Allen.. you do know what you can do.

Quite simply put, you need to get moving. Go for walks, join a gym, join a basketball team or whatever sport you like. Get active and you'll look even better in that costume the next time around.

This is the point where you have to choose to do something about it - or live with it. Ten pounds is nothing, twenty, thirty, forty - they're the ones you have to worry about. If you choose to do nothing now, that's what you'll probably be looking at in the future.

So make the decision, Allen. What are you going to do about it?

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Honey, you should re-read what I wrote. I mentioned nothing about what you're eating - just that you should move more.

Yes, certain medications have that effect, but it can be countered by exercise. The warnings about weight gain often come with the advice of taking up physical exercise - if you are able to do so.

At the very least you will know that you are doing everything you can to counteract what's happening and that in turn will have positive effects on you and how you're approaching this.

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Well it was Xmas recently, I think everyone must have put on some extra, don't feel so bad.

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I usually don't chime in on these things but.... It is cold, but there are things you can do indoors that will help you get moving. Most indoor malls open their doors early for people who want to walk, even on weekends. That's where I start my training this time of year for the half marathon I do. I take it outdoors when the weather is better.

There are simple things you can do too. Grab a couple of cans of vegetables out of the cabinet and use them as weights. You can do a great stretch and strengthen program with nothing more than two cans and a sturdy chair.

Just some of my thoughts from a cold-climate dweller.

LOL, what's the chair for, Garnet?

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Check on the internet Allen - there are lots of sites you can visit to show you exercises that can be done with a chair. Exercises like abdominal and bicep crunches. Lots of people in offices like doing these exercises since they can not move far from their desks or do not have much room to exercise in.

In school we mostly use the chair as a support for those children who do not have their balance yet, as Garnet said. Especially when doing one legged exercises like leg raises or circles.

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Oooo, yes!

I believe the Wii system is meant to require a lot of activity. More than just pressing buttons or moving joysticks from what I have seen.

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