I'm not really interested in massive weight loss or anything (I want to be happy with how I am, not hate it so much that I'm working towards the model figure I'll never get), but I'm well aware that I live a sedentary lifestyle. Since my last season of marching band (Sr in high school, sport or not, marching band can be an effective workout) I've gained over 40 pounds, and so I've tried to cut back on my bad eating habits, but I also know full well that that won't do much for me in terms of actually losing weight, just that it will keep me from gaining more.
The problem is that I live a sedentary lifestyle, and that needs to change, I just don't know how. I've had periods in the past where I've gone to the gym, but I've never been able to keep it up for more than a month or two, mostly because I just hated it. Not even just the actual workout part, but I hate feeling like I'm competing, looking around me and seeing either ripped studs or people that are running 15 miles as their warm-up. It also became a matter of priorities. Most of the time, due to my work schedule, I would have to do my workouts late at night. The problem is that if I have anything that needs to get done before the next day, then that takes precedence over the workout.
I know the "I don't have time" excuse is bullshit, but the problem is that the time I do have is very intermittent. I need to find a way to keep myself active during the time I have in the day, without feeling like it's just a workout. I'm trying hard to avoid the idea that "I don't want it to really be a workout," because at the end of the day you don't lose weight by not working out. The part I'm struggling with is finding an activity that 1) fits within my variable schedule, and 2) is less of a workout and more of an activity with an attainable goal in the short term (a game, etc.). Thankfully in about six months I'll be moving to a busy city where walking everywhere is basically how you get around, and I think that will help change my general day to day lifestyle, but it also isn't a substitute for full physical activity. What I am looking for is something that I want to do during the day, and something I would be sad to leave.
Like I said, I can live with being a bit tubby, I want to love myself first. What I can't live with is knowing that I'm gaining weight and just let it keep going until I run into serious problems with my health. I already find myself unable to keep up with some things my friends are doing, and it is a little embarrassing sometimes. That's the part I can't stand by and watch idly.
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