I am on my way to becoming a regular exerciser. When I was super young, athletics and a thousand other organized games helped. Never had an ounce of fat and never thought of what I ate, when and how I got it off. Then I got married and gained the first year pounds....a couple of health problems later, even a marathon didn't get my weight off. I guess I unconsciously matched the calories that I was losing. S&S Deli breakfasts, the way only Jewish Delis can, nullified the 10 mile run before. Winters in Boston are good for eating and not so great for rigorous activity like running....the ice and my tropical blood are the problems.
Got braces at 29 to get one recalcitrant tooth out of its hiding place deep in my gums and lo behold, lost a ton of weight. Can't eat junk with braces and still be friends with the dentist. A kid a year later, and it was back to the lose/gain pattern. It really bothers me to not fit into my thin clothes but somehow, life gets in the way of my health requirements.
Not any more. Lisa Sarah John is a famous nutritionist in Bangalore - she has worked with the cricket team. Don't get me wrong, I love and stand by Rahul Dravid but don't want to look like him (except in lack of weight!). She has put me on an eating plan that makes me eat more than I normally do, cut out the bad stuff, drink water up the wazoo and walk for 30 minutes a day. Apparently, any one of the three elements not being done can mean no perceptible change in weight - people then drop off, thinking that this way is not working.
My husband has been out of town, making 'my exercise in the morning when the kids are in bed' routine impossible. So I have watered myself and been reasonably good with the food. Am seeing changes but did not realize that my body missed the kick that regular exercising brings. The kids started swimming today for a 21-day stretch that stretches all the way to April. I got a chance to go to the gym today to walk on the 'mill while they were swimming and man, how good I feel now! Positive, ready to take on the world, with a new perspective on several issues that have been troubling me. It was also funny to try and figure out who was more excited - the kids with their new swimming class or moi with gym plans. The 'I trust the coach....will watch from the gym....run now before something comes up' walk might have given it away!
Okay, some retail therapy to get a couple of nice Urban Yoga pants and t-shirt helped...tons. Endorphins, I am a convert. My iPod with arm band and new togs make me feel cool and athletic....I don't look in the mirror for conflicting views. Now, if only the alarm can become a friend!
The Spirit of the Marathon
13 years ago
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Hey..you changed ur format! Going for the sunny + chocolaty look after the cool, mild green? Yes...the cool gear helps with the willpower:) Am waiting for the day when endorphin addiction overcomes the kicks I get frm food!
Hmm.. I'm still trying to figure out where and when you've put on weight. You know what? You look perfectly fine to me!
Oh, the kids went on and on and on and on about their swimming expeditions.. M said, "I never thought I would have such fun with any sport like this", S went on to describe how great the coach is and that you cant wear goggles to swim (He knows all the rules :D ).. H too didn't want to be out talked about when she is in first standard, she would be going to the BIG pool with goggles (one up on S!), because she would be big by then!
Though I am happy these drops and pick ups are ending in a month, I will definitely miss their chatter.
Yes Starry-eyed, thought a change was long overdue.
Thanks for the nice words, Asha. The problem has been that the weight has not shown to too many people - me and the weighing scale know. When I have to go one size higher than last year......and swimsuit shopping in NZ....it is time to shed the excess! Health first, size now-2 second! :-D
so which gym are you going to?? & i'm still waiting for your call;-) lets see if we can at least be gym buddies?? i could definitely use a friend to push, threaten & walk with me on the weight loss journey!!
so, where is this gym that you are frequenting? maybe we could at least be gym buddies? i could definitely use a friend to push, threaten & walk with me along the painful journey of getting in shape!! what say? btw, i'm still waiting for your call;-)
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