Trying to change the way you handle your body at the age of forty-four is a difficult thing. For years I just tried to get by with the diet of the month or take the five year old's approach to things, if I don't look at the weight then it's not really there. Ever since I decided to really change things for the better, it has been like shedding layers. Just like looking at an onion, I know that once I peel the outer layers off and get down a row or two the vegetable itself will be worth using. I could leave all those layers in tact, peel and all and toss it in the pan, but the result wouldn't be worth anything. However, by taking the time to remove the flimsy outer skin along with the roots and first tough layers, I can go beyond what I see at first glance. If I want that onion to be at it's best, I have to do two things. I have to cut it, which is likely to bring tears. The second thing I must do so that the onion will be at it's best is to make it sweat. This totally mirrors what I am trying to do with my life. Exercise is not something I enjoy at all. Until I opened Slender You of Burleson and started using the toning tables, I couldn't walk five minutes on the treadmill. I definitely felt like crying! Today when I did my session on the tables, I did two extra tables. I didn't want to stop! I felt like that sweating onion in the pan, but I know that every time I get on the tables or on the treadmill it's like pulling off another "layer" and that feels good. It may take a long time to get where I want to be, but I am shedding old ways and acquiring new and better habits along the way.
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