RE: Exercise Commercial...

May 7, 2003

>

> My next question is...are there any secrets to become a person that

> loves to exercise?

>

Well, LOVE might be a little strong for my relationship with exercise, but

I am definitely in serious LIKE with exercise LOL!

For me, liking exercise came with repetition -- the more I exercised, the

more I liked the way I felt afterwards. And when people started to notice

the changes, that sure helped!

Vicki

Rochester NY

May 7, 2003

Yes!

Exercise makes me feel powerful and strong and invincible. I love

setting exercise goals for myself and meeting them. It empowers me like

almost nothing else does.

That's why it's so important for me to exercise now. It makes me feel

like I'm taking control over my healing.

~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

Tory Klementsen, MCP A+

Career and Technology Educator

The successful person will do things that the unsuccessful person will

not.

Exercise Commercial...

I have never been one to enjoy exercise. So I was wondering, you

know that silly commercial where they say something about a person

that exercises feels like a tiger and somebody that doesn't feels

like a cat, is there any truth to that?

My next question is...are there any secrets to become a person that

loves to exercise?

May 7, 2003

I am 48 years old and have never had an exercise program. I hated it other than

walking and I never took the time to do that. I joined curves 2 months ago and

I love it! I started doing weight training with the Joyce Vedral tapes 2 weeks

ago and love those too. I can see and feel results in that short amount of time

so that keeps me motivated.

Meg

Exercise Commercial...

I have never been one to enjoy exercise. So I was wondering, you

know that silly commercial where they say something about a person

that exercises feels like a tiger and somebody that doesn't feels

like a cat, is there any truth to that?

My next question is...are there any secrets to become a person that

loves to exercise?

May 8, 2003

There are steps you can take to become a person who loves to

exercise -- or at least tolerates it.

1. Vicki said " repetition " and she is *so* right. It's like a Nike

commercial: Just do it. It really *is* that easy. There are only two

choices. Do it or don't do it. When you put it into those simple

terms, it makes it much more difficult to *not* do it. Since January

2, I've gotten up at 4:45 5 days a week and worked out before

work. Each and every morning, I was tired. Each and every

morning, I had two choices: sleep like a slug, or work toward

becoming a healthier, more fit person. Guess which one I

chose? Now, I don't even think about not getting up.

2. Find a buddy. I was an exerciser even before I started this

early morning stuff. I walked at lunch time every day with other

people who wanted to be fit. You don't want to back out, because

you have someone waiting for you.

3. Know this: they're only excuses. Anything you can say about

why you didn't work out? It's an excuse. When I *finally* " got it " on

this point, it was a revelation. I, too, have children. And I have a

full-time, very stressful, very demanding job. And I have a dog

and two cats. And I have a house to care for. And I have a

husband I adore. And I have friendships to keep up. And I have a

garden to tend. And I have hobbies I love. And on and on and

on...and I work out 5-7 days/week.

4. Even though I'm fairly young (41), when I was growing up girls

in my town weren't encouraged to be athletic. " Ew, don't do that

you'll get all sweaty. " and " Now, see, you're breathing so hard. "

were things I heard. So I thought sweating and breathing hard

were bad. Turns out they're not. Once you get to a place where

you understand that being all sweaty and breathing hard mean

you're doing good things for your body, well then, you're

becoming someone who loves to exercise.

5. Think about this one: you don't *have* to be a person who

loves to exercise. I don't particularly *love* to brush my teeth. But I

love the way they feel afterward and I love the way they look

afterward. So I just quit my belly-aching and DO IT. Same thing

can go for exercise.

6. Emulate healthy people. (Notice I didn't say " skinny people. " I

know many of those on the list are doing WW to look good, but I

know too many skinny people who do not exercise and are NOT

healthy and frankly, just don't look good.)

7. This one is sure to be controversial: don't watch TV.

Personally, I've never been one to watch television. Recent

studies have suggested a correlation to how much television

you watch and how overweight you are. And it makes sense,

doesn't it? I mean, unless you're on a treadmill and exercycle

while you watch, you're sitting on your butt. For hours at a time.

