Hi, my name is Sara. I’m 34 years old and have a wonderful husband and a beautiful baby boy. Between having a child and hitting my mid-30’s I’ve noticed definite changes in my metabolism and my body in general. In the past I’ve gotten away with not exercising for the most part. If I wanted to lose weight I just ate less. But it finally got to the point where eating less became not eating at all. With some help I recognized that I had a problem and I hope not to have any recurrences. Meanwhile, I had been doing some exercise in the winter/early spring but I’ve fallen off the wagon in the last six months. I live in Texas and consider the outdoors off limits from May – September. The heat index today is a sweltering 106. The answer would be to join a gym and it is something I’m considering. But my husband and I were thinking we’d wait until January until we got finances in better shape and had the extra $50 to spend on dues. So I’m back to thinking about what I can do inside for the next six months to get moving.
My job is very sedentary. I sit in front of a computer for 95% of my workday. To make matters worse I very often eat lunch at my desk. Luckily, I watch what I eat and don’t go for fatty snacks during the day but still I’ve noticed a definite, shall we say, “flattening” of my rear in the last six months. I know it’s due to my lack of exercise and I keep vowing to start taking walks during lunch again but it never seems to happen.
I am pledging here and now to take a 15 minute walk at least 3 times a week. I also found some info on wall squats that I can do at work. http://backandneck.about.com/b/a/257688.htm. They work on the hips, abdomen, quads and back. Any other suggestions of work/desk exercises would be greatly appreciated!
sarac
