Comments on: 1275: Got Out https://imnotdoctorwho.moegamer.net/2013/07/16/1275-got-out/ Memoirs of a nobody Sun, 06 Apr 2025 22:01:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: llirium https://imnotdoctorwho.moegamer.net/2013/07/16/1275-got-out/#comment-1688 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 10:13:55 +0000 http://angryjedi.wordpress.com/?p=5646#comment-1688 Yeah, sounds like you're doing it right. And… don't ever do anything just to "lose weight" or "get in shape". Your shape is your body. It will become either a vessel that you can more easily work with day by day, or it won't. That's it, really. And aging pretty much ruins it around the time we become comfortable with our bodies, so I hear, so body image in our heads is more important than judging it by any standards, imho.

Sorry, being a fat person myself, I've struggled a shitload with my own body image, and hate when people say it can be "easy" to lose weight. When I changed the goal from "losing weight" to "feeling better in my body" and "being able to do physical things more easily", I felt a lot more joyful about physical activity, so long as I have fun with it, too.

Now I try to swim and walk to feel good. I don't feel motivated to do it every day, unfortunately. It's boiling hot in Toronto for the last few days, too, yeuch.

It feels bad when you take breaks from physical activity and will always feel achey and breaky after it's over, but it does get easier. You're able to do a little more walking, feel more flexible, feel stronger, and just, well… feel good. Exercise is good for keeping your brain chemicals more healthy, too, so it's good for depression. Um, to summarize: good for you. ^_^

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By: Jeff Parsons https://imnotdoctorwho.moegamer.net/2013/07/16/1275-got-out/#comment-1687 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 21:53:29 +0000 http://angryjedi.wordpress.com/?p=5646#comment-1687 I'm sure you've heard us all blathering on about it, but I can't recommend DDP Yoga enough. I've dropped just shy of 30 pounds since starting, and I actually look forward to doing it each day.

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