Putting this out there…
Heard an interview tonight with a woman who had lost 270 lbs. (bow now.) She said she had 8 years of her life with no regular exercise. In eight years she went from 140 lbs to 410. It was a cool interview, because she talked about life being a daily choice (ie. run or not run?) and how those daily choices add up to big successes, or in the earlier part of her case, big weight gains.
Besides a period in University when taking care of myself meant ordering a more expensive beer … hmmmm …. I had a period of 2 years or so when I tried to be supermom to two baby boys, work fulltime at a highly demanding job, be a wife, and help my mom through her own health issues. I totally put myself and my health on the backburner. The most exercise I got in that time was a walk to the park, and then I’d mostly sit on the bench and stare in awe at my two monkeys. I felt overwhelmed and watched my weight soar as my energy level plummeted. Now I recognize that time as depression, but I refused to call it that at the time. It was not a great time for all involved, needless to say. I feel like a different person today, I’d say happily.
So, I’ll put it out there … What’s the longest period in your life you’ve gone without regular exercise?
