Still at it. Staying with the program most of the time. I did have a small chocolate lapse and I did eat a cookie which wasn’t all that good, fortunately.
I have no idea if I have lost any weight since I can’t step on the scale.
I keep telling myself that weight loss is not the primary goal; health is, but, of course, I do want to lose weight. I don’t need to lose all my excess weight. I know from past diets that I will feel better if I lose 50 pounds. This time I want to lose 100 pounds. I will still be fat even with a 100 pound loss, but I think I could manage so much better and that is enough.
I doubt if losing 100 pounds would make much difference in my ability to walk. I can’t even straighten my left knee any more. If I can’t straighten it after my weight loss, I can’t walk on it. I am taking some joint supplements and maybe that and eating better will make that much of a difference. Who knows. My chiropractor thinks it is inflammation and when we get rid of the inflammation it will be ok, but I have a feeling it is bone damage due to arthritis and I don’t think that will go away so easily. But if it is still this bad, I can, at that weight, have the knee replacement surgery. It would be so nice not to have to, but I am resolved that if I still need it, I will do it.
There is a therapy pool here. If I could get into it and, more importantly, out of it, I would join, or at least want to join. But they don’t have a lift to get me in and out and there is no way I could take the stairs. Maybe one day I can. I think a pool would do me a lot of good, though the chlorine won’t. That is the big drawback to pools – breathing and soaking in chlorine.
Ramona had me doing some upper body exercises… very mild ones I am sure. With nobody here to make me, I haven’t done any more. I am so out of shape, I should. I don’t think it would help me lose weight. It might help speed up my metabolism a little, but the thing it would do for sure is make me stronger.
I am kind-of down this morning. Does it show? Still…. 20 days in. In another 10 days it will be a month. That is a good thing.
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No; those arm exercises won’t do anything for weight loss from just what we did that once. They were mostly glorified stretches 🙂
However, this is where you start. And then you build on it. And then you get to a place where they do have an impact on metabolism. Which you know, of course.
I think swimming would be good. I look forward to you getting better enough to go swimming. It is a good goal.
Are you also taking Turmeric? It’s one of those multi-benefit supplements, but much of the benefit is from reducing inflammation.
You do sound a bit down – a bit tired; like you’re still committed to this tedious decision but it’s really not any fun any more. Eleanor is coming over tomorrow. I hope that helps … energy and change and motivation and all.
And I’ll make you do more exercises and we can plan what to do for your birthday. We’ll make you a decorative veggie plate 🙂