I know regular exercise is a vital part of a
healthy lifestyle and sound weight-loss program. It also relievs stress and
increases productivity. Most
experts suggest 60 minutes of exercise each day for optimal health. While
exercise is a good thing, taking exercise to the extreme can cause serious
health issues, even death.
I am at a time when I struggle to find just 20
minutes a day to dedicate to working out.
It may be hard to believe that at one point I placed exercise at the
center of my life. Even was compelled to exercise above and beyond normal levels,
often in a desperate attempt to burn every calorie I consumed. Is this a reason for my heart issues?
I often wonder if my compulsive exercise periods in
my life is what is required for my body to manage my weight. Even when I ran a 4-hour
marathon, a doctor told me I was obese at 230 pounds. He said I was 35-40 pounds overweight. This was a blow to the self-esteem. I worked so hard and felt great yet the
physician still labeled me as obese.
I never reached a level of exercise bulimia, the
use of excessive exercise to purge or compensate for binges or simply regular
eating. Instead, I still recall
that date I kind-of “gave up” based on the physicians few words. Now I am 70 pounds heavier and not
happy!
I am trying to get back on track.
I recently purchased IHealth scale and have prepared to get back to 230
and will be content being obese. I
hope I succeed as I felt better, death with stress better and enjoyed
life. This time I will not let the
Doctor, who is a real prick, blow my self-esteem when he calls me obese.
I also need to get life and work balance under control. In 2012 I was over 70 hours a week
average working. In 2013 I took
that down to 63 hours. For 2014, I
have an average workweek of 59.3 hours.
Of course this is my actual work hour divided by 52 weeks. It includes my two weeks off for theBike ride, my Vermont trip and the time off for my son’s surgery. I am most likely over 63 hours a
week. On think I ma trying to do
is limit myself to 10 hour days and work fewer weekends. For those who may think, great, overtime
pay. No, that is not the case for
me. In real terms, I make about
the same hourly rate as the administrative assistant.
So I need to take action on both issues. I also need to take care as I have ticker issues. I am trying to avoid surgery and that
is going to be difficult. Here we
go!
As a end, I still work on photography improvement. Here are some examples once again:
As a end, I still work on photography improvement. Here are some examples once again:
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