I wish you well with your plans. Thanks for this advice...I got an e-mail about the Keto, although there wasn't much to read. I had a pre-diabetes bout a couple years ago, didn't know it(Keto)wouldn't be a good idea for the "Pre-D's" like me.
Thanks, Charlie. As bad as things are now they have been much worse. When my wife passed away in 2010 I grieved by eating, and at one time I weighed over 400 lbs. over the last few years I've lost a net total of about a hundred pounds but many of those pounds have been lost and gained over and over. I'm determined this time to get it off and keep it off for good. I'd like to get down to around 200 and see how things feel from there. It's a long road, but with support from friends and family, including you guys, I feel like I have a good chance. Today for instance, I took my daughter out for dinner and ordered about half of what I would have normally ordered, ate it slowly and enjoyed every mouth full and left as satiated as if I had my usual fare. I even have some points left over for a couple of cartel cookies as an evening snack.
I did the Tai-Chi class yesterday, following that up with 25 minutes on the treadmill. Y'know, the Tai Chi movements are healthy in that they get the whole body doing just that-"moving". It isn't the same as doing cross-training with upper-body lifting stuff, but doing it followed by treadmill work(especially if you get the arms swinging while on the tread)is good enough.
i can finally walk up the big hill again without feeling winded. elevator not working actually in my favor...,one day at a time ...
up and down the hill 4 times today plus all the stairs for laundry.getting easier and i feel less stiff. no beer since thursday night.
I went on a moderate paced 5.5 mile bike ride to the gym, with my 12 yr old daughter. Then did a back/tricep workout, then a moderate 5.5 mile ride back. She ran 1 mile, before we did the bike ride/gym. She also worked out at the gym.
I've been walking more than usual, but with the bad hip it still isn't all that much. I'm counting on easier walking as the weight comes off. I elected to make Saturdays my weigh in day so the first weigh in was only 3 days into the new lifestyle. 4 lbs lost, a lot to go, but I'm determined.
never been a gym guy as my work is was very physical. lifting/carrying various car/ truck components and repairing cars gave me a nice 250lb physique for 25 plus years.however being a business owner, chair jockey for the last 5 have put me out of shape. walks and exercise are in my future..
Like you; I've had a very physical jobs ... construction, environmental, and missionary (more than you think). I now work as a QC receiving technician and while there is some strenuous work; it is in short burst and not enough to keep myself fit. I now daily go with my 23 year old son for 5 mile walks every other day and weight lift and core workout the opposite days.
very cool..i am changing my lifestyle on a slow daily basis..sometimes like watching paint dry but measurable...
I had a health screening last week that we are required to do annually as part of our insurance. Checks cholesterol, triglycerides, blood glucose, etc. My cholesterol number was a little high. It was up 15 points from last year's screening. So I'm trying to make some adjustments to bring that down naturally and see what happens in a year. I have some prunes and some cashews and almonds in my office. My goal is to eat just a few of those on workdays, maybe a couple of prunes and a small serving of nuts. This morning (after a breakfast of Grape Nuts cereal) I had two prunes and about 8-10 almonds as snack. It's easy to overeat peanuts and stock up on calories so I have to be intentional and just eat a few. We'll see what happens but those foods have other benefits, too.
I'm still using 2% milk but have tried Grape Nuts the past couple of weeks. I may try oatmeal as it gets a little colder. Oatmeal is good and I like it, but I eat breakfast in my office at school and need things that work well for that. You're right about calorie dense foods like nuts. That's why I just eat a scant few.
Well, colour me stunned. I decided a first step to improving my health would be to know where I was starting, so I ditched my old spring scale that seemed to understate my weight by 40lbs or so and bought an EatSmart digital scale from Amazon. (Thanks for the recommendation, Charlie @wristwatchb!) When I was last accurately weighed at my doctor's office during my annual physical on July 25, I weighed 182 lbs. My weight has fluctuated between 180 and 190 lbs. for the last decade. Allowing for clothes and loaded pockets, my July weight was probably about 180. Today, my new scale arrived. After calibrating it, I weighed myself in my pajamas. 168.2 lbs!!!! I have lost about 12 lbs. in the last 2 1/2 months! And I haven't even been seriously dieting! All I did was quit buying pop, candy and cookies and bringing them home to snack on. Also, today I stopped at Tim Hortons and got an Iced Cappuccino and a donut. Thinking it over, they are the first iced capp and donut I have bought there in about two months ... A few years ago, I bought them almost every day, and until I broke my leg it was still at least weekly. Today, they taste too rich... It's funny how little changes can add up. I am now motivated to continue leaving pop, chocolate bars and cookies off my grocery list and to switch my cereal now either to Cheerios or Grape Nuts. Makes me wonder what would happen if I actually started counting calories and exercising...
Thanks, Charlie. It's the first time my weight has moved seriously down instead of up in about 20 years!
