RE: - How did you become an exerciser?

[Guest guest]

I'm in a private college. I don't get to pick my

classes aside from which field I want to study in the

long run... I'm in Digital Design and Animation.

Currently I'm being forced to take a General Education

class (Psychology) but the classes only last four

weeks. Five hours a night (6pm to 11pm) for five

nights a week. On fridays I take a test. After four

weeks I go on to the next class in my program.

--- Stanton wrote:

> You know , its all about lean body mass. If

> you have muscle, you

> will burn calories even while being stationary. But

> in order to keep

> muscles you must use them. Since most of us aren't

> laborers for a

> living, we exercise, which will grow the muscle

> tissue and burn

> calories. In order to lose weight you must exert

> more energy than you

> are taking in. Aerobics is good to get the heart

> going but you need to

> know what your target heart rate is, and weight

> lifting is good to

> increase resting metabolic rate. There is a lot of

> information out

> there, and if I remember correctly you are in

> college. Take a nutrition

> class, and you will learn what your resting

> metabolic rate is, and how

> to balance energy going in vs.. energy going out.

> After taking the

> class the mystery will all go away. Then it is up

> to you to adjust your

> lifestyle accordingly.

>

> Teres

>

> Re: How did you

> become an exerciser?

>

>

> > Those of you who were exercise-phobic before, but

> > came to enjoy &

> > need your regular workout please sound off on

> this.

>

> Well, now that I live away from my family and I have

> no convenient transportation aside from an extremely

> slow bus (who wants to wait a half hour for a bus

> when

> you can walk to the place in fifteen minutes?) I

> tend

> to just walk everywhere because I have no choice.

>

> Before I left for college I forced myself to walk

> everywhere because it wasn't too hard, it got me out

> of the house, and it allowed me to hang out with my

> skinny friends, along with my girlfriend. I found

> that

> I could play pen-and-paper RPGs (sorta like Dungeons

> and Dragons for those who don't know what a PnP RPG

> is... a kind of cross between an improvisational

> play

> and a board game, minus the board). I could create a

> scenario (I love telling stories) and I could have

> my

> friends make up characters and I could use my

> handheld

> computer for rolling dice and taking notes. Then

> we'd

> just walk around for hours on end while playing.

>

> It accomplished two goals of mine. My first goal was

> to spend more time having fun with my friends and my

> girlfriend. The second goal was to become more

> active.

> I see all these people around me who look like they

> weigh as much as I do or even less and they are lazy

> as heck. I'm not lazy at all. I have no problem

> getting off my butt and doing physically active

> things

> (when I can find ways to distract myself so I'm

> mentally active as well). Yet, I can't lose weight.

> Lots of my friends are skinny as sticks and eat

> twice

> what I eat and yet are sticks. Prime examples of

> this

> are my little brother and my girlfriend. My brother

> is

> 90 pounds and my girlfriend is 120 pounds and they

> can

> both outeat me and yet they don't gain weight. I eat

> an average portion and I'm physically active and yet

> I

> gain weight. I don't get it.

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Well, it was worth a try. Good luck!

Teres

Re: How did you

> become an exerciser?

>

>

> > Those of you who were exercise-phobic before, but

> > came to enjoy &

> > need your regular workout please sound off on

> this.

>

> Well, now that I live away from my family and I have

> no convenient transportation aside from an extremely

> slow bus (who wants to wait a half hour for a bus

> when

> you can walk to the place in fifteen minutes?) I

> tend

> to just walk everywhere because I have no choice.

>

> Before I left for college I forced myself to walk

> everywhere because it wasn't too hard, it got me out

> of the house, and it allowed me to hang out with my

> skinny friends, along with my girlfriend. I found

> that

> I could play pen-and-paper RPGs (sorta like Dungeons

> and Dragons for those who don't know what a PnP RPG

> is... a kind of cross between an improvisational

> play

> and a board game, minus the board). I could create a

> scenario (I love telling stories) and I could have

> my

> friends make up characters and I could use my

> handheld

> computer for rolling dice and taking notes. Then

> we'd

> just walk around for hours on end while playing.

>

> It accomplished two goals of mine. My first goal was

> to spend more time having fun with my friends and my

> girlfriend. The second goal was to become more

> active.

> I see all these people around me who look like they

> weigh as much as I do or even less and they are lazy

> as heck. I'm not lazy at all. I have no problem

> getting off my butt and doing physically active

> things

> (when I can find ways to distract myself so I'm

> mentally active as well). Yet, I can't lose weight.

