Fay Watson

The first week of December I got a flu shot. I waited for a while. I sat and watched people come and go out of the Pharmcare in Pearland.  People were picking up prescriptions, purchasing medical supplies and like the rest of the Pearland population most were carrying extra weight.  Soon the certified immunization technician (yes you earn a certificate in order to be able to inoculate people with a dose of vaccine) came in to the small room to give me my injection.  She asked me to push up my sleeve.

Then it came the question I love getting... "oh you have muscles... do you work out?"  She says she has never given a flu vaccine to a woman with arm muscles.  My pre-inoculation paperwork says I am a 46 year old female.  I gave her my favorite answer, "no, I don't."  The look on the face of the questioner is always priceless.  Common sense tells them I must workout.  AND of course I DO.  I am 46 years old, I am 5'2", 117 pounds, (wear a size "zero - how can zero be a size pray tell?) and I have muscles.

In May 2008 I was the heaviest of my life!  IT was scary... I have previously blogged about it.  I originally lost over 40 pounds.  I have since put on 7 pounds of musculature.  I have learned that the majority of people DO NOT want to hear that you have to exercise to lost weight.  They want it to be easy.  In their heart of hearts most want to hear of some magic cure that you stumbled upon.  They do not want to hear about low fat, low carb, high protein diets (lots of meat, greens, nuts, fruit).  They don't want to eat 5-6 small meals a day.  AND mostly they DO NOT want to hear that exercise includes aerobic exercise (cardio), body-weight exercises and weight bearing exercise.  Weight bearing exercise is very important to increasing your bone density.  That is why I am such a fan of Crossfit.  www.crossfitincommon.com

I predict that once again the top New Year's Resolution will be to lose weight or get fit. 

If you really want my advice then be ready to take me up on it.  I am willing to work out with you, help you, be your biggest cheerleader, and show you some websites that will help you on your road to fitness.