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YOUR BODY MOVING: GET EXERCISE TOPS HER TO-DO LIST
As an attorney for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Sarah Yerger’s day is jam-packed with meetings and other appointments. But she always saves her final appointment for herself: She heads for the gym. Scheduling her workout time in this way has enabled her to melt 55 pounds off her 5-foot-4-inch frame.
Like everyone else in her family Sarah had always been over- t weight. “I believed that I was destined to be that way so I didn’t pay much attention to my food choices or exercise as much as I should,” explains the 31 -year-old Elizabefhtown, Pennsylvania, resident. And it showed: Over the years, her weight crept toward 200 pounds. j
Then Sarah’s mother developed health problems because of her excess weight. Shaken by her mom’s poor health, Sarah felt that her own weight might put her at risk for illness in later years. So she decided to do something about it.
Her first step was to join a local gym. But with her hectic work schedule, she had a hard time keeping her promise to go every day. That’s when she came up with the idea of adding her workouts to her appointment calendar.
Keeping those exercise appointments isn’t always easy. “But even on the busiest days, I make every effort to get to the gym,” Sarah says.
Sometimes, special occasions—like a party for a friend’s birthday or a coworker’s promotion—coincide with Sarah’s scheduled workout time. On those days, she simply plans her workouts for the morning. She arrives at the celebrations feeling good that she didn’t shortchange her health.
But when she receives a spur-of-the-moment invitation to join her coworkers for an after-work happy hour, Sarah politely declines. “I always say no without feeling guilty,” she says.
Her commitment to exercise, combined with a healthy diet, has paid off: Sarah lost 55 pounds within about a year, and she has maintained her weight at a trim and toned 145 pounds for more than 2 years. She has even won gym-sponsored fitness contests for the most pounds and inches lost.
S WINNING ACTION
Schedule your exercise as you would a meeting. If you’re busy like Sarah, pencil your exercise on your calendar just like other important things you must do. And don’t cancel!
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