> Lots of my friends are skinny as sticks and eat

> twice

> what I eat and yet are sticks. Prime examples of

> this

> are my little brother and my girlfriend. My brother

> is

> 90 pounds and my girlfriend is 120 pounds and they

> can

> both outeat me and yet they don't gain weight. I eat

> an average portion and I'm physically active and yet

> I

> gain weight. I don't get it.

>

>

>

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>

>

[Guest guest]

I like the quote " We remain the same until the pain of remaining the same

exceeds the pain of change. "

Some people have the wants, but don't have the dos. I know for years I

" wanted " to lose weight but I didn't " do " anything about it. I " wanted " to

be fit, but I didn't " do " anything about it.

I work 8 hours a day, like most people, yet I make exercise a priority and

get in at LEAST one hour a day, usually an hour and half. For me, my health

is one of the most important things in my life. I still have papers to

grade, lesson plans to write, meetings to attend, a marriage to maintain,

friends to visit, and every other thing that makes life full and

complete...but I don't skimp on the time I dedicate to eating right and

exercising.

Why do I share this? Because anyone can come up with 100 reasons to not

exercise...but what I challenge everyone to do is come up with just one

reason that trumps all 100 reasons...because your life LITERALLY depends

upon it.

At 06:58 PM 12/6/2004, Stanton wrote:

>Well, it was worth a try. Good luck!

>

>Teres

>

> Re: How did you

> > become an exerciser?

> >

> >

> > > Those of you who were exercise-phobic before, but

> > > came to enjoy &

> > > need your regular workout please sound off on

> > this.

> >

> > Well, now that I live away from my family and I have

> > no convenient transportation aside from an extremely

> > slow bus (who wants to wait a half hour for a bus

> > when

> > you can walk to the place in fifteen minutes?) I

> > tend

> > to just walk everywhere because I have no choice.

> >

> > Before I left for college I forced myself to walk

> > everywhere because it wasn't too hard, it got me out

> > of the house, and it allowed me to hang out with my

> > skinny friends, along with my girlfriend. I found

> > that

> > I could play pen-and-paper RPGs (sorta like Dungeons

> > and Dragons for those who don't know what a PnP RPG

> > is... a kind of cross between an improvisational

> > play

> > and a board game, minus the board). I could create a

> > scenario (I love telling stories) and I could have

> > my

> > friends make up characters and I could use my

> > handheld

> > computer for rolling dice and taking notes. Then

> > we'd

> > just walk around for hours on end while playing.

> >

> > It accomplished two goals of mine. My first goal was

> > to spend more time having fun with my friends and my

> > girlfriend. The second goal was to become more

> > active.

> > I see all these people around me who look like they

> > weigh as much as I do or even less and they are lazy

> > as heck. I'm not lazy at all. I have no problem

> > getting off my butt and doing physically active

> > things

> > (when I can find ways to distract myself so I'm

> > mentally active as well). Yet, I can't lose weight.

> > Lots of my friends are skinny as sticks and eat

> > twice

> > what I eat and yet are sticks. Prime examples of

> > this

> > are my little brother and my girlfriend. My brother

> > is

> > 90 pounds and my girlfriend is 120 pounds and they

> > can

> > both outeat me and yet they don't gain weight. I eat

> > an average portion and I'm physically active and yet

> > I

> > gain weight. I don't get it.

> >

> >

> >

> > __________________________________

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> > more.

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> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I find that doing the exercise gives me the energy I need to do the

other important things in my life. So maybe you give a little " time "

BUT you get back much more. Before I started exercising I was tired

all the time. I'm not anymore and I love it!

> I like the quote " We remain the same until the pain of remaining the same

> exceeds the pain of change. "

>

> Some people have the wants, but don't have the dos. I know for years I

> " wanted " to lose weight but I didn't " do " anything about it. I " wanted " to

> be fit, but I didn't " do " anything about it.

>

> I work 8 hours a day, like most people, yet I make exercise a priority and

> get in at LEAST one hour a day, usually an hour and half. For me, my health

> is one of the most important things in my life. I still have papers to

> grade, lesson plans to write, meetings to attend, a marriage to maintain,

> friends to visit, and every other thing that makes life full and

> complete...but I don't skimp on the time I dedicate to eating right and

> exercising.

>

> Why do I share this? Because anyone can come up with 100 reasons to not

> exercise...but what I challenge everyone to do is come up with just one

> reason that trumps all 100 reasons...because your life LITERALLY depends

> upon it.

>

>

>

> At 06:58 PM 12/6/2004, Stanton wrote:

>

> >Well, it was worth a try. Good luck!

> >

> >Teres

> >

> > Re: How did you

> > > become an exerciser?

