Christmas Bonus = STS

[peytonsmommy]

I'm so excited I had to post even though i'm usually more of lurker. I wasn't expecting a Christmas bonus this year w/ the economy and all so I was thrilled when not only did I get one, but it was better than last year. I had been playing w/ the idea of STS for awhile but the cost just put me off. So Merry Early Christmas to me!

I'm excited because i'm hoping Dh will be convinced to use it w/ me seeing as how there are men in the series this time. With a BMI of 46 he has crossed into morbid obesity and has multiple health problems and getting him to exercise has been a challenge. I think STS is something he would enjoy and take him back to his football lifting days. If I can get him to enjoy STS and its results i'm hoping he'll make regular exercise more a part of his life.

 

[MommaPew]

Congratulations on the Bonus. I'm sure that made your day. or year.

At least you're hoping DH will do STS with you. One of the 1st things my DH said to me when we first me was he wasn't a work out kind of guy and nothing since then has changed.

 

[JoanC]

Three years ago I told my husband the only thing I wanted for Christmas was for him to start exercising. I just wanted him to be healthy. He made a fancy official announcement paper that promised he would and wrapped it up.
He was 230lb and 5'11". He worked out with me once or twice but that was it. But a year later he started weight lifting and using the treadmill. Once he started getting stonger and healthier he started watching his diet.
Now he is 180lb and in the best shape of his life. It can happen!
Good luck,
Joan
Just make sure he starts slow, if he tries to lift what he once lifted he will just hurt himself.

 

[peytonsmommy]

Joan, that's awesome that he finally got healthy! This has been an 8 year struggle w/ Dh. He is 26 and on high dosages of meds for blood pressure and cholesterol and has sleep apnea. He has lost out on a lot of great opportunites because of his weight (he was persuing a career in law inforcement) and it has caused a lot of problems between us. Not his weight persay but his health because of it. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this might be the thing that works! He'll definetly be taking it slow because I sure as heck can't spot him! I'm definetly going to be finding a bench w/ safety catches though just incase he decides to try and be mister macho lol.