Diary of an Overweight Hamster

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10 Aug 2009 06:31 AM

I've just completed week three of my journey to weight loss. In some sense, this has been the hardest week yet. The novelty of getting out there and exercising has worn off. The fact that I haven't seen a dramatic visible difference is discouraging. I'm vowing to go out and get a scale this week, so that I have some sort of bench mark. I may even get up the courage to try on my "cut off the circulation" pants and see if they are more comfortable.

I've been wrestling with what to call this weight loss diary. I've been joking to Val, our editor that we should call it "Diary of an Overweight Hamster." Sometimes I feel that way, as though I am spinning my wheels day in and day out. I'm cute and cuddly, but am I getting anywhere?

A snippet of text I read in my new Shape Magazine (free thanks to the free magazine blog post at FreeCoupons.com) said that you can burn fat with a leisurely stroll. I chanted this to myself this morning when I decided to start stepping up the intensity of my workout.

The upside of increasing the intensity (and a bit of the distance) is that my walking/jogging circuit is completed more quickly. The downside is that the shin splints are liable to kill me.

So what is my motivation as I am lying in bed, snuggling into the softness of the mattress and not wanting to get up? I think about all of the reasons that I am doing this. I want to live longer, have more energy, look fantastic for my wonderful husband, remind myself that I am an attractive, individual woman as well as a dedicated mom, to impress Colin Firth with my gorgeous energy (if I ever meet him), to give up the baggy t-shirts for cute clothes, etc.

But all of those reasons don't mean squat (even butt squats) when the bed is soft and warm. There is only one thought that gets me moving. And as corny as it sounds, it is the line from an old Nike commercial, "Just Do It!"

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Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat.

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