programs or even your current one, I will guess that you are exercising based on what it will give you. Many people “take” from exercise what they can get and this usually leads to not liking it and doing activi- ties that are not enjoyable. I want you to use exercise as a way to give to yourself. The distinction is crucial, and it is not merely semantics. Although, technically, you are the giver and the receiver when you commit to an exercise regime, I want you to start identifying only with the giver part of you. You will start giving yourself exercise without expecting anything in return. It may be easy to think of this again as your relationship with your body. You are giving to your body the gift of movement, health, strength, and time. You are letting your body know that it is worth your energy. I realize that results will come as a by-product of exer- cise. You will get all the benefits listed later in this chapter that will help you maintain your weight and make you feel better once you get good at it. But these are merely by-products and not the reason you start exercising in the first place. It should feel as if you are making a contribution to your life. You are filling your body with emotional deposits of love. As the giver, it will make you feel good to give. It shouldn’t feel like an exhausting drain that doesn’t produce any results. Geve1 L^e1cise +o1 Wast ResDlts ! 52