Lapping everyone on the couch

bethira

I've never seen this phrase before yesterday, but it rang so true for me:

No matter how slow you go, you're still lapping everyone on the couch

I used to have illusions of losing enough weight to be a runner some day, but after my doctor said, "quit running or someday you won't be walking either" I quit running. Now I'm a walker. I walk whenever I can and swim more (because that doesn't aggravate the injury that caused my doctor to utter his now famous (in my mind) words). But sometimes I feel like people are judging me. I'm pretty sure no one actually is, but when I'm out there walking and I look exactly the same as the last 5 times I was out there walking, I can't help but think why am I even bothering. Is it really doing any good?

Well it is doing good. Everytime I get up and walk, even if it's just 15 minutes here or 30 minutes there, it's 15 minutes that I was parked in front of the TV and it was 30 minutes where I wasn't trying to justify a bowl of chips.

So if you think you can't "exercise", I ask, can you walk? Because if you can walk, you are doing your body a good turn. I started by walking 10 minutes away from my house and 10 minutes back. And the next week, it was 12 minutes away from my house and 12 minutes back. I now have a loop around the small town that I live in that is about 65 minutes. But it started with 10 minutes out and 10 minutes back. I was 300 lbs and now I'm not. You can do it too!

pigote

Wow - love this!

pigote

I am also NOT a runner - it hurts my knees and I plod like a elephant . . . . but I can and DO walk. Wishing you continued success!

gehlerc

Yes! Great post!

Like you, I give myself credit for any exercise I do, since it is time not spent just sitting.

Keep movin' and, like the above poster, I wish you continued success!

montana_girl

Great post! And so true!

Whenever I enter a small race (with less than hundreds entrants), I'm always afraid I'll come in last. Then I remind myself that even if I do come in last, I'm ahead of all those people that didn't bother to sign up. :happy:

And like my Weight Watcher leader pointed out at our last meeting... each and everyone of us walked through that door, so there's no reason why we can't walk a bit farther or bit longer.

Glad you have found some activity that works for you! :flowerforyou:

lilorphann

Great post! Best wishes for continued success!

gjulie

So true! Well done to you!I'm not feeling great today with a severe chest infection but that won't be forever! Only judge you need to listen to is you:happy: