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Health

edited September 2010 in Vent
<span style="font-size:90">Well..I have goals that I wish I would be able to reach, but it seems like there's either never enough time to do it, or I'm the only one that cares that I'd like to do it..<br>I want to be able to run a mile without wanting to be dead afterwards.<br>I want to be able to go for a nice hike in the woods without having to stop for a break because my shins are about killing me.<br>I don't want to have to deal with shin splints, they're painful and I can't stand them after awhile.<br>I want to be able to be able to do 100 push-ups.<br>I want to be able to do oodles of sit-ups.<br>I want to be able to climb the rope in gym.<br>I want to be able to run the mile in gym with ease, in under 13 minutes.<br>I want to be able to feel like it's not a chore to travel the two miles to the barn from the bus stop.<br>I want to be able to play football and actually be able to do something other than just be a lazy QB.<br>I want to be able to work a horse on foot and lead it through the miles of trails so it gets use to it and trusts me before I hop on it's back.<br>I want to be able to run a barrel/poles/stakes/keyhole pattern before I try to show someone else how to do it on a horse.<br>I want to be able to get on the horses bareback without a step-up.<br>I want to be able to feel comfortable in a bikini when I go on vacation.<br>I want to be able to do all of this.<br>But it's not practical.<br><br>I would love to go to the track every night and walk/run.<br>--I have no one to support me with this...I don't have a ride up to the track, I have no one to help motivate me while I'm there. I have no support with it at all. I can only push myself so hard, I need someone to help me with it.<br><br>I would love to actually have healthy food to eat in the house, other than all the microwave meals and junk food my mother always buys.<br>--Yeah, microwave meals cost a whole lot less, and she gets to be lazy and not cook-only to sit on the couch, smoke and watch Dr. Crazy Phil who IMHO needs to be put in a psych ward. She needs to get a job before her unemployment runs out, and she's not working as hard as she should be towards it. She always complains about how she's trying to cope without a job, it's not my fault the company she joined laid-off all the workers in that department and her boss didn't like he was a sexist idiot. Do something about it, not holler and take it out on me.<br><br>I would love to actually have healthy food at <span style="font-style:italic">school</span>. I don't care if they try to tell me their pizza and uncooked chicken is healthy, because I know it's not.<br>--You know how the government is trying to tell all the schools they have to start giving us healthier foods because America has one of the most obese populations? I think it's bull. They took away the cookies, the ice cream, chips, etc; they <span style="font-style:italic">didn't</span> take away all the grease, the fat, etc. Our pizza is -covered- in grease. Every single type, white, french bread, cheese, pepperoni, etc. All of it.<br><br>I would love to look forward to doing something in gym, not worrying about if I'll get shin splints today or not.<br>--I love playing football, hockey, walking the track, etc. I'm too worried about if I'll be in pain the whole time to actually enjoy those activities fully though. I love being active, and I'm a very sporty person. It's just extremely difficult for me to let it go and just go instead of worrying about it though.<br><br>I would love to go back to a fighting class. I enjoy it. I enjoy knowing that if worse comes to worst, that I'll have a damn good chance at winning.<br>--I loved breaking boards and sparring in TKD, I didn't enjoy having to memorize things for show, I don't want to be flashy-I want to be effective. I didn't like the people either, they were all stuck-up, all thought they were better than me because they were taking classes there before me, and you could even tell my instructor was upset my mum had me leaving on-time everynight instead of waiting until he was done and he wanted to let us all leave. I found it extremely offensive, and I decided to quit going there because of those reasons. I would love to start back up taking Muay Thai or Ju-Jitsu or something more focused on effectiveness than flashyness, but we don't have the money anymore.<br><br>I just feel like I'm completely alone on this thing...<br>None of my friends have the time to come with me to walk/run at the track.<br>My dad lives about 45 minutes away and works in West Virginia.<br>--If I lived with him I could go to the track myself, because it's less than half a mile from his house. The track in my town is an easy mile, maybe a mile and a half away from my house. Up and down hills not included in the distance.<br>My mum doesn't care enough to support me with this. She complains about her own problems, never asking me about mine unless it would cost her money due to fines, or ruin her "appearance" as a business woman. :|<br><br>I'm really rather at a loss as to what I should do... :\<br>But anywho...I think I'm done with my rant now..finally.<br>Pretzals with ranch/hot sauce on the side to anyone/everyone who read all of that.</span>
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Comments

  • Microwave meals are actually more expensive than to buy "fresher" foods. Maybe, if she doesn't want to cook and you want healthier meals, you can work out a deal with her. You buy food with half the grocery money and she buys the other half. You cook/prepare half the meals and while you eat leftover from those, she can buy her microwave dinners for in the evenings when you don't cook.<br><br>I'm not sure how school lunches work now, but if you're paying for them, you might try comparing how much it would be for you to take your lunch as opposed to purchasing meal tickets.<br><br>I'm afraid I have no advice for shin splints and motivation is one of those things I sometimes struggle with too.
    <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Along for the ride!</span><br>
  • I completley agree with Bama, but I have advice on the rest to (;<br> Most people expect to become fit in a week-go from 5 push ups to 200 in that time and it will NOT work. Mabey add a couple a day low number, and if you start at about ten thats a good number so is 15 and 20, and if they are causing you pain doing give up because there working, unless your shins start to hurt wich it seems you have a problem with. The mile can be hard, we have on to. Ive been doing 7 minute ones and im mad because I really need a 5! <br> At home, and on your own running and walking can be boring by yourself, its misreble sometiems if you dont have an ipod but its the only way those miles will be easyir on you! You must walk/run by yourself if neccesary or get a dog when moneys no longer tight.<br> And as for healthy eating? If you start buying fresh foods, and you say ok ill just eat this one junk food, its ok, you sometimes dont relize your not really waching. You must limit your self to a small treat (mabey a cookie or something) a day, or a BIG treat every once in awhile.<br> This is probolly bad advice considering im young lol
  • I am sorry vamp. It took me 3 years to bring my mile from a 13 to an 11, I cannot even jog a lap.
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