Bobbi
Cathlete
As the 12th of thirteen children, 10 girls, 3 boys, I often felt lost in the shuffle. As a youngster, I was very intorverted and as awkward as could be. As I grew up, I remained very immature and I was also always somewhat compulsive. This can be a great problem for an immature person because it often means using things like alcohol or nicotine to deal with stress, never realizing they increase it.
I have never been particularly heavy. I can thank my lean, lanky dad for that but I never knew the lovely stress management of exercise. And I am rather high strung and I think too much! In the early nineties, I quit drinking and smoking, using a clinical trial at the U of A which tested the effects of high doses of nicotine in patch form on heavy smoker. I could easily smoke up to 3 packs a day! I quit smoking and became a runner and discovered something I loved, a positive addiction. All was well for a long while but I haven't ran in 6 months due to plantar fasciitis and I dumped weight training too in a depressive mood not too long ago.
I have also dealt with periodontal gum disease for a while and in January had to have my four front bottom teeth pulled. A soft, high protein diet and a mental muddle and I have dropped another 7 pounds! I just saw a new podiatrist and am getting new orthothics. I have $1,000.00 worth when I pick them up! If in two months the problem is not resolved, I'll have surgery. But I am hopeful. I am frankly intimidated by the New workouts with so much time off but am gearing up to get started again. I know how to proceed. I love exercise and have gained alot of knowledge over the years, much of it right here! I have always been inspired by Annette, Donna and Honeybunch, all so inspiring in different ways!
I am getting a bridge in April! I have to wait for approval from my insurance which is fine because I had to have surgery and bone replacement and it all needs to heal. Oh yeah, and I suffer from depression sometimes too, and we all know how exercise helps with that! So, I will be jumping into the Intensity Series as soon as I get up the nerve, hoping the new orthotics will help with the PF and getting back into the life of a Fitness Goddess like all you Fitness Goddesses!
Chicks's Rule! http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif Bobbi
I have never been particularly heavy. I can thank my lean, lanky dad for that but I never knew the lovely stress management of exercise. And I am rather high strung and I think too much! In the early nineties, I quit drinking and smoking, using a clinical trial at the U of A which tested the effects of high doses of nicotine in patch form on heavy smoker. I could easily smoke up to 3 packs a day! I quit smoking and became a runner and discovered something I loved, a positive addiction. All was well for a long while but I haven't ran in 6 months due to plantar fasciitis and I dumped weight training too in a depressive mood not too long ago.
I have also dealt with periodontal gum disease for a while and in January had to have my four front bottom teeth pulled. A soft, high protein diet and a mental muddle and I have dropped another 7 pounds! I just saw a new podiatrist and am getting new orthothics. I have $1,000.00 worth when I pick them up! If in two months the problem is not resolved, I'll have surgery. But I am hopeful. I am frankly intimidated by the New workouts with so much time off but am gearing up to get started again. I know how to proceed. I love exercise and have gained alot of knowledge over the years, much of it right here! I have always been inspired by Annette, Donna and Honeybunch, all so inspiring in different ways!
I am getting a bridge in April! I have to wait for approval from my insurance which is fine because I had to have surgery and bone replacement and it all needs to heal. Oh yeah, and I suffer from depression sometimes too, and we all know how exercise helps with that! So, I will be jumping into the Intensity Series as soon as I get up the nerve, hoping the new orthotics will help with the PF and getting back into the life of a Fitness Goddess like all you Fitness Goddesses!
Chicks's Rule! http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/chicken.gif Bobbi
