@indigo1015 and all:

It sounds like you are a black-and-white, all-or-nothing thinker. So am i. I start walking and think i will run a marathon. I go swimming and think i will swim the English Channel. I go biking and think i will do the Tour de France. I'm a big fan of the Ironman competitions too and tri- and bi-athlons in general.

I think it is important to exercise out of love for our bodies, not punishment, as it is also so important to eat out of love for our bodies and not to numb ourselves or some other negative reason. I know i'm enjoying doing an unambitious walk with my neighbor everyday, as i've talked about.

I read that you "fly solo." I'm not sure if you were referring to my suggestion of having an exercise buddy or a life coach. At any rate, like it or not, we are social animals and sharing our lives with each other is important.

I'm certainly no example in this respect, but i am TRYING hard with my one lovely close neighbor, a charming French-Canadian woman who also dotes on her dog. With COVID on, of course, now is not the time for starting brand-new relationships but i hope you will think all this over and consider your social needs once we've all been vaxed and life begins again.

Ta!

Jane.