To me, that doesn't seem like living. It's watching other people

live. Blech. I only have one life. I'm gonna try it all!

8. The slowest part will be changing your mindset, but once you

do, the rest is easy.

Hope this helps,

Lynne

Lapsed Lifer, Recommitted 1-22-03

217/175/159

> I have never been one to enjoy exercise. So I was wondering,

you

> know that silly commercial where they say something about a

person

> that exercises feels like a tiger and somebody that doesn't

feels

> like a cat, is there any truth to that?

>

> My next question is...are there any secrets to become a person

that

> loves to exercise?

>

May 8, 2003

I really needed that email Lynne (you'll notice I didn't

say " wanted " lol). I'm not too crazy about exercising, but I know I

have to do it to get fitter and thinner. I actually got up at 6:30

this morning and went for a 1/4 jog 3/4 walk. Now for me, that's

impressive! hahaha

Beth

http://www.vvm.com/~richards

102.9kg / 85.8 / 68

226 lb / 189 / 150

" i_am_lynne " <lynnedurham@y...> wrote:

> There are steps you can take to become a person who loves to

> exercise -- or at least tolerates it.

>

> 1. Vicki said " repetition " and she is *so* right. It's like a Nike

> commercial: Just do it. It really *is* that easy. There are only

two

> choices. Do it or don't do it. When you put it into those simple

> terms, it makes it much more difficult to *not* do it. Since

January

> 2, I've gotten up at 4:45 5 days a week and worked out before

> work. Each and every morning, I was tired. Each and every

> morning, I had two choices: sleep like a slug, or work toward

> becoming a healthier, more fit person. Guess which one I

> chose? Now, I don't even think about not getting up.

>

> 2. Find a buddy. I was an exerciser even before I started this

> early morning stuff. I walked at lunch time every day with other

> people who wanted to be fit. You don't want to back out, because

> you have someone waiting for you.

>

> 3. Know this: they're only excuses. Anything you can say about

> why you didn't work out? It's an excuse. When I *finally* " got it "

on

> this point, it was a revelation. I, too, have children. And I have

a

> full-time, very stressful, very demanding job. And I have a dog

> and two cats. And I have a house to care for. And I have a

> husband I adore. And I have friendships to keep up. And I have a

> garden to tend. And I have hobbies I love. And on and on and

> on...and I work out 5-7 days/week.

>

> 4. Even though I'm fairly young (41), when I was growing up girls

> in my town weren't encouraged to be athletic. " Ew, don't do that

> you'll get all sweaty. " and " Now, see, you're breathing so hard. "

> were things I heard. So I thought sweating and breathing hard

> were bad. Turns out they're not. Once you get to a place where

> you understand that being all sweaty and breathing hard mean

> you're doing good things for your body, well then, you're

> becoming someone who loves to exercise.

>

> 5. Think about this one: you don't *have* to be a person who

> loves to exercise. I don't particularly *love* to brush my teeth.

But I

> love the way they feel afterward and I love the way they look

> afterward. So I just quit my belly-aching and DO IT. Same thing

> can go for exercise.

>

> 6. Emulate healthy people. (Notice I didn't say " skinny people. " I

> know many of those on the list are doing WW to look good, but I

> know too many skinny people who do not exercise and are NOT

> healthy and frankly, just don't look good.)

>

> 7. This one is sure to be controversial: don't watch TV.

> Personally, I've never been one to watch television. Recent

> studies have suggested a correlation to how much television

> you watch and how overweight you are. And it makes sense,

> doesn't it? I mean, unless you're on a treadmill and exercycle

> while you watch, you're sitting on your butt. For hours at a time.

> To me, that doesn't seem like living. It's watching other people

> live. Blech. I only have one life. I'm gonna try it all!

>

> 8. The slowest part will be changing your mindset, but once you

> do, the rest is easy.