> > >

> > >

> > > > Those of you who were exercise-phobic before, but

> > > > came to enjoy &

> > > > need your regular workout please sound off on

> > > this.

> > >

> > > Well, now that I live away from my family and I have

> > > no convenient transportation aside from an extremely

> > > slow bus (who wants to wait a half hour for a bus

> > > when

> > > you can walk to the place in fifteen minutes?) I

> > > tend

> > > to just walk everywhere because I have no choice.

> > >

> > > Before I left for college I forced myself to walk

> > > everywhere because it wasn't too hard, it got me out

> > > of the house, and it allowed me to hang out with my

> > > skinny friends, along with my girlfriend. I found

> > > that

> > > I could play pen-and-paper RPGs (sorta like Dungeons

> > > and Dragons for those who don't know what a PnP RPG

> > > is... a kind of cross between an improvisational

> > > play

> > > and a board game, minus the board). I could create a

> > > scenario (I love telling stories) and I could have

> > > my

> > > friends make up characters and I could use my

> > > handheld

> > > computer for rolling dice and taking notes. Then

> > > we'd

> > > just walk around for hours on end while playing.

> > >

> > > It accomplished two goals of mine. My first goal was

> > > to spend more time having fun with my friends and my

> > > girlfriend. The second goal was to become more

> > > active.

> > > I see all these people around me who look like they

> > > weigh as much as I do or even less and they are lazy

> > > as heck. I'm not lazy at all. I have no problem

> > > getting off my butt and doing physically active

> > > things

> > > (when I can find ways to distract myself so I'm

> > > mentally active as well). Yet, I can't lose weight.

> > > Lots of my friends are skinny as sticks and eat

> > > twice

> > > what I eat and yet are sticks. Prime examples of

> > > this

> > > are my little brother and my girlfriend. My brother

> > > is

> > > 90 pounds and my girlfriend is 120 pounds and they

> > > can

> > > both outeat me and yet they don't gain weight. I eat

> > > an average portion and I'm physically active and yet

> > > I

> > > gain weight. I don't get it.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > __________________________________

> > > Do you Yahoo!?

> > > Dress up your holiday email, Hollywood style. Learn

> > > more.

> > > http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

I find that doing the exercise gives me the energy I need to do the

other important things in my life. So maybe you give a little " time "

BUT you get back much more. Before I started exercising I was tired

all the time. I'm not anymore and I love it!

> I like the quote " We remain the same until the pain of remaining the same

> exceeds the pain of change. "

>

> Some people have the wants, but don't have the dos. I know for years I

> " wanted " to lose weight but I didn't " do " anything about it. I " wanted " to

> be fit, but I didn't " do " anything about it.

>

> I work 8 hours a day, like most people, yet I make exercise a priority and

> get in at LEAST one hour a day, usually an hour and half. For me, my health

> is one of the most important things in my life. I still have papers to

> grade, lesson plans to write, meetings to attend, a marriage to maintain,

> friends to visit, and every other thing that makes life full and

> complete...but I don't skimp on the time I dedicate to eating right and

> exercising.

>

> Why do I share this? Because anyone can come up with 100 reasons to not

> exercise...but what I challenge everyone to do is come up with just one

> reason that trumps all 100 reasons...because your life LITERALLY depends

> upon it.

>

>

>

> At 06:58 PM 12/6/2004, Stanton wrote:

>

> >Well, it was worth a try. Good luck!

> >

> >Teres

> >

> > Re: How did you

> > > become an exerciser?

> > >

> > >

> > > > Those of you who were exercise-phobic before, but

> > > > came to enjoy &

> > > > need your regular workout please sound off on

> > > this.

> > >

> > > Well, now that I live away from my family and I have

> > > no convenient transportation aside from an extremely

> > > slow bus (who wants to wait a half hour for a bus

> > > when

> > > you can walk to the place in fifteen minutes?) I

> > > tend

> > > to just walk everywhere because I have no choice.

> > >

> > > Before I left for college I forced myself to walk

> > > everywhere because it wasn't too hard, it got me out

> > > of the house, and it allowed me to hang out with my

> > > skinny friends, along with my girlfriend. I found

> > > that

> > > I could play pen-and-paper RPGs (sorta like Dungeons

> > > and Dragons for those who don't know what a PnP RPG

> > > is... a kind of cross between an improvisational

> > > play

> > > and a board game, minus the board). I could create a

> > > scenario (I love telling stories) and I could have

> > > my

> > > friends make up characters and I could use my

> > > handheld

> > > computer for rolling dice and taking notes. Then

> > > we'd

> > > just walk around for hours on end while playing.

