Time to Start

     With my last few blogs I talked about why I needed help to change my life. Now I'm going to talk about how I'm going to do it. My appearance is a big deal. When you walk out your door and you see a handsome man/woman you think to yourself wow they are nice looking. You don't know a thing about that person. As far as you know they are as dumb as a stick. But the part that you notice first is their appearance. Attraction is the main feature that helps us with our self esteem. The more notice you get (especially from the opposite sex) the happier you are. Men for example can go astray if a beautiful female shows them some attention that they are not getting from home. It doesn't have to be sexual just simple conversing seems to go a long way with men. Women on the other hand need that same attention. But we just want it from one person. The man or woman that we love. When that person no longer tells a woman that she is beautiful we cease to be beautiful. We get bitchy, angry and turn into something that we don't want to turn into. This usually happens right after kids.
      When the kids are born we become protective, nurture animals. We do everything in our power to make sure our little "cub" stays alive. We go so far in that raising that we lose all identity. I know this from experience. I am in no way a doctor or psychologist. But I lost everything about me just to become a mommy. I do not regret it for a minute. My children are smart, wonderful, well mannered kids. That is due to all our hard work that we put into it. But it does come with a price. I was tired. I didn't want to put on make up or dress up. Why? So my baby thinks I'm pretty. I wasn't being told from my husband that I was beautiful in any way. But to plead his case I didn't give him any reason to say it. The more tired I became the more lost I was. I am finding myself again.I know that I can always improve myself. So to start off I am,as you guessed it, improving my appearance first.
     The question that I get is "I can't afford a gym. How can I lose the weight?' Now you don't need no stinking gym to have a good work out. Start off by walking. Yes the good old put one foot in front of the other method does worlds of good when you are just starting off. You really don't want to run because that's putting too much pressure on your already tired knees,leading to injury. I always hear of these over weight women saying "I'm training for a marathon". I can not think of a worse thing to do to your body. All that pressure multiplied a hundred fold on every jump you do on your poor knees. But getting a good pair of shoes and walking for the first 3 months does your mind and body wonders. I always feel good when I come back from a walk. I feel clear headed and my mood is lifted. If I walk with my friend I feel even better. I can rant and rave to her while I walk. All that anger goes away that when I'm done I feel calm. I can face my family again. Walking with a partner is the best therapy that I can think of and it's free. I very rarely walk on a treadmill. I feel more frustrated if I do. All that walking and I went nowhere.
     That's my first starting period. I started to walk and take hikes all over my town. Later I added weight training to my exercise. But that's another blog. Smooches!