>

> Hope this helps,

>

> Lynne

> Lapsed Lifer, Recommitted 1-22-03

> 217/175/159

May 8, 2003

Man, I love to exercise. Why? Hmmm, it makes me feel so good to stop? I

know if I don't, I won't sleep as well? I have found exercise that I love,

and enjoy doing, and I can either listen to music or watch TV while I do it?

It's become a habit? How do you develop a habit? Do the same thing, over

and over, and after a month or so, it's a habit. I love the feeling of

achy, tired muscles, because it means my body is getting stronger. There's

a hot tub at the gym, and lots of good-looking people, and it's sort of

social, and it feels very nice to get in the hot tub. Exercise is rather

sensual, you know.

May 8, 2003

I want to be..... TORY!

Seriously though, yes, exercise helps me to focus on what I am trying to do.

I don¹t completely feel intimidated at the gym, mainly because I know what I

WILL look like by sticking to it.

Will you ever LIKE exercising? Maybe, maybe not. It might help if you

found something that you like. Do you have a dog? Can you take the dog for

a walk? Can you get a dog?

I have two small dogs who LOVE to go for walks. Actually, I end up walking

with three dogs because my cousin¹s big black lab, Bear, also goes with us.

Mine are on leashes and Bear is on his own. (Out in the country on a gravel

road.) My only problem with walking them is that one time, a few years

ago, I experienced heat exhaustion. This was back when I lived in Spicer,

MN, and was on a walking trail. I didn¹t have any water with me... This was

so scary to me that it took quite awhile to walk them again. I have never

felt so sick in my life, walking two dogs (Dex was a puppy and Maggie, a

cocker spaniel). I was so close to passing out. Maybe it doesn¹t sound so

scary to someone reading this, but it chills me even now. It took me about

20 minutes to get home, what normally would have been about 3 because I was

in ³slow motion.² My solution? Well, I take my cell phone with me. I

need to bring water too, even if I don¹t go too far. Both of dogs now have

been microchipped and have always had ID tags (so if something DOES happen

to me, they should be found). I only walk on the gravel road that the farm

is located on, but there are weirdos everywhere. The good thing is Bear

looks ferocious, but he isn¹t. My schnauzer barks at everything and the

westie will kill any rabid bunnies.

Er, dang, I rambled again. Must be the caffeine.

on 7/5/03 7:59 PM, Tory K at msteechur@... wrote:

> Yes!

>

> Exercise makes me feel powerful and strong and invincible. I love

> setting exercise goals for myself and meeting them. It empowers me like

> almost nothing else does.

May 8, 2003

I think that the way to learn to love exercise is to find an exercise you

like. Not that works for someone else, but that works for you!! My passion

is bicycling, because it doesn't require a lot of hand-eye coordination, or

really a lot of athletic ability, folks of all shapes and sizes do it, it

can be done on any road, and it has a lot of social possibilities in it. It

can be expensive at first, buying the bike and equipment, but it does

provide you with a vehicle. I also like spinning classes, which keep me in

shape for my occasional bike weekends, and I life weights.

Do you like to walk in the woods? Walking is good exercise.

Do you like to watch TV? Can you exercise while watching TV? Or listening

to music? What will fit most easily in your life?

May 8, 2003

Oh yeah..... I forgot to mention the OTHER reason I go to the gym.... Heh

heh heh... The Nautilus machines almost all face the other weight machine

area (where you put the weights on yourself). This area ALWAYS has some

REALLY hot guys. Granted, they are too young for me (I¹m 34, they must be

like in the 20¹s or younger). Yowza!

on 8/5/03 8:20 AM, Diane Loupe at dloupe@... wrote:

and lots of good-looking people,

May 8, 2003

I would say a few things.

First of all, great list except the don't watch TV part. I don't believe

there is a direct correlation between a person's choice to exercise and

TV. It's a choice. I watch TV. In fact I watch a lot of TV. When I'm

healthy I exercise an hour and a half a day.