> > >

> > > It accomplished two goals of mine. My first goal was

> > > to spend more time having fun with my friends and my

> > > girlfriend. The second goal was to become more

> > > active.

> > > I see all these people around me who look like they

> > > weigh as much as I do or even less and they are lazy

> > > as heck. I'm not lazy at all. I have no problem

> > > getting off my butt and doing physically active

> > > things

> > > (when I can find ways to distract myself so I'm

> > > mentally active as well). Yet, I can't lose weight.

> > > Lots of my friends are skinny as sticks and eat

> > > twice

> > > what I eat and yet are sticks. Prime examples of

> > > this

> > > are my little brother and my girlfriend. My brother

> > > is

> > > 90 pounds and my girlfriend is 120 pounds and they

> > > can

> > > both outeat me and yet they don't gain weight. I eat

> > > an average portion and I'm physically active and yet

> > > I

> > > gain weight. I don't get it.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > __________________________________

> > > Do you Yahoo!?

> > > Dress up your holiday email, Hollywood style. Learn

> > > more.

> > > http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

I find that doing the exercise gives me the energy I need to do the

other important things in my life. So maybe you give a little " time "

BUT you get back much more. Before I started exercising I was tired

all the time. I'm not anymore and I love it!

> I like the quote " We remain the same until the pain of remaining the same

> exceeds the pain of change. "

>

> Some people have the wants, but don't have the dos. I know for years I

> " wanted " to lose weight but I didn't " do " anything about it. I " wanted " to

> be fit, but I didn't " do " anything about it.

>

> I work 8 hours a day, like most people, yet I make exercise a priority and

> get in at LEAST one hour a day, usually an hour and half. For me, my health

> is one of the most important things in my life. I still have papers to

> grade, lesson plans to write, meetings to attend, a marriage to maintain,

> friends to visit, and every other thing that makes life full and

> complete...but I don't skimp on the time I dedicate to eating right and

> exercising.

>

> Why do I share this? Because anyone can come up with 100 reasons to not

> exercise...but what I challenge everyone to do is come up with just one

> reason that trumps all 100 reasons...because your life LITERALLY depends

> upon it.

>

>

>

> At 06:58 PM 12/6/2004, Stanton wrote:

>

> >Well, it was worth a try. Good luck!

> >

> >Teres

> >

> > Re: How did you

> > > become an exerciser?

> > >

> > >

> > > > Those of you who were exercise-phobic before, but

> > > > came to enjoy &

> > > > need your regular workout please sound off on

> > > this.

> > >

> > > Well, now that I live away from my family and I have

> > > no convenient transportation aside from an extremely

> > > slow bus (who wants to wait a half hour for a bus

> > > when

> > > you can walk to the place in fifteen minutes?) I

> > > tend

> > > to just walk everywhere because I have no choice.

> > >

> > > Before I left for college I forced myself to walk

> > > everywhere because it wasn't too hard, it got me out

> > > of the house, and it allowed me to hang out with my

> > > skinny friends, along with my girlfriend. I found

> > > that

> > > I could play pen-and-paper RPGs (sorta like Dungeons

> > > and Dragons for those who don't know what a PnP RPG

> > > is... a kind of cross between an improvisational

> > > play

> > > and a board game, minus the board). I could create a

> > > scenario (I love telling stories) and I could have

> > > my

> > > friends make up characters and I could use my

> > > handheld

> > > computer for rolling dice and taking notes. Then

> > > we'd

> > > just walk around for hours on end while playing.

> > >

> > > It accomplished two goals of mine. My first goal was

> > > to spend more time having fun with my friends and my

> > > girlfriend. The second goal was to become more

> > > active.

> > > I see all these people around me who look like they

> > > weigh as much as I do or even less and they are lazy

> > > as heck. I'm not lazy at all. I have no problem

> > > getting off my butt and doing physically active

> > > things

> > > (when I can find ways to distract myself so I'm

> > > mentally active as well). Yet, I can't lose weight.

> > > Lots of my friends are skinny as sticks and eat

> > > twice

> > > what I eat and yet are sticks. Prime examples of

> > > this

> > > are my little brother and my girlfriend. My brother

> > > is

> > > 90 pounds and my girlfriend is 120 pounds and they

> > > can

> > > both outeat me and yet they don't gain weight. I eat

> > > an average portion and I'm physically active and yet

> > > I

> > > gain weight. I don't get it.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > __________________________________

> > > Do you Yahoo!?

> > > Dress up your holiday email, Hollywood style. Learn

> > > more.

> > > http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com

> > >

> > >

> > >