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Old Dec 21, 2012, 03:38 PM
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Thank you all for your responses.

I have started walking a bit and the last couple of days I've been wearing a pedometer. My goal is to walk a little more each week. I own a treadmill, but it has seen maybe 30 days use in the 10 years I've owned it. My long-term goal is to start using the treadmill regularly, several times a week.

I was laid off my job two years, so I no longer have insurance or a regular income, so a bunch of tests are out of the question. However, I've been through the routine several times in the past 10 years. Each time, I've been told that my heart and blood stats are fine, but that I am obese and need to exercise.

I do see a doc twice a year to fill my meds. I think I'll ask for an increase. It's something I've actually been thinking about for the past year as I've been battling a pretty bad bout of depression.

George, thanks for the reminder about staying hydrated. My panic attacks first started when I was a young mom on a diet to lose the "baby" fat. I was so stressed about my weekly weigh-in that I did not eat or drink anything that day. On the way home from that weigh in, I had my first panic attack.

Looking back, I wasn't even heavy back then. But shortly after, I started a series of yo-yo dieting that resulted in packing on the pounds. It is amazing how our brain affects our bodies.