I have a confession to make. I'm thin.
Really. I'm tiny. I usually wear a size 2 or a size 4 and I can share clothes with my 12-year-old (soon to be 13 - YIKES!) stepdaughter. I lost all of my pregnancy weight two weeks after the Goober was born. I don't generally gain that much weight and I don't really watch what I eat. I just try to keep everything within reason.
In short, I'm the woman everyone hates. I know it. You can throw things at me if you want.
Now, having said that, there are some things about my body that I'd like to change and I know these are universal. Like I'd like to be able to run a mile and not keel over in an asthmatic mess. I'd like to be able to touch my toes. I'd like to be able to do 20 push ups. I'd like to be as fit and healthy as I look. Oh, and I'd like my breasts to bounce back to their pre-nursing state (but something tells me that's not going to happen.)
But it's a hard thing to talk about because I don't feel I have a right to complain about my body and when I do people scoff because, well, I'm tiny.
I'm learning, though, that it's a very fine line between being thin and being healthy.
So I've been working on it. I exercise in front of the TV when I'm watching my favorite shows. I go on bike rides with the kids and I make a point to walk when I can. I try to sneak over to the gym when I can and I've already starting lifting more than I did seven months ago when I started all of this.
Nature Boys is even joining me on this. He's encouraging me to work out. He's making a point to find active pastimes for us. When we go on vacation this weekend we're going kayaking. Well, we're going to try kayaking. We'll see how successful we are.
What I really like is that our kids are joining us. They don't see exercise as a bad thing. Tonight Goober and I went for a bike ride, just to exercise, and he thought that was fun. Ty and Nature Boy lift weights together. Sammie plays baseball with Goober. And, when we really get crazy, the kids will challenge us to a kickball game.
It's been a lot of work, but I think it's worth it. If nothing else, just to enjoy the two months of summer we get here in Wisconsin.
Now if I can just cut down on the chocolate...
5 comments:
working on your health and physical condition is good. I'm not as tiny as you are, but my weight is not too bad. Nevertheless I am hopelessly out of shape, my phisical condition is non-existing.
I used to try to do aerobics once a week and swim training once and 1 hour of yoga...unfortunately due to health troubles I've been inactive for almost half a year now. Looking forward to kick off all of that again after the summer.
cool that your family is so enjoying the excercise!! Keep it up and enjoy yourself :)
I think you have every right to complain about anything that takes away from health. That's really what it's all about, isn't it?
I think each body has its challenges, and the main thing is to keep working towards feeling great and being healthy. Congrats!
I love you anyway!
I thought size two was an urban myth.
We've started walking, hiking and biking more as well and both my husband and I are in better shape and feel better than we have for a long time. But cut the chocolate? Not on my fricken life!
Keep it up! It feels great, doesn't it?
I used to be that tiny girl. Then 35 happened. Still I'm a size 8 and look okay enough. But I am 100% with you on the healthy part. I get to the top of a flight of stairs and wheeze like I'm dying. Exercise is a great idea.
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