If you want to lose weight your in the right
place.
 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.
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