Reply #53: Exercise is your friend.

[CBHagman]

Find a reasonably pleasant activity or two and make it part of your routine. You will love yourself for it, I can promise you. Walking, swimming, biking, dancing, some form of weight training (It doesn't have to be fancy; just start with small barbells) -- whatever works for you. You can read while riding a stationary bike or watch the news on the treadmill or take a class with some friends.

You don't need to knock yourself out or buy whatever equipment is Chuck Norris is hawking on TV (Besides, he endorsed Huckabee. 'nough said.).

The current guidelines for exercise recommend sessions (perhaps 45 minutes to an hour) five times a week, with 30-minute sessions three times a week being the barest of the bare minimum. You can obviously break it up -- 10 minutes here, 20 minutes there. I keep an exercise log to keep track of what I've been doing, how often, and for how long. It does keep me on the straight and narrow.

And an added bonus is that exercise will definitely improve both your mood and your energy level.

We're all pulling for you! :hi: