Work-At-Home Writers Shouldn’t Wear Sweatpants

Posted by Tisha Tolar on November 15, 2008

Okay, so I have never been obsessed with my weight as a kid or an adult because quite frankly I was too busy dealing with the fact that at 12 years old I was already my current height of 5′12″ (for those of you who get that joke – applause all around). So height was more or less the focus of my youth as I towered over the boys (and girls) pretty much all throughout elementary school and into my junior year of high school when some of the guys finally caught up with me. Because of this vertical distraction, my weight never came in to play. I was always a busy person – always moving. I lived in Philly for several years and walked EVERYWHERE. I had a kid and remained active. Weight was not just not an issue.

Then I became a writer – working from home. I have to get my daughter up at 7 am every morning to get her to school and truthfully that is about the extent of my outdoor adventures. I do volunteer (A LOT) and that gets me out of the house but for the most part, I sit and I write. Apparently I also snack. I also hardly ever walk. I like walking but because of our rural location, it’s not really safe to walk along the road. Having said that, I will admit to the fact that I have access to almost a hundred acres of farm available to me. But I still do not walk.

Generally, I wear hoodies and sweatpants every day. I save my jeans and such for the occasions I actually leave the house. Unfortunatly, due to this laziness of dressing myself, I haven’t been able to notice the gradual tightening of my comfy jeans or how a belt now digs into the flesh of my stomache. I don’t notice how tight my sweaters have grown since last year’s fall/winter season. I only revel in the bliss each day that I don’t even have to put in my contacts if I don’t feel like it. Now I am paying for it. I am finally to the point where I am seeing the changes in my body and I’ll tell you the truth – I HATE IT! This is not me and never was.

The reason I am writing this post is not to dis my body image but just to remind others who have changed their livestyles so much when starting out at home, doing your own thing, that exercise and eating habits should be included in your overall plan on a day-to-day basis. Of course, we should already know that but the reality is starting a new business and relying entirely on your own motivation for income takes up so much of our brainpower and willpower, it is easy to forget that we need to take care of ourselves.

Had I been getting up each day and slipping into some jeans, I might not have let things go this far for this long. I HATE exercise – it is soooo boring to me – but I LOVE to be active. I actually considered getting a dog just to force me to walk 20 minutes a day. I can’t have a dog, of course (landlord’s rules) but I wanted to find motivation. I guess I should take some time and really set health goals for myself in addition to the work goals I constantly list and hold myself accountable for achieving. I realize that I won’t get very far if I am in the hospital or dead.

Join me in setting some health goals. However big or small – let me know what you plan to start doing each day for better health. I think I will try walking again – 20 minutes a day (hell or high water) at least 3 times a week to start out. I’ll keep you posted on the results….as soon as a I get a bathroom scale.

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