Time Goes By So Slowly

I mentioned a couple of posts ago, that I want to start working out again. I don't think I've ever had such a strong urge to exercise and I think the reason it's so strong now is because I know I can't do it. Isn't that always the way?! Wanting something so badly but you know you can't have it for whatever reason. Yeah, that's where I'm currently at. I'm only two weeks post-op and while I'm feeling awesome, I still struggle with remembering that my insides were violated by a camera and a knife or whatever was used to cut one of my organs and take it out of my body. So, the outside has all but healed completely, yet the inside is still doing its thing.

This is rather frustrating for me. I'm trying not to think that once my final two weeks are up, I'll all of a sudden get over the want to exercise. It's rather typical of me of course. I'd like to think that I'll still feel the same way but in all truth, not likely. LOL! I was reading an article that talked about 50 fitness truths and there was several points in there that really hit home with me. One of the biggest ones in the article was that exercise is not necessarily important for weight loss. Now, when I first started on this journey or whatever you want to call it, the thing that made the most difference was changing my eating habits. This article wasn't saying not to exercise because it is important for good health. But the BIGGEST changes that I've seen have been through adjusting what and how much I ate.

The article also said that 80% of people that start a diet or an exercise plan will quit. For many years, I was a number in that statistic. I think the only reason that I finally stuck with it, other than seeing obvious results, was that I stopped approaching my weight loss with the word diet. I'm not on a diet. I've talked before about the fact that I still eat 99% of what I ate before, I just cut back. I still eat fast food and junk food, just not daily. I still have chocolate bars and chips, just instead of a full bar or a full bag, I'll eat half. You wouldn't think that something as simple as that would make a difference but it does. So, for anyone out there in Blogger land struggling with losing weight or feeling discouraged, start with small changes. And remember, it really is a lifestyle change. You have to be mentally committed to the change and that's what I'll talk about a little more next time around.