My Quest to Find My Waist

As I was leaving my water aerobics class, I noticed two women walking down the street.  One appeared to be my age or maybe younger.  The other was older, she looked to be in her late 50s or maybe even older.  They were walking incredibly slowly down the street.  I realized that one of them was either infirm or injured, and I started thinking that whether we are fat or slim, we are all going to age and age is going to slow us all down.  We need to move while we have the chance.  Even if we can only walk around the block, we have to do it.  We need to stop worrying about what we look like, or what others will think about us and do what we need to do to give ourselves the best lives that we possibly can.  If we live long enough we will get old, and age will hamper our ability to move the way we do now.  I know that there are many older people who are incredibly mobile, but there are many more who are not.  If we don’t get off of our butts and drop this weight, old age is going to be worse for us.  Think about all of the things that we cannot do now, simply because we are carrying too much weight.  Imagine carrying that weight for the next 20, 20, 40 years as our bones, and joints age.  I don’t want to wind up trapped in some bed in a nursing home because I am too fat to move when I am 70. Sometimes I get all wrapped up in the “lose weight to look good” mindset, but it really is more than that.  I have been fat for almost 30 years, and it has seriously hampered my quality of life.  I refuse to be fat for the next 30 years.  I want to get as much out of life as I possibly can. So, to all my buddies old and new: Let’s Go! Let’s Move In As Many Ways As We Possibly Can!  Tonight–It’s Salsa!