get strong

how lovely it would be if i could feel the strength back in my legs and support around my stomach and back again, like a kid almost! and im only 21. i didnt get that way with out the damage done on the inside first, but i have a feeling that if i can get out there on a bike, or consider swimming 100 laps, or a run in the morning, it might start shaping me inside too :}

i lift weights and do tricks on my heavy crappy bike,and also do parkor,so far its working :D

I’m not overweight but I feel “fluffy.” I love cardio workouts, but strength- not so much. Time to get strong.

I have kind of rebelled against working out for the past couple of years…I played college soccer and ran 100 miles in a month during college, and I ran a marathon in 2001, but then started a crazy gypsy phase where I moved around a lot, and I’ve just worked out inconsistently and sporadically ever since then. I also rebelled against friends and roommates who were obsessed with going to the gym. For some reason that has the opposite effect on me – instead of being competitive or getting inspired by their enthusiasm, I just quit. I think it’s the whole comparison thing – if you are going to make it a competition, I’ll just let you win. Unfortunately this makes me an unhealthy weakling. I’ve lost ten pounds since I started this job. I used to run 4 miles almost every morning at 5:30 a.m. Now running one mile seems like an eternity and getting up before 7 a.m. is impossible.

I saw a girl on that show “Made” on MTV yesterday who wanted to become a ballroom dancer. She was an ovarian cancer survivor and wanted to feel feminine again. Although she is now in remission, fighting the cancer had caused her to lose confidence in herself. As I was watching her I thought about how much confidence in myself I have lost since I stopped working out regularly. I don’t feel strong or healthy. I don’t want to just be skinny and weak…I want to be strong and athletic…and I miss the athlete in me.

I’d like to learn to write as one of that wonderful writers that I love. I know it sounds like the dream of a lot of people.. but what if everybody had the freedom to create and to understand the value of creativity to solve the problems of the world?

I always worried a lot about the kind of person I am. Do you know when you always feel something’s not as you would like it to be? Now I think everything has always been linked to this. I want to improve, to get psychologically, emotionally and (why not) phisically stronger. And I found out that a good start can be having little daily goals to do with satisfaction.

I’ve had ME/CFS for a long while, and as a result, my body has gotten really weak. I read The Detox Book, and plan to do everything in it. I’ve started walking every other day (don’t want to take it too fast). I’m excited about getting strong!

I was sidetracked on this one for some time, but now I’m back at it. Last night I started lifting weights again and I did a good job of sticking with it for about 20-30 minutes. I haven’t lifted in two years, so it felt awesome to have that good muscle burn again!

My goal is to become mentally and physically strong during 2007. I feel like motherhood zapped a few brain cells, not to mention muscles, and it is time to reframe my approach to life.