Actually, I hope you do it Larry. Here is my post from the "other site" concerning a bunch of guys who were whining that they needed to lose weight.
WEll, it is great to have a buddy to work out, or run, or walk with. But be prepared to do it on your own eventually. What we are talking about here is simply "resolve" coupled with "self control". If you have BOTH that is great. One will work without the other though. If you have the "resolve" to excercize regularly, you can pretty much lack "self control" and eat what you want. This is pretty much where I am. 18 years ago, I quit cigarettes, and started lifting weights 3-4 days a week and walking 5 miles 3-4 days a week. I have been able to eat well ever since and maintain a 200-215 lb weight all along. Now, I still need to use some "self control" like I pretty much cut butter out of my diet, except for cooking. I try to eat breakfast (sensible) every day, eat a small lunch most days, and don't pig out at dinner. But I really don't agonize over things. At Q-festI ate about 5 chicken fried steaks, and 200 lbs of other junk, and didn't think twice. Yesterday, I was at an Amish buffet for lunch and had three helpings on mashed potatoes with homemade noodles and chicken gravy ladled over them and didn't think twice.
My point is, most of you guys who are overweight are that way because you DO NOT EXCERCIZE!!!!! I know many people who are 50-200 lbs overweight who telll me "I can't excercize because my back and knees hurt." Here is a news flash, YOUR BACK AND KNEES WEREN"T DESIGNED TO CARRY 50 to 200 LBS OF EXTRA WEIGHT AROUND!!!!! This is a vicious circle. The heavier you get, the less you move. The less you move, the heavier you get. BREAK OUT OF IT GUYS!!!! I go to the grocery store and see these 300 lb old women parking in the handicapped spots and limping into the store. I am guessing that their only real "handicap" is that they are a LARDASS and their knees are going bad as a result. They ought to re-name those spots "Fatso Parking" and put them at the back of the lot.
Unfortunately, we now live in a "PC" society that "coddles" people into believing that they are "victims." Those women's doctors ought not to sign for those "handicapped" permits. Most people are "fat" because they are "lazy." PERIOD. They have NO RESOLVE. Got no time to excercize? I get up at 3:00 am 2-3 days a week, go out into my UNHEATED garage on many days where it is 10-30 degrees there, and lift weights FOR TWO HOURS!. Today is Saturday, so I get to do it during a decent hour! I got up at Q-fest every morning, and, despite my hangover, walked several miles each day (the dog kept me company.) I have now been doing this so long that, I could NEVER give it up. Don't get me wrong, I STILL HATE DOING IT EVERY TIME!!!!! But, it is such a routine, that I am like an excercize junkie. Runners will understand this phenomenon.
No matter how bad you feel physically, there is some kind of excercize you can do. Walking is great! The problem with alot of people is, that they start a program, and , when they start hurting really bad ( which is inevitible at the start of any excercize program ) because they are actually using their atrophied muscles, they say "I cannot do this" and quit. This is hard work. NOBODY ELSE IS GOING TO MOTIVATE YOU GUYS!!!! MOTIVATE YOURSELVES!!!! DO YOU WANT TO DIE YOUNG??????YOU DO NOT SEE ANY 300 LB 70 YEAR OLDS!!!!!! THE TIME IS NOW!!! I am saying all of this because I LOVE YOU GUYS! Seriously!
You can do ANYTHING you set your mind to do (within reason- I mean you can't walk through metal or, get rub from Fatz.) Sorry about rambling, but I have just drunk 6 cups of coffe and it is Saturday!!!!!.
Now,get up off of your fat duffs and take a walk. NO EXCUSES!!!!!!
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