"Now I walk every where I can. I also ride a stationary bicycle for a total of 30 minutes. I do it three or more times a week now and I have lost 20 pounds"
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The specific intent feels twofold: testimony and permission. Testimony, because "I have lost 20 pounds" is offered as proof that the method works. Permission, because she chooses the least intimidating tools available: walking and a stationary bike, the domestic equipment of self-care. For an audience that often sees celebrity wellness as unattainable (trainers, retreats, carefully lit discipline), Reese's point is that the threshold can be low and still meaningful.
The subtext is also about aging and agency. The details are precise but not punishing: 30 minutes, three or more times a week, "now" repeated like a marker of reclaimed control. It's the language of someone managing a body that requires negotiation, not conquest. In cultural context, it pushes back against shame-driven diet talk by emphasizing mobility and consistency. Reese makes health sound less like virtue signaling and more like a practical, ongoing commitment - the kind you can actually keep.
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Reese, Della. (n.d.). Now I walk every where I can. I also ride a stationary bicycle for a total of 30 minutes. I do it three or more times a week now and I have lost 20 pounds. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/now-i-walk-every-where-i-can-i-also-ride-a-45289/
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Reese, Della. "Now I walk every where I can. I also ride a stationary bicycle for a total of 30 minutes. I do it three or more times a week now and I have lost 20 pounds." FixQuotes. Accessed February 3, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/now-i-walk-every-where-i-can-i-also-ride-a-45289/.
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"Now I walk every where I can. I also ride a stationary bicycle for a total of 30 minutes. I do it three or more times a week now and I have lost 20 pounds." FixQuotes, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/now-i-walk-every-where-i-can-i-also-ride-a-45289/. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.








