Exercise



 Lately I have been asked several times about what kind of exercise I do? 

To be honest, other than going on a walk 5 or 6 times over the course of the last 18 months, and riding my stationary bike twice, I haven’t done any exercising at all.  All I have done so far is change my eating habits. I have become more physically active around the house and my new job requires more mobility than my last job.  When I started at 375, I couldn’t walk around the block without severe pain and swelling. Now at 219, I can walk 2 miles in a day and only suffer a little bit of with pain or swelling on occasion. 

I have been wanting to start exercising, but my blood pressure has been so low lately that I have been too tired to do it. Hopefully now with the doctor’s help eliminating another medication will take care of that. As my blood pressure begins to stabilize and with Spring around the corner, I am planning some outings with my family and we will get moving together.  Today my husband and I went on our second 2 mile hike and had fun with the kids as well. 



So can this be done without exercise? Most definitely! Now after losing 156 pounds, do I want to start exercising? Most definitely! I feel better than I have in over 20 years. Almost 23 years ago, I had to give up a job that I loved, because I couldn’t stand on cement for 8 hours straight anymore. Am I ready for that yet? I’m not sure, but I know that I am getting closer to being able to do that. Will I? We will see. I am loving my new job.  

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