Excuses, excuses...

Don't know where to start is a frequent one I hear.

I usually don't have time or the energy to exercise . But I am on my feet for 7.5 hours at work as well as not actually sitting down a lot at home. Basically I am usually on the go. I think if people who don't know where to start , don't have time etc, start of with improving their diet the rest can start to follow. I understand that it can take a few changes for some people, but little changes really make a big difference . Also even if your kids, or other half eat different foods deal with it. Mostly for me , I eat the same foods, just more of the better foods, or try to.

My favorite is the pain associated with losing weight. Or "that won't work for me"... I do understand the attempt and the sentiment associated, the only problem I have is with people that won't even try. Had a lady who was QUITE a bit overweight telling me that so I challenged her to pick up a gallon of water from the left side of her recliner and put it down on the right... then do that (starting out) 10 times a day. Then increased it by 5 times every other week. It was such a "simple" action she didn't even "see the point." until she called and asked what she could do because she was getting bored moving her water gallon 100 times a day. She'd been so focused on that she hadn't weighed herself, hadn't noticed that her favorite panties were dropping off of her, and that she was standing on her own... point being... folks need to stop the excuses and find ANYTHING small to do.

Ok, I'm exhausted so rambling - will get off hte soapbox now LOL

most common excuse I hear "I can't exercise because my knees hurt to bad" Ya, my knees use to hurt all the time BECAUSE I was carrying around all that extra weight! I want to always say to them, well I don't think that bag of Doritos and coke are good for your knees either! lol

Tell that to my brand new titanium knee. All this has been done since it was put in. If I can do this with a total knee replacement, while rehabbing the knee, don't hand me the "my knee hurts" crap. I ain't buying it.

That is amazing! So proud of you! I hope I can tell your story next time i get the ol' but my knee hurts just walking to the mailbox excuse!!! Great job!

"I like food too much." To which I reply (mostly in my head), "Bi*ch have you seen me? I can down a can of Pringles before you know I've opened them."

Now I count my Pringles and devour them demurely. AFTER swimming/lifting my butt off.

The most common excuse I hear is mostly caused by misinformation. They say that they tried cutting out sugar or going low-fat or the Atkins and it didn't work so they don't bother trying.

Also major LOL to the Pringles comment. I'm the same way with a Hershey's Cookies and Cream Giant bar. (The kind that's over 1,000 calories in total.) Left to my own devices, that whole thing is GONE in minutes.

Well its not common one,but rather weird :laugh: when I went to my new local beauty and tan salon,the one of the ladies involved me in quite a long conversation,talking about all kind of stuff.she did not forget to mention that she is a single mother
anyway she said she can't push herself to do any kind of exercise really...becauuuuse.....she is affraid of getting tired and the pain after...BOOOOOOM! :laugh:

We've all made excuses at some point; hence, we didn't just get overly plump for no reason.

One day these excuse makers will no longer make excuses and just do it. Like Nike baby

so true

P ringles, hell Chocolate chip cookies home made! Vaccum alert! If I do, I hit the exercise.
Excuses? Knees: no go with me: have two gravel filled, multiple injury damaged knees, one with a partial knee cap. Both since child hood. Don't hurt now since exercising regularly- was so bad could barely walk, plus a bad back that seized up. weight down, exercise to strengthen leg muscles and core: no more knee or back pain: So BZZZZZZ, nice try: not buying it! Loved the gallon of water idea. another is put 1 - 2 pounds of dry beans in a tube sock and make cheap light weights you can use for arms or wrap around ankles for leg lifts. ( Old rehab trick)

How did you get started exercising with your damaged knees? My sister and I were just talking about this last night. Her husband has had about 15 surgeries on his knees. Has no knee cap on one. I think he has lost a lot of cartlidge in both. He is in pain a lot of time just from walking. He's not obese. Maybe 15 lbs overweight.

He wants to buy a rowing machine but she's questioning whether the push action would be too much for him. Any suggestions?

My suggestion for him would be swimming. Find a pool and take a water aerobics class, or just swim laps.

P ringles, hell Chocolate chip cookies home made! Vaccum alert! If I do, I hit the exercise.
Excuses? Knees: no go with me: have two gravel filled, multiple injury damaged knees, one with a partial knee cap. Both since child hood. Don't hurt now since exercising regularly- was so bad could barely walk, plus a bad back that seized up. weight down, exercise to strengthen leg muscles and core: no more knee or back pain: So BZZZZZZ, nice try: not buying it! Loved the gallon of water idea. another is put 1 - 2 pounds of dry beans in a tube sock and make cheap light weights you can use for arms or wrap around ankles for leg lifts. ( Old rehab trick)

How did you get started exercising with your damaged knees? My sister and I were just talking about this last night. Her husband has had about 15 surgeries on his knees. Has no knee cap on one. I think he has lost a lot of cartlidge in both. He is in pain a lot of time just from walking. He's not obese. Maybe 15 lbs overweight.

He wants to buy a rowing machine but she's questioning whether the push action would be too much for him. Any suggestions?

My suggestion for him would be swimming. Find a pool and take a water aerobics class, or just swim laps.

I use a rowing machine and it is not easy on the knees, 2nd that about swimming

P ringles, hell Chocolate chip cookies home made! Vaccum alert! If I do, I hit the exercise.
Excuses? Knees: no go with me: have two gravel filled, multiple injury damaged knees, one with a partial knee cap. Both since child hood. Don't hurt now since exercising regularly- was so bad could barely walk, plus a bad back that seized up. weight down, exercise to strengthen leg muscles and core: no more knee or back pain: So BZZZZZZ, nice try: not buying it! Loved the gallon of water idea. another is put 1 - 2 pounds of dry beans in a tube sock and make cheap light weights you can use for arms or wrap around ankles for leg lifts. ( Old rehab trick)

How did you get started exercising with your damaged knees? My sister and I were just talking about this last night. Her husband has had about 15 surgeries on his knees. Has no knee cap on one. I think he has lost a lot of cartlidge in both. He is in pain a lot of time just from walking. He's not obese. Maybe 15 lbs overweight.

He wants to buy a rowing machine but she's questioning whether the push action would be too much for him. Any suggestions?

My suggestion for him would be swimming. Find a pool and take a water aerobics class, or just swim laps.

I second the swimming suggestion