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....
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....)
Nelle, I'm the same. I've always been small and slim and now with BF I'm thinner than I have been at highschool. But I am NOT healthy or fit. I need to eat better and I do NO exercise. Walks bore me to death and it's too hot here now so I'm wondering what i'll do about it, hmm...
Yes, I feel very strong and capable, and I'm really pleased with my body at the moment. Its a far cry from where I was in the few weeks after DS was born though. My c-section was unexpected and being a fit, strong girl beforehand and during pregnancy, I had never ever been so weak & immobilised before in my life. It was a real blow to my body and mind.
It wasn't until I got back into my regular pilates at about 8 weeks post-natal that I realised how strong I really was. I did pilates all through pregnancy and didn't realise just how much strength I'd retained, even modifying for my preggo belly. And now, I am stronger than I was pre-pregnancy, I've moved up a chart at my pilates circuit and I am so proud of myself and my strength. I feel like I could do anything!
I haven't managed to get back on my mountain bike though, bit too hot here right now. Thats a whole different kettle of fish LOL.
I had a treadmill Lulu with the intention of doing the same - trashy telly etc.. the thing became a "kinetic sculpture" in the middle of the lounge as DH used to call it. I sold it.
Lucy in the sky with diamonds.
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