Good for you! I agree, exercise is a necessary evil. BTW, I have that Poor Man's Plastic Surgery magnet on my refrigerator. Love it!

Interesting. As I read my way through your blog over the past couple of weeks I did notice a lack of exercise and thought to myself - wow. I also thought to myself - interesting. Furthermore, I thought to myself - when you plateua and stop getting results - then you can add exercise - maybe this was part of the master plan.

Exercise at heavier weights makes you more prone to injuries. It's a funny little conundrum - exercise to get the weight off - but because you can't get the weight off, you get injured when you try. Exercise to get the weight off - but because you are (in your case, were) heavy, it physically hurts to do it. I'd venture you've lost so much now you won't have this - just a few cobwebs to dust off. I envy you! I can't wait to be where you are!

Soon enough...

Great insight about the importance of exercise! For all my life, I'd get all inspired, go to the gym, work out hard for a couple of weeks, and before I knew it, that routine was a distant memory. I would get so mad at myself!! I felt better, I knew it was good for me, but do you think I could stick to that one little thing in my life?? Nooooo!

After much introspection over the years (like we all do when we evaluate why in the world we're STILL struggling with the weight when we all know exactly what to eat, what to do do and when to do it!), I realized my problem a few years back. BOREDOM!

Finally, I've found something that I dearly love with every bit of me that I cannot WAIT to get to the gym for. It's my karate! I live for it. I breathe it! It's such a blast. We have tremendously hard classes four nights a week for 1 1/2 to 3 hours each of those nights. I also work out in the mornings. But the key for me is -- it doesn't feel like a workout! It's just something I love that just by chance makes me sweat like a ditchdigger. Exercising to exercise never could hold my attention long enough to make it a lifestyle. Karate does. I just received my black belt last month, and it was one of the proudest days of my life!

So hopefully, everybody gets lucky enough to find the one thing that inspires them to get ... and keep ... moving!

Just loved your post - had to read it again. Awesome that you went back to basics and starting tracking EVERYthing again. You track stuff I never thought of tracking -- thanks for the ideas!

Always, Always, Happy when I read your blog BG Thanks for the insight and help tonight. I always read something that makes me feel good. I love the picture, the little place where the hobbits live that last picture makes me so Happy. I have been dancing there for sure. No, not with the STARS LOL, but on my own in the privacy of my own little living room and around the first floor but it does work for me and gets me movin'. I jump around and pray no one can see thru the curtains. If you find what gives you pleasure like ...... Arkansabandster..... So proud of you and that Black belt you go kiddo. For me it is all about the music, nice and loud and I sing too. But shhhhh do not tell Simon Cowell I'm not that good. Have a great night. Love Kathy imaluckydog

Arkansas- AWESOME!!! A black belt!!! Too cool!

Tracking is a lot of work (I think I could tell you when I had BM's at this point LOL) and I don't intend to do it forever, but I always learn something from doing it when I need to.

Kath- I've always cranked the music and danced while I'm cleaning...too funny.

I'm off to...exercise!

Thanks, girls - the whole thing is we just all gotta find something that we love. GREAT about the music, dancing, singing (too funny, Kathy - I'll bet Simon Cowell would love ya'!)

iNSPIRING AND MOTIVATING! LOVE TO HEAR MORE!