Take it from me....

[artgirl7]

Take it from me, exercise is such a major part of this WOL. While I have known this all along and am an avid exerciser, for the first time I did not work out.

Last week, I had surgery and was unable to work out for one week. Besides feeling terrible from surgery, my body is a wreck from not working out on a regular basis like I was pre-surgery.

I have no idea how folks who do not work out on a regular basis, say they feel/look healthy. It is just not possible!

[2big4mysize]

:hug hope you are on the mend real soon. Any isometrics allowed?

you are going through withdrawals from those good feeling brain chems exercise produces and the using up of those stress hormones too. I climbed the walls and actuall broke down and cheated for the first time in almost 700 days when I had my knees done last yr.

[artgirl7]

Thanks for your kind words... I am slowly on the amend-mouth surgery.

Well, I certainly do love those chemicals making me feel good. I feel like such a slug since I haven't worked out. While I have lots to do in the evenings, without working out, I am almost at a loss. I spend so much of my time working out, it is odd when I am not.

Hope you knee surgery went well and you are back to normal.

[loonatika]

Couldn't agree more, exercise has just changed my whole lifestyle around.

Plus although you feel sluggish now, all that exercise will help you recover faster from the surgery.