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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. |
