Do you feel fit?

[Winter]

I'm back on my exercise regime and I feel 100 times better for it.

The weight will come off in time, but its great when the kids go to bed and I scoot around the house bending down (well, I make it a squat lol) to pick up the toys and I feel the strength thru my legs, and I'm not huffing and puffing to do so - I feel great - with the spare tyre and all. It just inspires me to feel fitter and stronger by continuing with the exercise, than it does to lose the weight, IYKWIM.

So I totally get what you mean!

I soooo hear you Leesa!

Its the not huffing & puffing part I love, that things feel easy. I know what you mean about the feeling of being fit is better than the weight loss. I haven't lost much weight but I can feel the tone coming back into my legs. And that makes me want to keep walking, or turn it into a run (I've tried but my breastfeeding boobies are tooooo bouncy!)

I'm excited about roller-derby for you Lulu! What is your name going to be? Can't wait to hear it!! PS There is NOTHING wrong with brie for breakfast! I love brie...mmmmm....

I'm sorry you feel fat & frumpy Sally. Are you able to walk in the evening with the kids? I chuck DD in the pram most days during witching hour.

Go Punks with the cardio fitness. When I was getting really fit before I had DD, I found my cardio fitness was the quickest thing to come back, much quicker than my muscle fitness. I would be cramping up or my legs would be jelly well before I got puffed out. I really hope you get there, because its such a good feeling!

[Phteven]

I think I'm fittish but I could be fitter.

Right now I'm trying to get up the motivation to do abs and some pushups before bed

[Winter]

ss_storm, you're only 3 months in, you've got plenty of time for that baby belly to come off!

Go Pony with the crunches & pushups!

[Nelle]

I've started a few replies to this but am at a loss as to how to word things. No I don't feel fit. But no-one believes me and tells me there's no problem so it's really hard to be motivated to be fit, even though I'm incredibly unhealthy.
Maybe I'm a heir to something and don't know about it, and they all want me to die so they can inherit?

[Nelle]

I've started a few replies to this but am at a loss as to how to word things. No I don't feel fit. But no-one believes me and tells me there's no problem so it's really hard to be motivated to be fit, even though I'm incredibly unhealthy.
Maybe I'm a heir to something and don't know about it, and they all want me to die so they can inherit?

[Winter]

I'm sorry you feel that way Nelle, I hope you find some inspiration / motivation. And I'm sure people think there is no problem with the best of intentions.

[Lulu]

It's cos you aren't carrying extra weight chick. I piled on a few extra but nothing huge (cept me guts) - but it doesn't mean we are healthy or toned OR fit.
I couldn't run down the end of the street without having a near coronary....

[luna moth]

I hear you Nelle - I see a lot of my friends who arn't overweight but also aren't healthy. Skinny and healthy don't always go hand in hand.

I feel fit, and it is awesome. I've worked SO hard to get where I am, and I just love getting out there and working it.
I love being with friends and having to run for a train, (or to the bottleshop before it closes!) and not getting out of breath - expecially when it's with school friends, cos I was the fat kid at school.

If you truly feel OK about where you are, well, that's great. But don't kid yourself. Sometimes I hear people say "Oh, but I'm happy with the way I am" and I think "Really? You're happy with elevated risks of heart disease, diabetes and some cancers? You're happy missing out on things (like trains and bottleshops and bikinis)?" I know that's mostly to do with weight, not fitness, but the same sort of thinking applies.

I got sick of missing out on stuff, and that's why I turned it around. I'd never been an excuse-maker, but I can see how people use things as crutches (that dodgy knee, no time cos of kids/work/online scrabble tournaments) to avoid it. It's a hard hole to dig out of.

But it can be done! (says the girl who plans to slob out the rest of the day on the couch....)