Why should you suffer,sweat and ache to get healthy?

To live a long, healthy life.

Only reason I need.

It's sad but true that it is so much easier putting the calories in than getting the calories out! I keep telling myself that when I get to where I want to be, it will all have been worth it. You may add me as a friend and I will try and help keep you motivated. We can coach each other.

To be able to go for a size 16 to a 8 in 5 months! You can do it!

A sexy new you!!!

Ok! How many ways can you count why you should have sore muscles,cramps, and pass up the family favorite Italian Cream Cheese Cake......for exercising, loosing weight to see a healthy side??????

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I wouldn't call exercising "suffering". Why WOULDN'T you make an effort to be healthy?

Easy for me to do because I spent two years in a wheelchair due to a combination of obesity and severe arthritis. The dr looked me in the face and said " if you ever want to walk again you need surgery but I can't do it at your weight". So it was lose weight or spend the rest of my life being a monumental burden to my family and friends,and missing out on much of life. It hurts to exercise but I celebrate every time I can do 2.4 miles on the treadmilll. It did take me a year (!) to work up to 2.4 miles at 2.4 mph but I am there. Sadly if you don't exercise, you will slowly lose the ability to move, slowly lose the muscle mass that drives your metabolic rate and causes you to burn calories, slowly lose the flexibility that enables you to co many simple daily tasks like reaching up to brush your hair or bending down to tie your shoes, I saw the sad results of that as an RN in a nursing home. So go for the gold, sister! I hope that inspires you a little. Good luck and good health!

I sweat and occasionally ache, but I don't suffer. I enjoy it! I get a good endorphin rush afterwards and it makes me happy, something not a lot of things can do!

This!

And that's one of the things I hate about shows like The Biggest Loser. They make exercise seem like punishment - TORTURE, actually - for having lead a gluttonous and slothful life.

It doesn't have to include suffering and pain. Sweat? That's inevitable, but I'd rather break a sweat because I ran 5 miles than because I'm too out of shape to climb a flight of stairs. Aches? I kind of enjoy aches. Makes me feel like I did something worthwhile. But you will never catch me crying, screaming, puking or falling down from exhaustion.

(I'll just fall down because I'm a clutz!)

Overall, though, I'd rather put in the extra effort NOW than have every movement cause suffering, sweat and aches later. I want strong muscles, bones, heart and lungs, because they have to last me a lifetime!

I sweat and occasionally ache, but I don't suffer. I enjoy it! <snip>

This! Plus I just feel so much better 24/7 when I'm being active. The energy I have the rest of the time make it well worthwhile to work hard for a short time.