I would add to that list to make a decision to love exercise and then

constantly tell yourself " I love to exercise. I am an active person. I

am becoming an athlete. " Positive self talk works wonders. Push out any

negative self talk any time you hear it. You won't love it immediately,

but you will learn to. That's what I did. I used to hate exercising

until someone said (a student) that he couldn't imagine a day without

exercise. I " decided " to adopt his attitude. It's that attitude that got

me back in the gym four days after getting out of the hospital and it's

that attitude that will allow me to get back to my pre-surgery shape

within the next three months.

~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

Tory Klementsen, MCP A+

Career and Technology Educator

The successful person will do things that the unsuccessful person will

not.

Re: Exercise Commercial...

There are steps you can take to become a person who loves to

exercise -- or at least tolerates it.

1. Vicki said " repetition " and she is *so* right. It's like a Nike

commercial: Just do it. It really *is* that easy. There are only two

choices. Do it or don't do it. When you put it into those simple

terms, it makes it much more difficult to *not* do it. Since January

2, I've gotten up at 4:45 5 days a week and worked out before

work. Each and every morning, I was tired. Each and every

morning, I had two choices: sleep like a slug, or work toward

becoming a healthier, more fit person. Guess which one I

chose? Now, I don't even think about not getting up.

2. Find a buddy. I was an exerciser even before I started this

early morning stuff. I walked at lunch time every day with other

people who wanted to be fit. You don't want to back out, because

you have someone waiting for you.

3. Know this: they're only excuses. Anything you can say about

why you didn't work out? It's an excuse. When I *finally* " got it " on

this point, it was a revelation. I, too, have children. And I have a

full-time, very stressful, very demanding job. And I have a dog

and two cats. And I have a house to care for. And I have a

husband I adore. And I have friendships to keep up. And I have a

garden to tend. And I have hobbies I love. And on and on and

on...and I work out 5-7 days/week.

4. Even though I'm fairly young (41), when I was growing up girls

in my town weren't encouraged to be athletic. " Ew, don't do that

you'll get all sweaty. " and " Now, see, you're breathing so hard. "

were things I heard. So I thought sweating and breathing hard

were bad. Turns out they're not. Once you get to a place where

you understand that being all sweaty and breathing hard mean

you're doing good things for your body, well then, you're

becoming someone who loves to exercise.

5. Think about this one: you don't *have* to be a person who

loves to exercise. I don't particularly *love* to brush my teeth. But I

love the way they feel afterward and I love the way they look

afterward. So I just quit my belly-aching and DO IT. Same thing

can go for exercise.

6. Emulate healthy people. (Notice I didn't say " skinny people. " I

know many of those on the list are doing WW to look good, but I

know too many skinny people who do not exercise and are NOT

healthy and frankly, just don't look good.)

7. This one is sure to be controversial: don't watch TV.

Personally, I've never been one to watch television. Recent

studies have suggested a correlation to how much television

you watch and how overweight you are. And it makes sense,

doesn't it? I mean, unless you're on a treadmill and exercycle

while you watch, you're sitting on your butt. For hours at a time.

To me, that doesn't seem like living. It's watching other people

live. Blech. I only have one life. I'm gonna try it all!

8. The slowest part will be changing your mindset, but once you

do, the rest is easy.

Hope this helps,

Lynne

Lapsed Lifer, Recommitted 1-22-03

217/175/159

> I have never been one to enjoy exercise. So I was wondering,

you

> know that silly commercial where they say something about a

person

> that exercises feels like a tiger and somebody that doesn't

feels

> like a cat, is there any truth to that?

>

> My next question is...are there any secrets to become a person

that

> loves to exercise?

>

May 8, 2003

, it doesn't hurt to LOOK, now does it? Another reason why I love

cycling...most of the folks on the road are MEN, and they all wear SPANDEX

SHORTS!!!! And I'm in my late 40's, but I'm not going to stop looking.

Sometimes, I seem like so much fun, those 20-somethings will ask me to

DANCE!!!!

May 8, 2003

Great job, Beth!!

