I saw a neighbor of mine yesterday that I haven't seen lately. We used to bump into each other often in the neighborhood supermarket but since they closed down it is rare that we see each other.
I noticed him immediately. He did not recognize me. He tried to say it is because his eyes are going; I knew the truth. I got fat!
Over 2 years of being unemployed, three surgeries (last year) and focusing on making freelance writing work for me has taken its toll on my body.
Although I do not eat "junk" food, it isn't my diet that is the problem; it is the lack of exercise. In all fairness, the back surgery that I had left me with more pain than I had had before. It has been a long hard road to recover but it is time to push myself beyond what I felt I could do.
It would be real easy to just accept my pain and watch myself grow out of my clothing. I am not that person.
It is time to adapt some extreme behavior. At my age (49) it is the only plan that is going to work. So today I begin twice daily exercise routines and to jumpstart my weight loss efforts I am eating raw food only.
I started with a banana and a juicy orange. Fruits and veggies all day. Lots of water and sweat. Lots of sweat.
There is no more excuses. If someone doesn't recognize me in the future it will be because my body has changed for the good. From time to time I will share my updates on how this new routine is going. It is time to stop making excuses and just make it happen.
Wish me luck!
I noticed him immediately. He did not recognize me. He tried to say it is because his eyes are going; I knew the truth. I got fat!
Over 2 years of being unemployed, three surgeries (last year) and focusing on making freelance writing work for me has taken its toll on my body.
Although I do not eat "junk" food, it isn't my diet that is the problem; it is the lack of exercise. In all fairness, the back surgery that I had left me with more pain than I had had before. It has been a long hard road to recover but it is time to push myself beyond what I felt I could do.
It would be real easy to just accept my pain and watch myself grow out of my clothing. I am not that person.
It is time to adapt some extreme behavior. At my age (49) it is the only plan that is going to work. So today I begin twice daily exercise routines and to jumpstart my weight loss efforts I am eating raw food only.
I started with a banana and a juicy orange. Fruits and veggies all day. Lots of water and sweat. Lots of sweat.
There is no more excuses. If someone doesn't recognize me in the future it will be because my body has changed for the good. From time to time I will share my updates on how this new routine is going. It is time to stop making excuses and just make it happen.
Wish me luck!
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