Comments on: My Discussion with Dr. P

By: ubikuberalles

ubikuberalles — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 16:33:28 +0000

Years ago a fitness guru named Covert Bailey made a statement that had a profound impact on me: He said to go with the exercise you enjoy. You like to walk? Then walk. Like to swim? Swim. Don’t listen to people who say you have to run or do crunches to be fit because, if you hate doing those exercises, you will stop eventually. After you’ve been walking (or swimming or biking) a while you realize you miss it a little and that starts driving your exercise and not just the health benefits. By a while, I mean months because that’s how long it will take for you to get used to it.

After that statement by Mr. Bailey I stopped going to the gym (I wasn’t going very often anyway) and did the things I liked: walking, biking and hiking. Before long I was exercising far more often than I did at the gym (I was beginning to hate going to the gym). After a while I was hiking so often that, when I took a long enough break from that activity, I would miss it and start up again. My biggest regret of the past year was stopping the hiking when it started getting cold. I should have put a coat on and continued my hikes.

If you can reach a point where you are actually enjoying your walks instead of thinking of it as a necessary chore, then half the battle is won, my friend. Don’t give up, don’t surrender. Find ways to enjoy the walk.

By: Zeno

Zeno — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 17:37:37 +0000

Stick with it, Rob. One thing I’ve come to understand being north of 40 age-wise is that while we might still feel 20-ish in our heads, our bodies are at the age where we really can’t afford to play fast and loose with anything that impacts our health. That youthful resilience we all enjoyed in the day has been supplanted with a run-down body model that needs a little more regular maintenance than what the factory manual specified when it shipped brand new.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 03:17:31 +0000

My sweet Rob, the weight stuff is a subject that no one really wants to talk about but I am glad you did. Speaking from experience, it doesn’t get any easier the older you get…..I have had a plan for 35 years…..just haven’t implemented it yet…..maybe we should start our own little club, you, me & Neal….we could help each other stay on task…..let’s talk after the wedding, I need a push to do this!! Love you :)

By: aaron

aaron — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 23:49:58 +0000

My wife and I were both in this same situation 10 years ago. After some bumps in the road we discovered Weight Watchers and it did wonders for us. It’s a great program, has an online version if your not a social butterfly like me, and is flexible enough to not make you feel like you haven’t failed miserably if you stray off the path now and again. I’m sure your going to get a lot of advice on this subject, but I wanted to weigh in (no pun intended) and wish you luck. I know it’s not easy, but the end result is well worth it. Good luck Rob!

By: Paul in AZ

Paul in AZ — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 21:47:58 +0000

FWIW – I’m in the same boat (to some extent). I have type 2 diabetes, and I just turned 50. I don’t exercise nearly enough, but I do walk quite a bit for work. I have recently started to take my diet more seriously. First thing I did was cut out morning carbs. Weight dropped noticeably. Start small. All this weight didn’t load on in a week, and it won’t disappear in a week. Make small adjustments that you can turn into healthy habits. You can do this. I know you can because you did the MCSE on the first go-through. Trust me on this – You DO NOT want to become diabetic.

By: Matt E

Matt E — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 19:47:40 +0000

Good luck sir. Keep fighting. You’ll do this…