Exercise

I come from a family of rather large people. Seriously, everyone in my family is overweight if not obese. I have come to the conclusion that being fat has a lot to do with genes. But it also has a lot to do with NOT GETTING OFF YOUR BUTT!

So, here's what I've noticed thus far. When I exercise, I lose weight. When I don't exercise, I don't lose weight. Go figure.

So in other words, if I want to get back in shape and actually have a figure again, that's not round, I HAVE to move every day. And I don't mean taking the stairs, or parking a few spots further away than I'd prefer. I mean actual sweating, hard breathing, red in the face EXERCISE!

I'm not 100% not sick still but I'm far enough better that I'm able to do real exercise again. And I love it! I NEVER want to actually do it. So I have to force myself to put on my exercise clothes and shoes every time. But when I start to exercise, it is so nice. My mind gets clearer, I feel excited, and I feel more alive. And that natural high lasts quite a long time after the fact too. Oh, and I'm sleeping SO good at night. My body needs that recovery rest time and so it's shutting down a lot easier than it normally does, and I'm sleeping deeper. So I'm feeling much more rested in the morning.

So tell me again, what are the draw backs to exercise? I lose weight, I sleep great, and I feel awesome! No negatives there.