Sounds great Maggie. Why are you scared of the gym? I thought when I first started going that i wouldn't like it with all the young hot slender people there but it wasn't like that at all. It's fun.
Im'e thinking of moving my bedroom around for something differant.
JAK
You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when, you can only decide how you're going to live now. ~Joan Baez
Don't be afraid of the gym! Not everyone there is a slender fit athlete. I've always been in pretty good shape (but even better now, part of my GAL!) - and I used to think everyone will be watching me at the gym...but you know what? Most people just keep to themselves, and everyone will certainly think more highly of you going to the gym, regardless of who you are, your fitness level, etc, rather than what they'd think about you sitting home on the couch doing nothing (like what most of Amreica seems to do!).
Most of all, YOU will feel better about yourself, and that is VERY important!! It works for me, and probably everyone else who goes to the gym, power walks, runs, rides their bike, swims, you name it. That's why they (we) tend to keep going back.
Most gyms will have someone who can show you how to get started, if you need help. Also, watch others who work out - you'll be able to see who knows what they're doing, and ask them how to use a particular machine, or perform some exercise, or turn on the treadmills... Just don't overdo it at first, and I'm sure you'll have a good experience.
Like I heard someone say one time, "You'll never regret doing your workout, even when you don't feel like going." They were right, I never do regret going.
Me: 46 W: 46 M: 9.5 yrs D4, D9 D filed by her 11/3/08 Agrees to try rec at mediation 1/28/09 Says she still wants D in counseling 3/25/09 W and I back in DB counseling (!) 8/20/09 3rd Bomb 9/2/09
well I know I started this but since I lost my job I also lost access to the company Gym.... BUT.......
since I have not been sitting around a desk all day and have been out spliting wood and working around the house I have Lost weight.....
W,son and I went to Alcatraz Island last Wensday and I walked all over that place. We had to sit down and let W rest.. I need to talk wife (nicely) into going back to her gym. she is SOOOO unhappy about her weight.
Doc
And if I claim to be a wise man, well It surely means that I don't know
Talking to her about going back to the gym might seem like a hint to her that you are not happy about the way she looks and make her pull away. Try more subtle things like asking her to go for a walk with you and S or you alone and make it a habit. The plus to this is that you are also spending time together and she won't fel that you are unhjappy with her looks.
JAK
You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when, you can only decide how you're going to live now. ~Joan Baez
