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[bigbeartoronto]

I have been contemplating going back to the gym. Last year I went almost daily from September '05 to February '06. Then I stopped. I had lost 40 lbs and still had a lot to lose, but I felt much better overall

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[jawnbc]

As my ex-husband told my current husband "jawnbc is one of the laziest people you will ever meet. Physically." And after I mopped up the blood, I had to admit he had a point. I've always been more of a brain/mind/spirit person than a living-in-your-body one. Except, of course, for sex. But let's not go there.

I was a gym bunny of a sort back in the mid 90s. Mostly it came about from being underemployed and having lots of time on my hands. It was cemented when I was in E. Bumfuck QC doing a 5 week French immersion: one of only 2 gays in the village, and a sober one at that...a couple of hours at the gym each day filled the void. 6 months later I broke both arms in an accident and never really got back into again.

But I do exercise, via activity. Vancouver's great for recreation facilities in general, so in summer I rollerblade 10km three times a week. In winter I ice skate for an hour 2-3 times a week. I enjoy both activities immensely, even if some parts are a bit unfun.

That's the key for me: if I can't find any pleasure in it, it just isn't sustainable. Guess that makes me a princess...

[bigbeartoronto]

I try to be fairly active but I am sure I could improve. It helps to have kids. We go swimming, walking, skating and do pretty active stuff quite a bit.

I try to walk to work and back most days but I need to ratch it up a bit now.