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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here,

I really admire you for fitting in exercise the way you do. Right now, I'm going to focus on the food. I'm working 6 hours a day, so between the work and the kids I really don't want to give up any more "me" time at night and use it to work out. That's my "sit on the recliner, watch West Wing, and pay bills online" time and I can't bring myself to devote it to exercise just yet. But it's something I'm thinking about. I'm just not there yet!
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A suggestion for a way to fit in exercise without giving up too much "me" time.  When you are watching West Wing, do some aerobic activity.  Increasing your heart rate is what's important.  One way I've done that is during a regular TV show (like West Wing).  You start out with marching in place during the commercials.  Remember to make sure to life your thigh up to at least perpendicular to your torso (e.g. knee at least waist height).  After a day or two, march from the beginning of one commercial break to the end of the next one.  Then downtime for the next "act" and start again on the third commercial break and march through the end of the fourth commercial break.  Slowly work your way up to marching in place through the show.  This way you'll ease into constant exercise which is the goal.    You want to have an elevated heart rate for at least 20 minutes at a time.  After you have marched your way through a show, then start again with jogging in place for commercial breaks and march between.   You can again slowly ease you way though your West Wing show steadily increasing your aerobic activity and exercise...while watching TV.  I've had my best weight loss when I was doing Tae-Bo.  And sometimes I would do the 10-minute workout before a show, march/jog through a show and then do the workout again after the show.  When I didn't have a show, then I'd do the long workout.  But I found that even the marching and jogging during a TV show really helped.

For me, the aerobic activity actually helps me decrease my appetite and made dieting easier.

Good luck.[/quote]

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