| Why french woman don't get fat – eventhough they consume cheese, egg, wine, ice cream? |
Linda Tabach, 52, is living proof that old dogs can be taught new tricks. She was a lifelong couch potato who would have driven down her driveway to fetch the newspaper if there was street parking available. She moved from the refrigerator to the couch, from the couch to the bedroom. Exercise was something other people did and even walking around the block required more motivation than she could muster. And somewhere along the way, she picked up 40 pounds of extra weight -- something the Maryland woman blames on a medication she took.
Fast-forward to 2012. The couch potato is now running half-marathons.
And no, she doesn't make it sound easy to get from point A to point B. Part of what is so inspiring about listening to her story and reading about her journey on her blog,LemonsLifeLove.com, is that she doesn't sugarcoat the struggle. She hated exercise, period. She tried it in various forms, repeatedly, and always failed. Nothing ever stuck, except the weight she gained. Each time she tried and failed, the failure etched deeper in her psyche, making it harder to motivate herself the next time.
She started the blog because, she says, all the health and wellness and nutrition sites she saw were geared toward younger women. "I wanted something for people my age, who were like me," she said. And being like her, well, there are an awful lot of us. Not obese, not really even overweight until we hit our 40s. Then, a slowing metabolism -- or in her case, a new medication -- simply triggers a gradual weight gain. When you open your closet, nothing fits anymore. You know you should exercise, but you can just never get started -- or you start and stop. Gym memberships, walking with friends, hiking on weekends -- you do it for awhile and then something crowds it out of your schedule. And you feel bad all over again.
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