SweetDommes -> RE: A few Extra Pounds or More (2/23/2008 7:56:01 AM)
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I'm trying to lose weight for my health - I'm at high risk for high blood pressure and diabetes due to family history ... and I don't want either, plus I have a bad knee from an old injury. It's not easy, I'm failing fairly miserably at the moment ... but as others have said, it's winter - I can't get out as much, and trying to use the exercise ball with 5 dogs playing "knock mommy off the ball" is damn near impossible LOL (at least none of them have popped this one *sigh*). I know that I'll lose about 30lbs this summer as long as I stick to my goals, which, since I have Holly kicking my ass, I'm sure that I will. As for my looks - I'm happy with them. I am NOT losing weight because of appearance, or because people have told me that I'm fat/ugly/whatever. Yeah, I know that other people will probably find me more attractive as I lose weight, but that's not why I'm doing it. I'm doing it because of my knee, and my risk for some serious diseases down the road. And I've had reactions on both sides of the fence - some have told me that I'm hideous because of my size (or have told me, in response to me trying to lose weight, things to the effect of "good, you're a cow" lol), and others have lamented that I'm trying to shed the pounds because they think I'm perfect how I am. I do not want to be like my aunt, who can barely walk; or some of my coworkers who breathe heavy with the slightest exertion. So I'm losing the weight for my health, not my looks. I wish I could be healthier without losing the weight, but ... since that's not likely, I guess I'll lose it *shrugs*
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