TO YOU ALL ~ what a pleasant surprise for me today -- nice to have you join in this thread; I appreciate the company in here, truly ...
ELLY ~ I find coming here keeps me accountable, mostly to myself and to others who support us here. I want to get healthier and stay that way for the rest of my life; coming here helps me with that so much.
ESOFIA ~ Sounds like you have your eating well arranged; and that should help you right there. There are those who cannot get a lot of exercise becuz of health issues (myself on notsogood days), but eating healthy can still result in some weightloss and get health issues in order. I admire quilters so much; having the patience for such a big product, but the results are so nice.
MAMAKAT ~ boy, you have a lot of health challenges there; what a trouper. I agree with a lot you had to say in your first post; eating and living healthier can really affect how we feel in our bodies & minds. I have seen huge improvements as well. I'm off the Metformin (for blood sugar); my blood pressure is down (now I have knocked off the salty snacks); and I just feel better all over weighing so much less. I was just sharing with a friend the benefits of exercise on depression & bipolar last night.
MELIZ ~ your food plan sounds pretty good to me; small changes are best really. You can lose weight just doing that (I agree with Mamakat); and the bit of walking you do to & from work and lunch might be enuff. With your condition, I would hold off on the heavier kinds of exercises for now.
ABOUT MYSELF ~ since you don't know much about me; I'll share. I was born with SPINA BIFIDA -- part of my lower spine is not closed, this causes me a lot of pain with regular walking (and esp up hills or inclines, in sand & snow), bending, and twisting motions (or any repetitive actions). I use 2 canes now which helps me a lot. I had two bad injuries to my legs: fractured my left calf bone & got a clot, but it is getting better; and I dislocated/injured my right knee badly. It has improved a lot with the 2 canes. My left knee was torn this spring as well, so I really have to watch it. With age our joints and muscles can't take much anymore; I get lots of Charlie Horses (what we call SEVERE muscles cramps) in my legs now. I have other minor stuff that is much better like I mentioned above; my anxiety (which runs in our family) is much improved now, thanks to new strategies. Have been working hard on overcominig "EMOTIONAL EATING" with much success (I wroted a post about this in the FAITH FORUM) which has helped with the anxiety and eating when upset. I'm fiesty & a fighter, so I keep walking when & how I can (Every Other DAy works best for me). I am slow, but I don't walk backwards (as Abe Lincoln says). I do handbell weights (EOD), and toning exercises each day (some in bed; some on a chair). I'm getting better all the time. When we move into our new house, DH is going to set up my rowing machine again for me too, as I'll have more room there.
Our day started out very warm (90F) but just after we got back from picking up some deli roasted chicken and veggies, it started to
and cooled things of for us, which was nice. I will have a salad and maybe a cob of corn with my chicken tonight for supper.
Just resting today; will pick up the packing again next week. Time to go put my legs up and rest them (I must do this daily to keep the swelling down and drain them as well). Cutting back on salt has helped a lot too.
Take care ... Rosebud