treadmill = enemy

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Registered: 08-30-1999
treadmill = enemy
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Sun, 04-15-2007 - 1:34pm

Hi - I'm an occasional poster w/ an issue in my own mind:

Why is it that the more I want to do the treadmill the more I fight it?

It's like I'm reacting to my Mom or something. The more she would suggest something the more I'd rebel the very notion of whatever she was suggesting.

Maybe it's b/c at 37, I'm starting to see my body changing and I'm rebelling the notion that now - first time - I 'have' to work on my body?

Please someone - motivate me to see the treadmill differently. It's the only piece of equipment we have at home. I love to walk - as long as I'm going somewhere - but - I have 3 kids to take with me now so walking at their pace is not exercise walking. I have gotten on the treadmill once or twice and I'm happy w/ myself for doing it - but most nights I just look at it and think 'screw you'

Some details - I can wear a 2 - sometimes a 0 in the right stores....but....I'm starting to get a wider butt and my legs are moving for a second or two after my foot steps down. I hate this feeling about myself. And I also feel a mid section developing.

I NEED DIRECTION so this can be nipped in the bud and so that I feel better about myself b/c right now I feel like I'm looking at a 400 pound person in the mirror and call myself fat-@ss all the time.

TIA

Kim

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Registered: 04-11-2003
Sun, 04-15-2007 - 3:42pm

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Sun, 04-15-2007 - 4:35pm

Thanks Carrie,

I think I need to do what you said - get my mindset on a different aspect of the benefits of the treadmill. I guess I have to tell myself "get over it - life and age will change everything - including or especially the body"

I'm not fat by any means - but I am jiggly and I have to fix that!!

Thanks again!

Kim

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Registered: 04-11-2003
Sun, 04-15-2007 - 5:36pm

I didn't mean to suggest you were "fat" by the way! Just using that as an example of things we sometimes tell ourselves!


It's true, there's no way to get around the fact that life/age do change our bodies.


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Registered: 08-30-1999
Mon, 04-16-2007 - 8:49am

Hey Carrie

I didn't take it that you were calling me fat, directly - I was just saying that I'm not fat - just as a general statement.....but certainly didn't think that you were saying that :)

Hopefully tonight when I get home I'll get motivated to 'just do it'

what are your thoughts on yoga for toning?

Thanks again!

Kim

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Registered: 12-04-2003
Mon, 04-16-2007 - 11:04am

Kim I agree with you on the point about 'rebelling' against having to work on our bodies. It is

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Mon, 04-16-2007 - 6:44pm

Kim,


Yoga is great for toning. I still have about 10-12 pounds to lose, but since I started doing yoga regularly about a year ago I am definitely more toned, especially my upper arms and waist area. I recommend Wai Lana Yoga's Toning Workout DVD.


Miranda has a good point about workout time being time "just for you." Looking at it that way seems to help motivate me too!


Good luck!