I’m trying to do some stretches and easy yoga and 3 lb weight arm exercises most mornings. Hard to start but if I do, I feel good afterwards. At my age, I felt I was loosing muscle strength.
I am now up to a 25 pound weight loss without feeling I am doing without anything. No increase in exercise which i really wasn’t doing anyway.Here's my story.
I have lost 20 pounds since last September. No diet, no giving up anything. Just eating a bite or two less at each meal. If I'm eating tacos I will eat one without cheese. I have cheese on the others. I have discovered this was much easier than I thought and I discovered I like tacos without the cheese.
I started this after talking to my Sleep Apnea doctor at Mayo. He said no I do not have Sleep Apnea so that was good. He very gently said if I lost some weight it would help my health. He said even a pound or two would be great. No pressure to diet or give up anything. Was such a nice way of putting how to lose weight so I did it. First doctor who ever made a sensible weight loss plan. I was in full control of what I ate and what I would not eat. I did not change what I fix for meals or what sweets I eat. Just a mouthful less.
I'm with ya! I go out an walk my dog several times a day, but it's a leisurely stroll and not getting my heart rate up. Need to figure out how I'm going to get that AND get him walked + everything else that needs to be accomplished. Maybe Santa needs to make a stop at the used exercise equipment store.... I think I need to either get up earlier for the longer walks or get out twice - once before breakfast and once during my lunch break. Regardless, I have to rethink when I'm going to get my exercise in for the next few months. ...