> I really needed that email Lynne (you'll notice I didn't

> say " wanted " lol). I'm not too crazy about exercising, but I know

I

> have to do it to get fitter and thinner. I actually got up at 6:30

> this morning and went for a 1/4 jog 3/4 walk. Now for me,

that's

> impressive! hahaha

>

> Beth

> http://www.vvm.com/~richards

>

> 102.9kg / 85.8 / 68

> 226 lb / 189 / 150

>

May 8, 2003

I totally agree on the positive self talk! You believe what you hear

about yourself...especially when you're the one doing the talking.

I'm not saying TV isn't right for anyone else, just me (my hubby

and kids watch even though I don't). But the television/overweight

connection I spoke of wasn't my own thought, it was a research

article in JAMA this month:

JAMA 2003 Apr 9;289(14):1785-91

Television watching and other sedentary behaviors in relation to

risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus in women.

Hu FB, Li TY, Colditz GA, Willett WC, Manson JE.

The study found that the more television a woman watched, the

more likely she was to be or become obese. The usual science

disclaimers apply of course -- it's only one study. But it did follow

more than 50,000 women over more than 6 years of follow up.

Lynne

Lapsed Lifer, Recommitted 1-22-03

217/175/159

> I would say a few things.

>

> First of all, great list except the don't watch TV part. I don't

believe

> there is a direct correlation between a person's choice to

exercise and

> TV. It's a choice. I watch TV. In fact I watch a lot of TV. When I'm

> healthy I exercise an hour and a half a day.

>

> I would add to that list to make a decision to love exercise and

then

> constantly tell yourself " I love to exercise. I am an active person.

I

> am becoming an athlete. " Positive self talk works wonders.

Push out any

> negative self talk any time you hear it. You won't love it

immediately,

> but you will learn to. That's what I did. I used to hate exercising

> until someone said (a student) that he couldn't imagine a day

without

> exercise. I " decided " to adopt his attitude. It's that attitude that

got

> me back in the gym four days after getting out of the hospital

and it's

> that attitude that will allow me to get back to my pre-surgery

shape

> within the next three months.

>

~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

~`~`~`~`

> Tory Klementsen, MCP A+

> Career and Technology Educator

>

> The successful person will do things that the unsuccessful

person will

> not.

>

May 8, 2003

I guess what I mean is it is a correlational fallacy. Watching TV does

not cause weight gain. Eating more calories than one takes in causes

weight gain. I'm sure that the study is great, but it's still a

correlational fallacy (as a lot of studies are). I believe it's ad hoc

ergo propter hoc (or something like that, my Latin is next to

non-existant). " Because of this, therefore that... " (or something like

that).

Television watching can be a contributory factor to lack of exercise,

but since all of this has to do with personal choices I don't believe

that TV=inherently bad or TV=obesity. Heck, I watch a lot of TV, but

that's nothing compared to how much time I spend in front of my

computer! LOL

~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

Tory Klementsen, MCP A+

Career and Technology Educator

The successful person will do things that the unsuccessful person will

not.

Re: Exercise Commercial...

I totally agree on the positive self talk! You believe what you hear

about yourself...especially when you're the one doing the talking.

I'm not saying TV isn't right for anyone else, just me (my hubby

and kids watch even though I don't). But the television/overweight

connection I spoke of wasn't my own thought, it was a research

article in JAMA this month:

JAMA 2003 Apr 9;289(14):1785-91

Television watching and other sedentary behaviors in relation to

risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus in women.

Hu FB, Li TY, Colditz GA, Willett WC, Manson JE.

The study found that the more television a woman watched, the

more likely she was to be or become obese. The usual science

disclaimers apply of course -- it's only one study. But it did follow

more than 50,000 women over more than 6 years of follow up.

Lynne

Lapsed Lifer, Recommitted 1-22-03

217/175/159

> I would say a few things.

>

> First of all, great list except the don't watch TV part. I don't

believe

> there is a direct correlation between a person's choice to

exercise and

> TV. It's a choice. I watch TV. In fact I watch a lot of TV. When I'm

> healthy I exercise an hour and a half a day.

