Re: Question of the day 7/13

[Guest guest]

I hated having to change clothes and put on shoes just to do

excercise, it seemed like a waste of my time. Now I really enjoy my

walk away the pounds videos because I can wear anything I want and

not wear shoes. I also going fo walks outside with my husband and

daughter when it is not so hot.

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[Guest guest]

> What activities did you dread to take part in before going on

program? Has being on program changed this in any way?

>

>

Definitely working out, especially with groups. I can remember a few

years ago when a few of us went hiking, and the entire time I thought

I was going to DIE. I felt so out of shape. Now, I'm usually the one

LEADING the group!

Also, trying on clothes. Used to hate it, now I enjoy it.

April

[Guest guest]

Oooh, this is a good question!

I used to hate walking. I mean walking, as in from my car to the store, if it

was farther than the first and closest parking spot! Now I intentionally park

way far out there so I can walk!

Also, I love what April said . . .trying on clothes. Oh my stars did I hate

that. Now it's FUN! I love being able to walk into the normal-size clothing

department and to find that a Large fits great, and sometimes even a Medium

slips on!

I love WW.

Bette

[Guest guest]

Definitely, journaling food. I thought I'd never be able to do that on a

long term basis. But with the convenience of WW points and my palm pilot

and software which will remain unnamed (*wink wink*), journalling is easy,

I've always got my journal with me and I realize that the ONLY way I'm going

to control my weight is to continue journalling for the rest of my life. I

have journaled daily since Oct 5, 2002.

Sue

----- Original Message -----

> What activities did you dread to take part in before going on program? Has

being on program changed this in any way?

[Guest guest]

The reason that ruined a lot of feet is because people were wearing

shoes all the time and then taking them off to exercise. Shoes

actually cause the muscles in your feet to atrophy or be

underdeveloped. People who never wear shoes or only wear them

occasionally have very developed muscles in their feet, so they can

exercise barefoot without consequence.

Kind of like if you only excercise once a month is very

dangerous. So if you always wear shoes except to exercise then you

will damage your feet. This is not a problem for me because I rarely

wear shoes.

" CincySheila @}-;-- " <cincysheila@y...> wrote:

> You might want to rethink the not wearing shoes part.

> Your feet could be seriously damaged doing cardio

> workouts without proper athletic shoes.

>

> The exercising barefoot craze in the 80's ruined many

> feet. And you can't fully appreciate it until you

> have had feet problems.

>

> Sheila

[Guest guest]

> What activities did you dread to take part in before

> going on program? Has being on program changed this

> in any way?

>

> My Answer:

Something I have always dreaded since putting on the weight is

running in front of other people. I use to do cross country

running (won many first places) when I was younger and fitter,

but now I don't want to run along the road or in front of other

people for fear of looking stupid.

My main goal is to be able to run a marathon next year. Better

get over these fears quick smart! I'm sure once the weight

starts to come off I will be fine with it all.

Bel