I was able to get a treadmill next to the HUMONGOUS woman who was running on her own treadmill. She was there before me, I walked for 30 minutes, and she was still running when I left.
I'm not kidding when I say this chick topped out at about 300. She was sweating, panting, and the fat was jumping up and down, but DAMN! She could go.
I was so jealous, I can't even begin to tell you.
Got me thinking: even if someone is VERY overweight or even morbidly obese, can they still be physically FIT? I started talking to the lady - because you all know I'll talk to anyone anytime anyplace - and said, "I'm impressed! I wish I could run like you but I have bad knees."
She smiled and said she run on the treadmill 5 days a week for up to an hour and a half.
Now remember, she was HUGE! I wanted to ask her how long she'd been doing it but she beat me to the punch. She said she's been doing this for over six months and feels great. Her cholesterol level has gone down as has her blood pressure.
I congratulated her and asked if she had lost any weight, because remember: she was HUGE!
She smiled and said no, because she still eats all her favorite foods, just exercises.
I thought this sounded really crazy, because the basic laws of physics would tell you that if she is moving soooooooo much, even with eating, she should have lost weight.
Was she selling me a line of bull? I don't know, but she certainly had it on me in the endurance department!
So, I'm plugging along, getting some exercise when I can, and continuing to eat well.
Even on vacation!
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