Help I need convinced that I should exercise

[TerriDoodle 6]

Aside from all these wonderful advantages that you all have mentioned, one of my favorites is that nagging voice finally goes away!! You know the one! That voice that is constantly harrassing you: "I really should be exercising."It gives you such a boost to your self-esteem to know that you're really doing everything you should be to get healthy. I absolutely love it!! I work with a trainer and wish I had the $$ work with him 5x a week. I've already seen some wonderful improvements in the 2.5 months I've been with him.

[JosieK 120]

hi monica,

i just threw my scale away. it was starting to become a GOD again to me.

i want to get rid of this "diet mentality" that made me 100 lbs overweight. i used to obsess about working out would make me gain 2 lbs. (which isnt true in the long term) but i didnt worry about the chocolate cake i had just eaten (pre-banding)

so after reading posts by many successful bandsters....i've decided to try to follow them.

for one...i totally beefed up my exercise. i actually went to a "boot camp" 2 weeks ago to really push my limits.

i am exercising 6 days a week (4 cardio; 2 trainer-weights) i am feeling so much better mentally and also i feel tighter.

another reason to exercise early on...i want to try to avoid plastic surgery. i may or may not be able to but i want to give it my best shot by weight training.

so....after reading all of the posts on your thread....i think you may have a good idea on the answer.

i had a trainer once that used to say....it's easier to keep up exercise once you get in a pattern...then it is to get started and thats pretty true for me as well.

joanne