I had a patient yesterday in our Bethesda office that lamented to me that because of her new dog acquisition, she was forced to go on many walks a day. Before obtaining Fido, (I do NOT use real names in this Blog) my patient told me that she rarely exercised because of a busy work schedule, children at home, etc, etc. All of a sudden she now finds the time to walk several times a day because of HAVING to care for the dog.
Okay, so the point here: If you do not like exercising and will find any and all excuses not to do it, force yourself into HAVING to do it. Getting an active dog (not some lazy, lay on the floor one), buying a piece of costly gym equipment that will make you feel that you wasted a whole bunch of money if you do not use it, ( word of the day: sammy) finding a friend/friends who meet 3-5 times a week for exercise, and if you do not show up, you have insulted them....these are examples of putting yourself in the situation of increasing the chances for a regular exercise program.
It is so easy to fall out of the exercise habit and so hard to get into one. But, for long term control of weight, it is important to burn those calories off.
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