Stubborn But Determined

[crosenblum]

Hi everyone.

 

I'm Craig. But you can call me crosenblum if that's easier.

 

I'm 50 year's old, and have a lifetime of bad physical fitness habits.

 

I have a form of dwarfism so that my body does not generate the normal levels of hormones needed on a daily basis.

 

I have had to take growth hormone for most of my life and am on testosterone for hte last 10 years.

 

Even though I'm 50 I look mid 20's, I still barely have a hairs of a beard.

 

So it's become very difficult to shatter my belief that nothing I do will effect my body, I have tried a few times to go to the gyms/fitness centers, but

I was always easily deturred.

 

But now I want to get into physical shape, get rid of my pot belly, and i'd love to someday have some muscles that appear to be more than normal baby fat or flab.

 

I live south of the Twin Cities....

 

I have a few hand weights, and an ab machine I got from some garage sale.

 

I am fair-skinned/redhead so it's very hard for me to work out during summer times or when it's hot out.

 

It's so easy to just give excuses and be a victim, and just give up. But I am tired of that mind set, and I want change.

 

How do I start in a way that helps me from giving up so easily?

 

I have tried this last few months to get up early and take a walk or two around the block, w hen it's not so hot out.

 

 

 

Any suggestions, or tips, or even a friendly hello would be much appreciated!

 

Thank you...

[TheHalfie]

You hit the nail on head... It's easy to just give excuses and be a victim. I used to do work with people who had been sexually assaulted, and one of the big take homes is that when something traumatic happens to you, you can be 1 of 2 things: a victim, or a survivor. Victims always have an outside force to blame, and never have to take responsibility for anything that comes after the incident. After all, why would they take any responsibility? They are the VICTIM. 

 

SURVIVORS, on the other hand, understand that though what has happened to them was not their fault, they do have the power to go forward from there. Survivors are empowered people who take charge of their futures and understand that, win or lose, their lives are what they make it. 

 

Decide how badly you really want it. If you want your goals more than you want what's "easy", you will succeed.

[alienjenn]

this was my FB status the other day...

 

 

Sometimes I feel like giving up, then I remember I still have a lot of people to prove wrong!

 

When I was 13 I was diagnosed wIth a debilitating lung disease. ... I was told i would not live twenty years and if i did i would be on continuous oxygen. ... I was told i would never have healthy children. .. I was diagnosed with diabetes in 2004... I was told i would never be off medication. .. I was told after Caitlynn that i would never carry/birth a baby without dying. .. I was told that i would never be able to get off welfare. .. I was told i would never graduate college. ...I was told i would never get healthy and that i would probably never be able to get in shape... I was told i would be in constant pain from arthritis and need narcotics for the rest of my life.... I was told i was told i was told i was told

I guess the best way to get something done is to tell me I'll never be able to do it 

 

 

 

 

the way to do things is BABYSTEPS... figure out where you want to be... break it down into small manageable steps and then do it.... that's the only way...

[TheHalfie]

this was my FB status the other day...

 

 

Sometimes I feel like giving up, then I remember I still have a lot of people to prove wrong!

 

When I was 13 I was diagnosed wIth a debilitating lung disease. ... I was told i would not live twenty years and if i did i would be on continuous oxygen. ... I was told i would never have healthy children. .. I was diagnosed with diabetes in 2004... I was told i would never be off medication. .. I was told after Caitlynn that i would never carry/birth a baby without dying. .. I was told that i would never be able to get off welfare. .. I was told i would never graduate college. ...I was told i would never get healthy and that i would probably never be able to get in shape... I was told i would be in constant pain from arthritis and need narcotics for the rest of my life.... I was told i was told i was told i was told

I guess the best way to get something done is to tell me I'll never be able to do it 

 

 

 

 

the way to do things is BABYSTEPS... figure out where you want to be... break it down into small manageable steps and then do it.... that's the only way...

Jenn, you are super cool. 

[alienjenn]

Jenn, you are super cool. 

 

 

why thanks