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The 'I Feel Like Being Healthier' Thread!

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tania:
exercise and good diet isn't just about losing weight and being skinnier. skinny people can still have high cholesterol, and being healthy is good for your mental + emotional well being. often when people are depressed or feel like they can't concentrate one of the main questions they are asked is, what is your diet like and how often do you exercise? obviously there is still such a thing as clinical depression which affects a lot of people and for which the only treatment that works is medication, but for others just having a healthier lifestyle can make a pretty big difference in how their brain functions.

Aimless:
Absolutely! Being active and in control of your life can do so much for your happiness.

But there's a down-side as well. I think most of us know at least one person who's slim and fit and healthy and active, and still obsesses about food, saying he can't eat this or that and has to work out if he even looks at a chocolate bar (eg. because of cholesterol, and never mind that in the absence of other risk-factors they have no medical reason to worry about it). Okay so maybe that's what works for them, maybe they aren't stressed and unhappy, but that kinda stuff affects people around them too.

There's just no point in being obsessive.

RedLion:
So I really did go to the gym yesterday! For two hours! But, having not worked out for ages, it took me 12 minutes to run one mile.  :-(  And, having foolishly decided to pick up where I left off 6 months ago in terms of weight lifting, my muscles are killing me today. I should have re-started at a lower weight, obviously. Oh well! It felt good to sweat and get my blood pumping again.

Runa:

--- Quote from: Juxtaposition on 21 Dec 2008, 01:30 ---Runa, I'm the same height, weight and body type as you almost exactly, and I'm in great shape! You look great in your picture, so don't get in shape for other people. If you want to be healthier because it makes you happy, go for it. but don't do it for other people, or for looks, because you already look great. Also, it's a good thing that you're seeing a doctor because I think your trouble exercising has nothing to do with your personal determination!

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@Juxtaposition:

I'm not doing it for anyone but myself. I feel loads better exersizing, and I've always wanted to be the proud owner of a flat toned tummy. I've been close before but when "that time of the month" comes I definitely do not feel like lifting a finger and then I just stop.

Runs_With_Scissors:
Ahhh getting in shape.

Pretty much, when I went into rehab I gained like...10 pounds. It's pretty horrible, since I'm used to being pretty fit. We weren't allowed to do much. Mostly because I was in a unit with a couple self injurers and a few kids who were suicidal and obviously you are going to try to kill yourself with weights. Does anyone have any at home exercises? Mostly for core, since I Irish dance my legs are pretty toned.

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