest
that you focus on a diet that is high in veggies and fruit. Cut back
on the meat and the carbs and stick with as many fresh items as you
can. This will help you loose weight. I would also suggest that you
look into some type of exercise program. I would start out with walking
or jogging and work your way from there. You and your old lady can
do this together. Get a dog, they love to go on walks. This will give
you motivation when it comes to taking your walks.
After you get used to walking, I would hit the gym. If you can afford
a personal trainer, I would go that route. If you can't, then I would
start off by doing some swimming and doing the exercise bikes. You
can also start out with the treadmill as well. I would continue to
do your walks. Not only is this good exercise, but this is quality
time with your old lady. You will come to enjoy the talks that you
have during your walks. If you are over 40, I'm not sure how much
I would push doing weight lifting. It might be something that you
might want to look into. On the other hand, it will take your body
some time to get used to lifting weights. For the first few weeks,
you will feel like someone beat you to a pulp.
Personally, I hate lifting weights. I think it is a bit, well, boring.
I think it is boring to stand or sit and just lift things for hours
on end. If there is some hot chicks doing squats or something in front
of me, that is another story all together. The main thing
to understand is, change your diet, get more exercise, and listen
to your doctor. If he gives you the green light to go ahead,
then go ahead. If he gives any warnings, make sure that you listen
to them. |