Working it out

One thing that I must do in order to be successful with weight loss is exercise. For me, that is one of my keys to success. When I first started exercising, faithfully, about 6 years ago I thought that I could eat what I wanted since I was exercising.

Here's was my thinking:

• I did 15 min. of cardio so those 2 glasses of wine won't matter
• I walked 1 mile on the track so that will cancel out those 6 oreo cookies
• I strength-trained for 30 min. so that will cancel out that cinnamon roll

Yeah, that didn't work. I was extremely frustrated and couldn't understand why I wasn't seeing any change on the scale. I would see inches go down only to come back again. I ws doing just enough to maintain. Maintaining an unhealthy weight.

To lose weight, I mean really lose weight, I have to include exercise. Otherwise, I lose a pound or two here and there, a few inches, and that's about it. I won't have significant weight loss. I'm aware that some people can lose weight without exercise, but not me. I don't know how they do it, but they do.

For me, exercise has become apart of my identity. I have to do it. It helps to get me going, and in the long run it will be beneficial to me.