It was so easy for me to learn how to take pictures because I really enjoy doing it.
I love learning how to use light and figure out how to frame a face best. I am so not in love with exercise or eating right! I am not the least bit interested. How do I make it fun? How do I learn to like it? How do I make it important to me. How do I not got to a restaraunt and not order the mashed potatoes? When do I stop thinking of it as such a huge sacrifice?
I wish I knew! I wish there was some magic answer. I wish it was as interesting to me as taking pictures.
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Hey Jess
I am in the same boat. I too don't enjoy it. Here are some things I've been trying to do. I bought some "Biggest Looser" work out DVD's They are pretty CORNY because you are doing it with the actual people and the trainers. None of which can keep a steady beat so there for the pressure is off of trying to keep up with them. Plus it's a good work out. I just keep thinking to myself "Ok, they are bigger than me and if they are keeping up so can my fat butt. :)
Another thing, I've put my treadmill in front of the T.V. so when I work out on that then I watch Oprah or one of my other shows I've recorded. (If you don't have a DVR/TVO get one)
Last idea, Buy a Ranch and work cows, that's always a good work out. Tried that one yesterday and you never stop moving. :)
Love Ya, keep it up.
LOVE LOVE LOVE the picture. Will you give lessons please!!! :)
i have come to realize for myself that I just have to make the decision (truly to do it) and take baby steps. right now I picked the worst week to stop snaking (my worst habit) on halloween week. it has been so so hard but i've been so good because my mind is made up. i feel like we have to really do what is best for us at that moment and do it then move on to the next hardest thing. good luck.
and can I tell you that I LOVE running, and i'm running 3 miles a day (i worked my way up there) not that you can't do it but if you don't love it yet, try going a shorter distance for a few weeks and up it as you start to feel great about it, that might help.
I like the texture on the picture. For some of us, exercise is not a passion, we just have to do it and know it's the best thing for our bodies, and that makes us better moms.
Is that Carly? I LOVE that picture! She looks amazing. I am with you on the running. Even though I AM a runner, I don't really enjoy it yet. But I am trying and you are trying and we WILL do it!! Good luck!
As much as I enjoy being in shape and as much as I love Zumba, I probably would not exercise all the time unless they PAID me. So my advice to you is to get certified and get a job teaching aerobics classes. That way you get paid to be there and you have to show up or you get fired. ;-) But seriously, even before I was an instructor, I never liked exercise. It was just something I had to do. It can become addictive, though, once it gets easier and you get used to the endorphin rush and stress relief that it provides. Other than that, just take baby steps like weening back on the Diet Coke and running 3 mi. like you are already doing. You are on the right path, just keep going! Or you could buy a ranch. Not only would that work, it would be really cool. I'd come stay with you for a whole summer!
Remember our dream was to own a ranch near a great river to canoe on. I think we should just head for the hills :). Maybe try to do some fun stuff that is active, like play tennis or hiking some beautiful trails where you can take pictures. There are many more active things to do besides running. Also, you have to take the image out of your head that you probably have and replace it with thoughts of, " I am a strong healthy woman with beautiful curves and my breasts are real!"
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