Inspiration

Fillyjonk at Shapely Prose reminded me today of one of the immediate inspirations for this blog: Lesley at Fatshionista’s post “THIS IS 300: Taking Pictures, Being Personal, & Weighing 300 Pounds“.
One thing that reading some obesity research has given me is to realize that yes, I am an oddity (and there’s nothing wrong with that [...]

…and the other reason why I exercise

It’s called, “Use it or lose it.”
Last fall* I pulled a muscle in my right leg.  Kept up my daily walks, pulled it again – or maybe pulled another muscle.  This aggravated the occasional pain I would have in my right knee, and added some hip and thigh pain too.
By November I was noticeably limping [...]