Is It Time To Get Off Your Fat Ass?
July 4, 2008
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When you’re running a business, it’s all too easy to spend too much time sitting on your butt. And you can become so wrapped in what you’re doing that you don’t notice how huge that ass is becoming.
In a recent post, I mentioned that I stopped taking my PTSD medication and began drinking wine each evening instead. Wine is extremely fattening and because I was drinking it I began to exercise less and less. And over the last three years or so I gained around 2 stone (28lbs).
Now I drank a lot of wine - probably between half and a whole bottle each evening, so I deserved to gain more weight. But luckily I eat pretty healthily.
Last week, I started a vigorous exercise program and lost about 8lbs in one week. But I had to do a lot of exercise to achieve this. And rapid weight loss through exercise isn’t for everyone - especially if you’ve led a fairly sedentary life. But I would recommend exercise and developing more healthy eating habits as opposed to fad diets and pills.
Do you spend too much time in your business to exercise? Has your ass grown so huge that you’re practically stuck to the chair?
You’ll perform far better in your business if you’re feeling healthy, so you might want to check out the following tips.
1) Don’t weigh yourself constantly - you’ll only become disheartened. Go by how well your clothes fit instead. This week I can pull my favourite jeans up to knee level. If I can get them to thigh level by next week, I’m making great progress.
2) Choose an exercise routine that’s convenient to you and doesn’t involve a lot of travelling. If you work from home and the nearest gym is 30 minutes away, try walking or cycling instead. If that’s not an option, run up and down the stairs, or dance with the vacuum cleaner. You might feel a fool but nobody is watching you, so what the hell.
2) Walking is just as good as any other form of exercise. This makes up a huge part of my routine and the area I live in is a great place to walk, so long as you dodge the cow shit and keep your mouth closed so you don’t swallow a dozen flies.
If you’re going to do a huge amount of walking, remember that it’s just as important to warm up and down and stretch, just the same as if you were doing any other exercise - especially if your thirtieth birthday is just a vague memory. I forgot about this the first couple of times and struggled to walk up the stairs afterwards.
3) Weights are great for giving your body excellent shape and definition. Trouble is, unless you live near a gym, or have a huge amount of space in your home, it may not be possible to use weights on a regular basis.
But pilates is something you can do at home that will give you an excellent shape and improve your posture. I use the Winsor Pilates
4) Don’t depress yourself by reading magazines and web pages on celebs who have dropped ten stones in a week. Remember, they have personal trainers, dieticians, liposuction, airbrushing, drugs and lots of toilet roll to eat.
5) It really is all about maths. You need to burn off around 3500 calories to lose one pound. If you reduce the number of calories you eat by 1000 a day (the maximum recommended by the gurus), you’ll lose 2lbs a week. And if you do 9 hours moderate exercise per week (around 400 calories per hour depending on the exercise and how fat you are to begin with) that’s another pound of weight loss.
6) Don’t listen to the “experts” who tell you not to eat certain foods after the middle of the day etc. It doesn’t make a whole heap of difference what time of day you eat. And not being able to sleep because you’re absolutely ravenous is far worse than worrying that you’ve burned off 100 calories less that day.
7) Don’t be suckered into buying fat melting diet pills. If you’re not sure what you should be eating, get some expert help.
Now, I could blog about what exercise I’ve done each day and persuade those of you with equally huge butts to follow me. But I’m scared that you’ll injure yourself and sue me.
Are you suffering from ass spread as a result of running your own business? Did stress cause you to overeat, or overdrink, or is lack of exercise and a more sedentary lifestyle to blame? Have you managed to get back into your favourite jeans yourself, or do you still struggle? Please share in the comments section.
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Oh Catherine,
This is so funny. I had never heard the term “stones” before, but I’m guessing a stone is 14 pounds.
Yes, working at home, or any office environment can cause weight gain. I have to remind myself to get up from my desk, and move about. A regular exercise routine is very important, but sometimes hard to stick to.
I’m pretty good about eating healthy, but since I’ve been blogging I sit more. I tried to figure out a way I can use my computer while on the treadmill, but haven’t gotten too inventive on that yet.
BTW: That is funny, “… I can pull my favourite jeans up to knee level. If I can get them to thigh level by next week, I’m making great progress.”
Happy dieting!
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Hi Barbara - a stone is 14lbs - so I’ve still got a lot to lose.
Using your computer on the treadmill sounds quite complicated - and dangerous. I tried reading on the treadmill once and almost had a huge disaster.
The jeans thing is terrible - for ages I was convinced they’d just shrunk in the tumble dryer.
I’m sure it can happen, but eating healthy and exercising are a huge priority for me (I live in California after all
plus I am naturally thin. I heard that after the age of 40 people do gain weight even if they always ate whatever they wanted to without gaining, so I guess I’ll need to watch out for that in a few years.
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Don’t remind me of treadmills. The one we had in the gym in Kuwait started to stop in midaction…..almost killed myself once
My ass got fat over the last 8 years. I did some serious training with running, swimming, Gym and TaeBo in Korea. One reason I want to go back there
I got in damned good shape and had around 68 Kilos instead of close to 80 now.
But a lazy summer with too much beer, wine and good food, a hot summer in Kuwait and another lazy winter there, got me back to point zero.
Oh well, time to motivate each other and get the hell going
)
Thanks for some motivational points here and loads of info (as usual
Hi Nicole - that sounds like a dangerous treadmill.
At least you did some running this morning - that’s good exercise. I haven’t been brave enough to run yet. Just keep remembering how good you felt after you’d done it.
I think a lot of people would benefit greatly from point #2. I know at my work, which I spend 3 hours a day driving to and from and then 8 hours sitting at my desk, I always take the stairs (i’m on the fourth floor). I just can’t stand that much sitting, and I need some sort of exercise. It’s amazing how long people will wait for the elevator to go up two stories.
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Ballooning butts and guts are all too common in the information age of the 21st century! Movement is key to health, and yes, it’s time to put more of it into our daily lives.
I’ve made one simple change to make movement more appealing for me; I’ve switched to comfortable shoes at work–don’t laugh. It really makes a difference. When your feet are happy you’re inclined to take the stairs, walk on your lunch break or park at the far end of the lot. High heels may make your butt look better, walking will make it better–period.
Oops–forgot my website address on the above comment.
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Hi Vered - I’m hoping the 40 thing isn’t true - I’ll be that dreaded age next year. Maybe if I move to California it won’t happen.
Hi Nick - I know what you mean. I bet those same people take the elevator then drive to the gym right after work and park as close to the door as possible. So much wasted time.
Hi Noa - the shoes thing is a smart idea. High heels are great for sitting around in, but they don’t give you much incentive to walk.
With the wisdom my 43 years have given me, I’d say, no age should be dreaded….you’re as young or old as you feel.
Personally, I like saying I’m as old as the stars and as young as the dawn. It all depends upon how I choose to view myself.
I recently lost 50-odd pounds over the past 18 months; it’s a challenge but once the key it turned in your mind, ultimately doable.
Data points,
Barbara
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