After no weight loss yesterday and reading
Ubee's suggestions, I checked my ankles and found pitting edema. I was retaining water.
My cardiologist has taken me off daily water pills and instructed me to take one only as needed if I noticed swelling, so I took one. Every hour on the hour all evening and all during the night I was in the bathroom. It worked.
I lost 4 pounds and my ankles are normal this morning.
silentarctic - I so understand your temptation to crash diet as I have those thoughts also. I am the type of guy that wants to develop the quality of patience, but I want to develop it NOW!!
That kind of fits my dieting. Despite all the experts saying a slow and easy weight loss is the key to keeping it off, I am always looking for the magic wand instant fix.
Ubee - I am a Northern transplant to Florida. Being from the Buffalo, NY area right across the Niagara River from Canada I know that the last words of the Canadian and United States National Anthem is
.... DROP THE PUCK
Nneedovmotivation -
Welcome, this is a great thread for support.
Terra1984 - I always found that shopping was a good opportunity for walking. I got into the habit of parking in the furthest spot from the door. My grandchildren always tease me that maybe I should park at a different shopping center and walk from there.
bubblybee - Thanks for your your kind words of encouragement
Ubee - Thank you for suggesting possibilities for me. You were the key to finding my edema. Take good care of your husband. I was told to weigh daily also but since I have been super strict with my sodium I seldom vary much. Last year I was not as strict and I gained 25 plus pounds of water weight in a single day on more than one occasion. My cardiologist said I was a very sodium sensitive person.
vwdeano - Grilled vegetables can be very tasty