Well, the biggest thing that's working for me (and I only have eight more pounds to lose! By 4th of July....) is that I break up my exercise all through the day.
First thing in the morning, I do what I call a "small yoga"--15 minutes of stretch with some weight-bearing poses (I have a bum knee, so I work mainly to stretch and strengthen that...and my arms).
At my morning job (verrrrry sedentary), I work at my desk for one or two hours---then I jump up and race walk around the building (sometimes inside, sometimes out) for ten/fifteen minutes.
Then I sit for another couple of hours, then race-walk for another ten or fifteen.
At my afternoon job (walk and lift and stand and move...at least a little!), I take the bus, *but* I don't take the closest one....I walk (one mile) or bike (two miles, and my knee loves biking!) to catch another bus that I can incorporate a little fresh air/exercise.
And then at night, maybe I'll do a little stretching in the kitchen whilst cooking---but maybe I won't!
I find this works really, really well. I could never find the time (or committment!) to do huge gobs of exercise all at the same time. But breaking exercise up into bite-sized pieces during the day has been very doable...and I've lost about thirty-five pounds, with those darned pesky eight more to go...
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