Well here I am! Love the warm winters here in Florida, summer can be tough, but I just get up early to do any work outside.
At 62 I am struggling with loosing some poundage. My biggest issue is the high blood pressure that the doc keeps insisting I need meds for. Then I feel like cr*p and cannot get thru the day without a nap. Go off the meds and feel just fine. The blood pressure just swings like crazy!!
I just KNOW that loosing 30-40 pounds would put an end to that issue.
There is the cholesterol and diabetes that also runs in my family. At this point I am the only one of my siblings that does not have diabetes and that is the one that scares me.
I love to work in the yard and have quail and chickens that will soon provide me with clean, organic eggs and meat. I usually have a nice winter garden with peas, broccoli, collards, lettuce onions and swiss chard. This summer I have red and sweet potatoes, hot and sweet peppers growing. My fruit trees and plants have provided citrus, peaches, plums, figs and blueberries.
I go to great lengths to avoid any processed foods. My downfall is potato chips and chocolate. I am going to pursue the calorie counting at fitday.com to see how that goes.
This looks like a great support resource and would even look forward to a Florida subgroup.
Good luck to all with their weight loss goals!
Another HI from Florida
