Exercise - Evil or Not?

I know, I know..... exercise isn't really evil.  I know it is actually very good for you.  But, for a girl who was never skinny, always thought she was fat, and never was really athletic... Exercise was evil.  As a kid, I did play softball and actually enjoyed it very much.  As I grew into a teenager, I did have a legitimate problem that caused pain and discomfort when I was psychically active.  I only knew of one of the issues which was my quad muscle was growing too fast and causing my kneecap to be pulled out of alignment.  Normal everyday things were not effected, but things like playing softball was.  Because of this I allowed that to be an excuse not to continue with sports and such.  I later found out also that one of my hips had some how rotated forward causing one leg to be about inch shorter then the other.  This was a complete surprise to me, but it explained a lot.  (I always knew there was more to the kneecap thing.)  For some people finding out this things and then having them taken care of would be a good thing.  Unfortunately, not for me.  By this point in my life my opinion of myself was so low that being skinnier and active was something that repulsed me.  So, the spiral downward to being overweight began.

Over the years I would try any type of exercise or new equipment that came out, but nothing would keep my attention long enough or keep me motivated.  I would come up with every excuse in the book NOT to do something instead of thinking of reasons to do them.  I can admit being active is my one true hurdle.  In my head I know I need to do it.  I have even written out plans to do it.  When I start a new program, I am like gangbusters, but the moment the first obstacle appears, I give up.

No more excuses.  I have found a few things like to do and plan on sticking to all of them.  I have discovered I need variety in what I do or I get bored very quickly.  Some of the things I like to do it C25K, yoga, Wii Fit, and Just Dance.  The C25K is the one that surprises me since it involves running.  I NEVER liked to run.   Now, I know there will be times there will be legitimate reasons for not exercising, but this time I will not allow them to become a permanent excuse.

Now, my next thing will to be to surround myself with supporters in my quest.  I know I have had my husband in my corner, but I know I need more.  I was lucky and right away a good friend jumped right in and was telling me about different things.  (I have a feeling she will be kicking my butt, but I will need it.)

I'll let you know what I find to help me stay on the right track.