I'm a 27 year old female, and I weight 155 pounds. I'm by no means heavy or fat, but over the past few years I've become more aware of my health and the health of those around me. Four years ago my Dad died from what I call complications associated with diabetes. It is definitely the gateway disease, in that it leads to all sorts of other complications. My father was overweight, and didn't care too much about taking care of himself until it was much too late. My grandmother was never active, addicted to TV, and now that she has had some health problems she has a really hard time doing anything for herself. She, too, has diabetes and heart problems. I have seen many of the people I love have difficult lives. It's no wonder I'm already thinking about what I can try to do to improve the quality of my life, even though I'm still very young.
One of the reasons I'm starting this blog is to keep myself honest and track what I actually do. I'm a graduate student, and I spend a lot of time sitting in my office in front of my computer. I'm not surprised that I'm thirty pounds heavier than I was when I started college, given this behavior. For the record, I don't want to be 125lbs again. I feel like I looked and felt healthier when I was closer to 130 or 135.
Currently, I feel sluggish. My asthma has gotten worse over the past few years, no doubt because I'm not as active as I used to be. My biggest worry is that I'll wake up one day and find out I have some kind of problem that could have been avoided had I only done more, moved more, or something.
So here's my goal: find an exercise regimen that I can stick to. If one doesn't work, I'll try something else. I want to be healthier, closer to what I was 10 years ago. If I can lose 15 pounds, that would be a bonus.
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