I never wanted to do anything unless I did it well and if I was exercising since I'd exercised, at one time, like an athlete, there was no way in my mind that I was going to exercise like an old woman.
Of course that means if you're out of the habit of hard core exercise or can't for various reasons (constrained by time or physical limitations) then you won't be exercising.
If I can't run I guess I'll just sit on the couch and watch The Today Show. If I can't go to the kickboxing class at the gym well then pass the Newman O's.
It clicked for me finally that I wasn't going to be able to do anything other than walk for a while -- with Z in tow -- and so I now, for months, have been walking every morning -- first a few miles, then three miles, and now five miles regularly in the morning (immensely helped and motivated by my nike+ pedometer that transmits to my ipod).
The mornings I walk 5 miles I burn 700 calories, other mornings when its more like 3.5 or so I burn 486.
Even G looked at me and said "I think you've lost weight" and he's incredibly vocal about how much he loves my physical self no matter the weight -- so -- hooray.
Progress after all this time -- and who knew it would be through walking with an 18 lb baby in an ergo? (Well, and cutting out all but the occasional takeout, cutting out all dairy and caffeine ...)
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