1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Nov 04, 2006, 8:08 am PST

I can't understand a coach and health writer (I assume being paid too)such as Koch not making exercise an integral part of her day without having to "try to fit it in", as though it was something "extra", that might be included in her daily routine "given the time." Wow. What a coach. Let's hear it for integrity. Over here at our abode, we make exercise a part of our day, even if we have to bypass sometging else. We make it part of the morning rutual, same as showering, shaving, dressing, brushing our teeth, taking our vitamins with our pure fruit juice, and going to work. It doesn't occur to us that we should, or even can, overlook our daily exercise, anymore than we can overlook our dietary program or our duties at our places of employment. Either one is serious about his/her health or not. If one is just playing at this sort of thing, and trying to look good in the eyes of his/her peers, why bother to exercise at all. Just play along with the thought and idea of being healthy, and talk about it as though one was a part of the "in-group", and let the reality of the hard work go. Who needs to really suffer? As long as we sound good and talk a good program, why bother with the details? We can be thankful that there are apparent Koch's in our health group. All of our peers seem to be sincere, and, perhaps most important, honest.

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Nov 04, 2006, 8:10 am PST

I can't understand a coach and health writer (I assume being paid too)such as Koch not making exercise an integral part of her day without having to "try to fit it in", as though it was something "extra", that might be included in her daily routine "given the time." Wow. What a coach. Let's hear it for integrity. Over here at our abode, we make exercise a part of our day, even if we have to bypass sometging else. We make it part of the morning rutual, same as showering, shaving, dressing, brushing our teeth, taking our vitamins with our pure fruit juice, and going to work. It doesn't occur to us that we should, or even can, overlook our daily exercise, anymore than we can overlook our dietary program or our duties at our places of employment. Either one is serious about his/her health or not. If one is just playing at this sort of thing, and trying to look good in the eyes of his/her peers, why bother to exercise at all. Just play along with the thought and idea of being healthy, and talk about it as though one was a part of the "in-group", and let the reality of the hard work go. Who needs to really suffer? As long as we sound good and talk a good program, why bother with the details? We can be thankful that there are no apparent Koch's in our health group. All of our peers seem to be sincere, and, perhaps most important, honest.

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Nov 04, 2006, 9:11 am PST

Thank you, thank you, thank you Koch for your honesty. I think the other comment is a bit absorbed and pious to think that a working mother who might find it tough to balance life in general is somehow sub-human and insufficiant in all her ways. I appreciate that she is letting us know that exercise is something that will HELP us in our daily business and stresses. I myself was having the same struggles. Diet I'm good at, supplements, being active in general I've got. It's the taking an hour a day to actually get my heart rate really up and do strength conditioning that I've got to get a handle on for my own sanity's sake! So hearing that a health and fitness journalist is having the same issues helps me be a little less hard on myself. Thank you for your honesty, even at the risk of apparent ridicule.

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Nov 04, 2006, 9:44 am PST

gerco:Just because someone is well versed in how to go about eating right and staying fit doesn't mean that they don't go through their own struggles of trying to do it themselves. Nobody is perfect. We are all human with plenty of room for error. It's a daily struggle for some people. Other's have the routine already figured out and are sticking with it. Others are still trying to get familiar with the changes and fit it into their daily schedules. Maybe she created the blog also as an encouragement for herself to keep her on track with eating right and staying fit, to help hold herself accountable in some way by talking about it every day. It helps just to get yourself in the mindset of thinking about things before you set out and do them. For you to come on and make those comments about her isn't very helpful, understanding, or encouraging. Where is your integrity in all of this? If you're ahead of the game in eating right and staying fit maybe you should be offering up some suggestions as to how you do it and not snide commentaries that someone else can't do it. Just because people get off track with their health does not mean that they are not serious about it. Change takes time. Your comments: "Either one is serious about his/her health or not. If one is just playing at this sort of thing and trying to look good in the eyes of his/her peers, why bother to exercise at all. Just play along with the thought and idea of being healthy, and talk about it as though one was a part of the "in-group" and let the reality of the hard work go. Who really needs to suffer?" are way out of line! Who are you to judge whether she is sincere or not about her health and fitness? Everybody struggles staying on track. I guess except you gerco. You must be PERFECT. Maybe you should create a blog and tell us how it's done flawlessly like yourself! You're such a genius making it your morning ritual every day of the week like brushing your teeth. I didn't hear any "details" about what you do to exercise in the morning routine. BUT "as long as we sound good and talk a good program, why bother with the details? we can be thankful there are no apparent Koch's in our health group. All of our peers seem to be sincere, and perhaps most important honest." I guess I can be thankful there are no Gercos in my health group that are perfectionist, snide granola crunchers waving their finger at me.

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Nov 04, 2006, 3:44 pm PST

All I have to say is that it sounds to me like #1 either has no children or a full time nanny if they do have children.Have you a couple of kids that your taking care of morning,noon,and night and we'll see how easy finding "exercise time" is then Mr.high and mighty.It is a daily challenge for me to find 45min to exercise,as I am sure it is for most mothers and involved fathers.

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Nov 04, 2006, 4:05 pm PST

Thank you, Koch, for letting us kow that you, like the rest of us and unlike gerco ,are a mere mortal.

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7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Nov 04, 2006, 9:31 pm PST

Cheryl, some things I do when I notice that I can't get in a full exercise workout every day is make my work out times an extra 15-20 minutes the days I do work out. By the end of the week, it will be like getting an extra work out day that I wouldn't have otherwise done. Try a floor exercise/indoor exercise of some sort the days you don't feel like getting dressed to go outside to walk or do a hard workout. Eat a little less those days you know that you just have no intention of exercising. If you can, don't eat 3 hours before you go to sleep. Drink plenty of water. Good luck to you. Don't give up.

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8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Nov 05, 2006, 10:09 am PST

I think it's obvious that "gerco" should be spelled "jerko"...

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9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Nov 05, 2006, 10:27 pm PST

I have 2 school age children at home and I am raising 3 grandchildren. I never ever feel like walking on the treadmill but force myself to walk 35 minutes 5 days a week. The alternative to not walking is to feel bloated, crabby, and overwhelmed by chaos. No one is perfect but without dedication nothing worthwhile can be accomplished.

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10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Dec 22, 2006, 10:05 am PST

After my divorce 4 years ago, I went through deep depression and post-traumatic stress from childhood abuse then abandonment. I cut myself, still see counselors, psychiatrist, take medication. The best two activities I found to help me out was to short prayer (I'm spiritual) and jogging every day or 5 times a week. Jogging is my preference, but walking would do well for most people. Now with all these things I have come a long way towards healing, overcoming anger (since I was the one left), and starting a new life. Sure, I need new people in my life, a social group besides church, and a woman companion for conversation and travel. But, jogging really turned things around for me. I feel much healthier. I don't urge anyone to give up counseling, psychiatry, or medicine; yet, exercising can be a real boost to recover. (And if your spiritually oriented, short prayers or meditation may help you too). That is my experience. Good luck.

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11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Apr 18, 2007, 10:41 am PDT

PLEASE READ MY STORY Hi, my name is Brittney. I am 17 years old and i am overweight. I want to lose a lot of weight. I have my senior prom on May 11, 2007 and i would like to lose a little bit of weight but i have no time. I go to school everyday and then go straight to work after school and by the time i get home it's time to go to bed. Please help me figure something out. I also have senior graduation on May 17, 2007 to and would like to lose weight for it to. Thank You

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12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jul 08, 2007, 2:23 pm PDT

iwant to lose my weight please help me iam 33 years old my hight is 5.2m my weight is 100 kg .Please help me

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