Reverse. Rewind. Thoughts on Exercise...Grrr!

I hate exercise! I loathe everything about it: the planning to do it, getting dressed, wearing tennis shoes, DOING IT, sweating, the aches and pains, the swelling and throbbing in my fingers after a good walk. I honestly am trying to convince myself that exercise is vital on this journey of weight loss (even allows me to eat some of the things I enjoy), but it is to the point I have to compare it to breathing air to do it....and that is desperate but the truth!

I have heard all the cliches out there: "it didn't go on quickly, so you can't expect the weight to come off quickly", "nothing tastes as good as being skinny feels"... BUT my problem is that nothing I did to put myself in this position of being overweight did I dread nor did it cause discomfort so why should it hurt to come off???? UGH......

Now that spring is becoming what I consider closer to summer time temperatures I am going to have to figure something out. This time of the year that is approaching is my least favorite, okay I'll be honest....it is equivalent to being cut open on the operating room table only to find that the anesthesia is wearing off....yay, it is that bad! I absolutely, with all my heart HATE being hot. I prefer cloudy, windy, dreary days over bright sunny, hot and humid ones. I would rather walk and play outside in the dark rather than the sun (hence why I am also vitamin D deficient). As you can see, I am a very finicky individually (surprised that I ever got married and stayed married this long!) Now that I am adding exercise into the mix, I have got to overcome all of this!

So...in this world of nutrition, healthy living, and EXERCISE (oh, the so much dreaded word)....I have got to figure out my plan! So far the last week has gone quite well, but as the temperatures have been getting warmer, I am noticing that I am reaching for excuses to NOT exercise! I even thought about not exercising and just restricting myself more with my calorie intake--which I could probably do, but that isn't healthy living! I even searched the exercise data base on MFP to find out if I can earn extra calories for cleaning, chasing my kids, and having SEX! As you can see......I have a bad case of logical reasonings to not exercise! UGH! Time to reverse my thinking....

Ok. I am committed. I am all in. Reflecting on my weight loss goals on my profile page, my inspirations, etc. I DESERVE THIS! I WANT THIS! Breath Alicia, exercising won't kill you....not exercising will! So.....my goal with ideas and insight on how to accomplish:

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Short Term Exercise Goal: Walk 2 miles daily

*Walk before the kids get up or after the kids go to bed (early mornings are so peaceful, but I have to truly kick my *kitten* out of bed to do so. Late evenings I can talk my hubby into going with me and that we have some alone time!)

*Walk on my lunch break at work (fun to do with a friend and good to get some fresh air....not so good if it is HOT and SUNNY!)

*Walk after dinner with the kids (most likely WILL NOT HAPPEN!)

*During inclement weather, drive to local mall to walk (more planning and will need to leave the wallet at home!)

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Long Term Exercise Goal: Begin jogging during parts of my walk

*by Fall 2011 or after I lose 30lbs (whichever happens first) start jogging 1/2 lap on the track, then walk one (easier to see the end goal, may be able to push myself harder)

*when in the neighborhood start jogging half a block, then walk the remaining half a block (every street in our neighborhood is different...I might die with the slopes!)

*Time myself for the jog at 90 seconds and then the walking part at 3 minutes and repeat (need to go shopping for a stop watch!)

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Any other suggestions??????? Help.....times call for desperate measures!