>

> I would add to that list to make a decision to love exercise and

then

> constantly tell yourself " I love to exercise. I am an active person.

I

> am becoming an athlete. " Positive self talk works wonders.

Push out any

> negative self talk any time you hear it. You won't love it

immediately,

> but you will learn to. That's what I did. I used to hate exercising

> until someone said (a student) that he couldn't imagine a day

without

> exercise. I " decided " to adopt his attitude. It's that attitude that

got

> me back in the gym four days after getting out of the hospital

and it's

> that attitude that will allow me to get back to my pre-surgery

shape

> within the next three months.

>

~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

~`~`~`~`

> Tory Klementsen, MCP A+

> Career and Technology Educator

>

> The successful person will do things that the unsuccessful

person will

> not.

>

May 8, 2003

I'm just going to insert a few comments that I hope are additive

> > I have never been one to enjoy exercise. So I was wondering,

> you

> > know that silly commercial where they say something about a

> person

> > that exercises feels like a tiger and somebody that doesn't

> feels

> > like a cat, is there any truth to that?

> >

> > My next question is...are there any secrets to become a person

> that

> > loves to exercise?

> >

May 8, 2003

" I think that the way to learn to love exercise is to find an exercise you like.

Not that works for someone else, but that works for you!! "

Diane, I couldn't agree more with this statement. I am a

fanatic. I LOVE him, love his videos, and I really work out hard and good when I

do his videos. I also like to walk, but for me, the best exercise is .

Because I love it, because I do it, because it works. You wouldn't believe how

many people make fun of me because I love ! lol

Exercise is like Weight Watchers...you have to customize the program to you!

Lyn

May 8, 2003

I don't think schools schedule PE in the middle of the day to

inconvenience anyone. Organizing student schedules is a HUGE task and

all classes have to be spread out throughout the day.

I'm the type who rarely just sits in front of the TV either. If I do, I

fall asleep. I'm generally on the computer at the same time (my computer

is in my livingroom as is my husband's). I love TV, though. I don't care

what anyone says. I enjoy the distraction. Heck right now I feel like

ALL I do is watch TV. That's okay, though. I have an excuse.

~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

Tory Klementsen, MCP A+

Career and Technology Educator

The successful person will do things that the unsuccessful person will

not.

Re: Exercise Commercial...

I'm just going to insert a few comments that I hope are additive

> > I have never been one to enjoy exercise. So I was wondering,

> you

> > know that silly commercial where they say something about a

> person

> > that exercises feels like a tiger and somebody that doesn't

> feels

> > like a cat, is there any truth to that?

> >

> > My next question is...are there any secrets to become a person

> that

> > loves to exercise?

> >

May 8, 2003

> > > I have never been one to enjoy exercise. So I was wondering,

> > you

> > > know that silly commercial where they say something about a

> > person

> > > that exercises feels like a tiger and somebody that doesn't

> > feels

> > > like a cat, is there any truth to that?

> > >

> > > My next question is...are there any secrets to become a person

> > that

> > > loves to exercise?

> > >

>

May 8, 2003

Thank you, thank you!! This is exactly how I get and feel. 100% Amazing

how refreshing it is to find out that someone else gets the same way.

on 8/5/03 11:12 AM, TJay at tjcrick@... wrote:

>

> ***This is a huge obstacle to work around. I get totally beet red in

> the face and get totally soaked in sweat when I exercise so I choose

> activities and times when it doesn't matter how I look. No lunch

> time walks for me. Only do something after work when I am going

> straight home or on the weekends, working out before I shower in the

> morning (if I have had lots of 'sleep in' time)

May 8, 2003

Its just because the more a women watches TV the less active she is. Instead of

watching TV every night after dinner she could be going for a walk each night.

But its still possible to watch TV and be active during other parts of the day,

you just have to have the time for both!

Re: Exercise Commercial...

> I totally agree on the positive self talk! You believe what you hear

> about yourself...especially when you're the one doing the talking.

