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To put things in perspective. A young woman I have trained with for over a year has Muscular Dystrophy and is immobile from the waist down. Every two days she hit the gym hard using all the weights and cardio (hand bike) she can. A real fighter.. going the distance and more to fight the filthy disease. She has just been given six months and she working out harder than ever ...
Edited by: BOB240 at: 2/28/2013 (15:32)
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Physically, my biggest limitation for exercise is my knee. I have damage to the bone and cartilage of the anterior compartment of my right knee. That means whatever cardio exercise I do, I do to the limits of my knee. There are good days and bad days, and my work out varies accordingly. The knee damage also restricts some of the strength exercises I can do. Squats are completely out of the question most days, for example.
Mentally, my biggest limitation is sheer exhaustion. At the end of the day, I'm too brain tired to want to do anything, which is why I've switched to working out in the mornings.
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My own excuses!! Pathetic!!
"My body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in me, whom I have from God, and I am not my own. For I have been bought at a price, therefore I will glorify God in my body and in my spirit, which are God's."
(paraphrase of I Cor. 6:19-20
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Fatigue. I've had to settle for less days of cardio because it's better for me to rest some days.
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it takes me forever to get up and awake in the morning and I have to be home by 7 am, so it limits how much I can do.
Never underestimate the strength of a woman.
Never f@#k with one who runs 26.2 miles for fun.
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A few years ago I asked a similar question in these threads asking others what their obstacles were to becoming more fit. I was astounded with the problems people have with work, family, injuries, illnesses and more that they struggled through to be able to exercise. I was humbled and inspired. I am on the tail-end of a very serious lung infection after nine months. I was in bed 12 - 18 hours a day from May through Thanksgiving, then 10 - 12 hours a day from Thanksgiving until New Year's Day. I had nine doctor appointments with four different doctors. Should have seen the lung specialist about six months ago as so far his treatment is helping the most with a new drug therapy to stop inflammation of the bronchi in the lungs. I was at the top weight I had ever been in my life in January 1, 2013, even though I had been on Spark People for four years. Changing from an active to sedentary lifestyle and not changing my eating habits added up to unwanted pounds and no slacks fitting! I joined weight watchers and lost six pounds in six weeks. I can hardly wait to become fully healthy again and return to my normal, active lifestyle which includes jogging and swimming. In the meantime, I am doing Yoga, Pilates, and walking. Best to you all, and hang in there!
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POKIEFUZZBUCKET, I can completely relate. The day I got the news that my Dad had died was the day before I was supposed to do my first 5K. Even though it's only a 5K, it was kind of a milestone I had worked myself up to. Of course I didn't do it, and I haven't really done it since. I guess sometimes life - and death - deal us these kinds of blows, and all we can do is pick up and go on.
"I owe everything you see here to spaghetti."
-Sophia Loren
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I'm sorry about your loss CALLMECARRIE. Similarly, I saw this thread and I thought of the passing of my father this past May. The weekend that we held his memorial was the weekend of a half marathon that my twin and I were supposed to run together. Of course we didn't run, and I completely lost my running mojo. Still haven't found it, really. I was just devastated by the loss and it threw alot of aspects of my life out of whack. I gained a bit of weight since then and I am working on coming back from that.
"I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is'."
- Kurt Vonnegut, in
A Man Without A Country
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When my Dad died I travelled a couple thousand miles to be with family and had no control over what was served for meals for several days. There was so much to do, it seemed self-indulgent to spend time on a special diet for myself. I was in Omaha for two weeks, and I've never seen so much heavy, sugary food in my life. I got a little sick. It was very stressful. However, I have no physical limitations that should set me back, so I feel almost whiny saying I had to eat sugary food for two weeks.....
Edited by: CALLMECARRIE at: 2/27/2013 (19:04)
"I owe everything you see here to spaghetti."
-Sophia Loren
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CUPCAKES!!!!
It's easy to say you're too tired, too stressed, too busy, too this or too that. Too bad. The only way you'll strip away the fat is to start by stripping away the excuses.
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I had surgery in 2008 (Scoliosis) this means 2- 24" metal rods fused to my spine from neck to butt. I have emense back pain from this 4+ years later. This has left me in a catch 22... in more ways than 1. Firstly the best exercise everyone promote for back issues is walking, due to being face down on pads and not a real bed for 12 straight hours during surgery has aggravated my hips not allowing me to walk for long periods of time. Then they stregthen your core/ abs and that would help with back pain. My problem is I literally have issues that limits my back bending ablilites to work our my abs such as sit ups or crunches. So any ideas on breaking the cycle would be much welcomed! Also when i mean emense back pain ( which I have high pain tolerance) I am lucky to get an 8-9 day but most are 10 and above.
Edited by: HAWAIIBOUND713 at: 2/27/2013 (11:54)
"Never Sacrifice who YOU are just because someone has a problem with it"
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When the weather gets too cold in late fall is my biggest struggle! I have a hard time motivating myself to bike on the trainer and run on the treadmill. It's especially hard after exercising outside all spring and summer, and most of the fall. Once I get back in the groove, it's not too bad. I just really struggle with the transition. Some years I'm not working out regularly until New Years. With the holidays, that's a HORRIBLE time to stop exercising!
Edited by: SHANECODER at: 2/12/2013 (15:44)
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Just went through shoulder surgery. The pain before it set me almost a year. Even with eating right the calories i use to burn dropped big time. Waiting to start physical therapy.
" Life is making that big lift "
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I was just curious to see what people's biggest exercise "set-back" is? I went to my orthopedic doctor yesterday and found out I possibly have torn a deep part of my shoulder, the labrum. The only way to correct this injury is surgery. If I do opt to have it that could potentially be a HUGE set-back.
What are some other people's "set-backs?" And they don't necessarily need to be injuries.
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