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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I totally get where you are, because I was there a few short weeks ago. I used to be a gym rat and super fit, and was fairly fit until about 3 years ago. Then, it really went all to hell. I’m 45 and was feeling old, fat, and sore all the time.

I think that everyone’s starting point is a little different as you have to know what motivates you. I’m very metric motivated, and the catalyst for me was getting an Apple Watch for Christmas. Closing the rings and getting a certain # of steps a day (and then beating that the next day) got me thinking about my health and movement again, and competing with myself to be better every day. I then started walking on the treadmill at least 1/2 hour a day, regardless of the number of steps I had already accumulated that day. I began plugging in my food into My Fitness Pal, and started watching my diet more and hitting the goals there. About 10 days ago, I finally got the courage to step on the scale, and started tracking my weight. This week, I got Beachbody on demand and am getting up extra early to work out, while keeping my “me time” on the treadmill.

The scale is slowly and steadily moving down, must mostly I’m feeling happier, calmer, standing up straighter,  sleeping better, and having less aches and pains.

They key OP is JUST START. Even small changes will leave you better than you were yesterday. No changes will leave you exactly where you are, or getting worse as bad habits are insidious that way.[/quote]

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