>

> I'm not saying TV isn't right for anyone else, just me (my hubby

> and kids watch even though I don't). But the television/overweight

> connection I spoke of wasn't my own thought, it was a research

> article in JAMA this month:

>

> JAMA 2003 Apr 9;289(14):1785-91

>

> Television watching and other sedentary behaviors in relation to

> risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus in women.

>

> Hu FB, Li TY, Colditz GA, Willett WC, Manson JE.

>

> The study found that the more television a woman watched, the

> more likely she was to be or become obese. The usual science

> disclaimers apply of course -- it's only one study. But it did follow

> more than 50,000 women over more than 6 years of follow up.

>

> Lynne

> Lapsed Lifer, Recommitted 1-22-03

> 217/175/159

>

> > I would say a few things.

> >

> > First of all, great list except the don't watch TV part. I don't

> believe

> > there is a direct correlation between a person's choice to

> exercise and

> > TV. It's a choice. I watch TV. In fact I watch a lot of TV. When I'm

> > healthy I exercise an hour and a half a day.

> >

> > I would add to that list to make a decision to love exercise and

> then

> > constantly tell yourself " I love to exercise. I am an active person.

> I

> > am becoming an athlete. " Positive self talk works wonders.

> Push out any

> > negative self talk any time you hear it. You won't love it

> immediately,

> > but you will learn to. That's what I did. I used to hate exercising

> > until someone said (a student) that he couldn't imagine a day

> without

> > exercise. I " decided " to adopt his attitude. It's that attitude that

> got

> > me back in the gym four days after getting out of the hospital

> and it's

> > that attitude that will allow me to get back to my pre-surgery

> shape

> > within the next three months.

> >

> ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

> ~`~`~`~`

> > Tory Klementsen, MCP A+

> > Career and Technology Educator

> >

> > The successful person will do things that the unsuccessful

> person will

> > not.

> >

>

May 8, 2003

Its just because the more a women watches TV the less active she is. Instead of

watching TV every night after dinner she could be going for a walk each night.

But its still possible to watch TV and be active during other parts of the day,

you just have to have the time for both!

Re: Exercise Commercial...

> I totally agree on the positive self talk! You believe what you hear

> about yourself...especially when you're the one doing the talking.

>

> I'm not saying TV isn't right for anyone else, just me (my hubby

> and kids watch even though I don't). But the television/overweight

> connection I spoke of wasn't my own thought, it was a research

> article in JAMA this month:

>

> JAMA 2003 Apr 9;289(14):1785-91

>

> Television watching and other sedentary behaviors in relation to

> risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus in women.

>

> Hu FB, Li TY, Colditz GA, Willett WC, Manson JE.

>

> The study found that the more television a woman watched, the

> more likely she was to be or become obese. The usual science

> disclaimers apply of course -- it's only one study. But it did follow

> more than 50,000 women over more than 6 years of follow up.

>

> Lynne

> Lapsed Lifer, Recommitted 1-22-03

> 217/175/159

>

> > I would say a few things.

> >

> > First of all, great list except the don't watch TV part. I don't

> believe

> > there is a direct correlation between a person's choice to

> exercise and

> > TV. It's a choice. I watch TV. In fact I watch a lot of TV. When I'm

> > healthy I exercise an hour and a half a day.

> >

> > I would add to that list to make a decision to love exercise and

> then

> > constantly tell yourself " I love to exercise. I am an active person.

> I

> > am becoming an athlete. " Positive self talk works wonders.

> Push out any

> > negative self talk any time you hear it. You won't love it

> immediately,

> > but you will learn to. That's what I did. I used to hate exercising

> > until someone said (a student) that he couldn't imagine a day

> without

> > exercise. I " decided " to adopt his attitude. It's that attitude that

> got

> > me back in the gym four days after getting out of the hospital

> and it's

> > that attitude that will allow me to get back to my pre-surgery

> shape

> > within the next three months.

