Think it's time to get back on the exercise horse

In the interest of being honest and to better give you an idea why I haven't been exercising I'll give you a quick piece of info. I am getting a divorce, and that's all I will go into here. If you know me on Twitter you know the whole story.

That is a large reason why I have lacked the energy or motivation to exercise. It's not that I didn't want to, just well, I didn't feel up to it. You see, a divorce is never fun and there is a wide range of stuff that floats into your head. A lot of it just makes being lazy feel like the answer to get over things.

But, I feel the urge creeping in. That, and I need to start toning again because I'm experiencing some adverse effects on my legs and hip area.

The problem is since I am losing weight, the elasticity in my stomach, hips and butt is lessened. Therefore, the fat still there is drooping some. Now, don't get me wrong, it's not dragging the floor, but gravity is doing its job so there is more pressure on that area, and especially on my buttbone.


As a result I have found that bending over can sometimes be painful and I have noticed a few times when my legs get tired if I lay wrong. And before anyone jumps the gun, I know my body, so I'm not concerned. I noticed "pain" in my sides over the past few months as I lost weight. Those times it would go away totally when I exercised as I started to tone up the muscles that had been dormant for a while.

I can already feel my stomach being "tighter" and I really need to do that on other areas of my body. I honestly think my rear is a bit fatter now than it was a few weeks ago, simply because the fat has a way of finding its way there and without toning it will just reside there for a while. Also, the area around my buttbone is more meaty.

My goal is to start exercising either Saturday or Sunday and get back into my routine that I was so diligent on a few weeks ago. And as many of you know, as you see the changes and feel the muscles being defined it makes you feel better. Plus, the butt pain will go away, lol.