baron speaketh Re:I want to whine.....

June 12, 2003

In a message dated 6/11/2003 11:20:13 PM Eastern Standard Time,

apoplexy@... writes:

> Baby steps! I know it's a drag getting

> started, I've had to kick myself back into gear a couple of times in the

> last two years... but once you get into the " habit " you will probably

> notice that you feel really good after each workout session...

Greetings friends:

wrote this to .....and I have to say " thank you " . Ultimately, I

could not have said it any better myself and have probably said it hundreds of

times to hundreds of people......but I have this built in forgetter. This is

Day 7 of being back on track with food and also exercise. Going to the gym

was really humbling and eye opening because as the men greeted me they also saw

some differences......lol...there was more of me.....and my workout was

radically different. True to her words....it is way easier to keep it than to

get

it back; whether good eating or a regimented lifestyle that includes

exercise. I must make sure not to let my ego interfere and being reminded of

" baby-steps " being the key to success was a great reminder. I have been telling

myself that daily but hearing another sharing in the same mindset is

reinforcement.

I have a choice of mourning over not being able to do what I once

did.....mainly the level of workout or being grateful that I am back in the gym

and can

do what I am able to do. Lord knows, if I postponed returning any longer my

abilities would just be that much more diminished. So.....I must take my eyes

off the number of pounds that are on the rack I am lifting and remove my focus

from the speed and tilt of the treadmill....and be realistic. " No Pain No

Gain " might be good for some people.......but I need my baby steps to get there.

Even with babysteps...I was pretty sore the last week and today I feel great

after a good workout last night. Thanks to baby steps. As a bonus, the

scale has gone down about 6 pounds since last Thursday...but I must remember

once

again that it is more a state of mind than a state of body.

Siggggghhhhhhhh........sometimes that is sooooo hard to do. So....just for

today..... " I AM NOT

MY BODY " .

Regards........baron

RnY......4/98 - 535lbs (high 600)

Currently.........229lbs and dropping

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