> >

> ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

> ~`~`~`~`

> > Tory Klementsen, MCP A+

> > Career and Technology Educator

> >

> > The successful person will do things that the unsuccessful

> person will

> > not.

> >

>

May 8, 2003

Great post TJay! I just love how we can discuss things here and have

SUCH differing opinions on things. We just take what works for us

and leave what doesn't and go on. This is a great group of WW

buddies.

Beth

" TJay " <tjcrick@j...> wrote:

> I'm just going to insert a few comments that I hope are additive

>

> > > I have never been one to enjoy exercise. So I was wondering,

> > you

> > > know that silly commercial where they say something about a

> > person

> > > that exercises feels like a tiger and somebody that doesn't

> > feels

> > > like a cat, is there any truth to that?

> > >

> > > My next question is...are there any secrets to become a person

> > that

> > > loves to exercise?

> > >

May 8, 2003

Shhhh Lynne, I think he's cool too! lol

Beth

" willow " <whisperingwillow@c...> wrote:

> Diane, I couldn't agree more with this statement. I am a

> fanatic. I LOVE him, love his videos, and I really work

> out hard and good when I do his videos. I also like to walk, but

> for me, the best exercise is . Because I love it, because

> I do it, because it works. You wouldn't believe how many people

> make fun of me because I love ! lol

>

> Exercise is like Weight Watchers...you have to customize the

> program to you!

>

> Lyn

May 8, 2003

I think that is what education, age and a bit of wisdom and maturity do for

anyone. You learn to process the information with what you know to be true,

what you FEEL is true, and what you suspect MAY be true. Not only for

weight loss, but for any subject. I find it's rather risky to call someone

else a fool, an idiot, a liar, or stupid. But I also find that apologizing

costs me nothing (as long as I don't agonize over the guilt, of course), and

often makes me feel better. Haven't you ever noticed that the best customer

service people, the best " people " people, when handling someone who is

belligerant or upset, will instantly say something agreeable, such as " I'm

sorry you feel we've wronged you, how can we correct this. " It's funny, in

the classroom, I find the kids who get into trouble over and over again are

the ones who won't ever admit they did anything wrong. Sometimes, that

aggravates me more than whatever dumb thing they did at first. Do they

REALLY believe they did nothing wrong? Cause that ain't gonna work. Which

is what was so charming about Cliff's apology...it wasn't necessary, but he

was enough of a gentleman to offer it anyway. I have a friend with whom I

occasionally get into fights with, and I know two things about these fights.

She will NEVER admit she was wrong (even though she usually is.) And the

ONLY way to stop them is for me to apologize. So I do. Then she falls all

over herself apologizing to me. With friends, you have to have a short

memory and a forgiving nature. Just random philosophies of life...

> Great post TJay! I just love how we can discuss things here and have

> SUCH differing opinions on things. We just take what works for us

> and leave what doesn't and go on. This is a great group of WW

> buddies.

>

> Beth

>

> " TJay " <tjcrick@j...> wrote:

> > I'm just going to insert a few comments that I hope are additive

> >

> > > > I have never been one to enjoy exercise. So I was wondering,

> > > you

> > > > know that silly commercial where they say something about a

> > > person

> > > > that exercises feels like a tiger and somebody that doesn't

> > > feels

> > > > like a cat, is there any truth to that?

> > > >

> > > > My next question is...are there any secrets to become a person

> > > that

> > > > loves to exercise?

> > > >

>

May 8, 2003

I do have dogs actually...two big, old ones! 1 is a Bassett hound/German

Sheppard mix and the other is a golden retriever. They are both almost 9

years old and are not as interested in walking as they used to be. You

mention it and get their leashes out and they go crazy, that lasts for about

the first 5 minutes, then they are tired, thirsty and want to go back to

bed! If you can get them to actually go for a long walk, they are more

interested in smelling all the yards and stuff around them or barking at

people outside in the neighborhood...makes it hard to get a good fast paced

walk! I would love to get a hipper young puppy, but we live in a small two

bedroom townhouse, so the two dogs we have now are pushing it!!