Dance, dance, resolution

I want to talk and I don’t feel like talking on Facebook, so hopefully, I’ll get back into the habit of posting here.

Most recently in my life, I bruised my tailbone.  Not sure how, I think it was just sitting my fat ass on too hard a chair, for too many hours each day.

Whatever the reason, sitting down is now uncomfortable to downright agonizing, depending on how long I do it.  This is turning out to be a good thing.  In order to heal, I have to stay off my ass as much as possible, which means I have to stand … and if I’m standing, I have to move!

And you know what they say – if ya gotta move, ya gotta dance.

So I am.

I need to get some exercise, there is no argument to the contrary, I need to lose weight and this is the prick-in-the-ass I needed to make that happen.

I’ve been doing stretches and squats in front of the computer for a few weeks and while I’ve not lost any weight, my core and legs definitely feel stronger, which is a good improvement.

To lose weight, however, I need to get my heart rate up.  I could run in place, or do jumping jacks, or beat my face against the wall in boredom – but the real answer has been to turn some music on with Youtube and dance until I’m exhausted.  I love it.  I love to do it.  I can’t dance, and I wouldn’t do it in front of people, but the act of moving to the music enlightens my spirit, if not my feet.

I am also getting a ‘standing desk’ – one of those desks that can rise to let you stand and use the keyboard with comfort; leaning over every time you need to type is not only annoying, it’s bad on your back.  I was going to buy it myself – so I was saving up for the end of the month – but E decided to get it for a late Christmas gift and save me the money.

So I have the tools I need.  My resolution for the year is to lose 30 lbs and keep it off.  I don’t mind being overweight but when I’m so fat that I can’t sit without hurting myself (80 lbs overweight), it’s time to change something.

Now if I can just keep from hurting myself from overexertion … I am not good at doing things in moderation.