Thank you for all the kind messages yesterday, I had a lovely day
This time last year, I was trying to be very positive about my health in retirement - as our retirement date was the same week as my birthday, it was a good time to mark my progress.
April 21-22; step count 11K paces per day, and total distance walked 1400miles or thereabouts. Weight on leaving Dorset 163lb, and I had got that down to 147lbs. My BMI last birthday was 29.6 [obese] I set myself some challenging targets for 22-23.
Walk 12k paces per day, and try and lose more weight.
April 22-23; step count 11.3K paces [better than before, but nowhere near 12K] and weight went back up to 163lbs at Xmas. I have tried to reduce calories, and that is back to 150lbs now - but I am still trying to get down to 10 stone [140lbs]
I am not going to set myself unrealistic challenges - but Semlor Buns have to be an occasional treat not a weekly occurrence.
Do you have any good motivational tips? [Please don't suggest getting a dog to walk, that's not going to happen!]
Well done on your weight loss and higher step count target. My weight went up by 2stone during Covid and I am still trying to bet back down to around the weight I was before. Apart from underwear, I have steadfastly refused to buy any bigger sized clothes even though mine are tight. I am hoping the longer days will help my ability to say no to snacks etc and walk the extra off as I did before. Good luck-you are certainly going in the right direction. Catriona
ReplyDeleteI think that many of us put on weight in lockdown for all sorts of reasons. I like K's idea, below, of trying to weigh a little less at the end of every month. Drastic diets do not suit most of us - but steady weight loss is easier to manage
DeleteYour step count is astonishing! My target is 2023, but am barely getting 600 (sooo tired after stresses of recent weeks.) I too am trying to get down to 140 lbs, but have stuck at 146ish (haven't weighed over Easter, too many eggs still to enjoy) I aim to weigh a little less at the end of every month, and try and decide if the taste of what I am about to consume is really worth its calories.
ReplyDeleteYou do astonishingly well, given your situation. But let's agree that our monthly Flat Gifts should not include chocolate bars (quite apart from the calories, they might melt and stain the stitching!)
DeleteI am sorry I missed your birthday. I hope you had a lovely day. I have been very bad this year at walking (or even moving!) as my knees are becoming more painful. I hope to improve with the weather! I don't know if you "do" Facebook, but the Walk 1000 Miles FB group is very friendly and encouraging. You don't have to plan to walk 1000 miles in a year, you can just join in, and walk what you walk. But there are other walking sub groups so you might find a group nearby to walk with. Just a thought... Love FD xx
ReplyDeleteIt's a vicious circle - if I put on weight it affects my knees, so I don't walk, which is the thing I need to do to help lose the weight... I should check out local walking groups. Thanks for that suggestion FD. Hope the sunny weather brings you better health
DeleteMy modest suggestion is to make your daily walk a morning habit. People generally lose motivation as the day progresses. All the steps you might do later in the day will seem like a bonus.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great suggestion...I'm definitely someone who has more energy earlier in the day (but why do so many larks end up married to owls?)
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ReplyDeleteI am 70 now and caught a verruca which I could not get rid of and had for at least six years. It eventually went after treatment with Swift, a spin off from cancer treatment and based on microwaves. Private, bit expensive and rather painful. Had three treatments and now gone. It is to do with age and the virus hiding so the immune system doesn't recognise it. Christine
Thank you Christine - this treatment is something I'd not heard of. My podiatrist did 3 courses of "freezing" it, and it appears to have worked. But all these treatments are expensive as you say!
DeleteI hope you are able to attain your walking and weight-loss goals. I am finding it very difficult to do either!
ReplyDeleteYou prepare such delicious looking food , Bless, which inevitably makes dieting more difficult!
DeleteMy sweet MIL's weight loss program was simple: Eat a little less, move a little more! That was based on her yeard trying every diet that came down the pike. She said a smaller piece of cake tastes just as good as a larger piece!
ReplyDeleteHugs!
There are just too many small pieces of cake in my life...🎂🍰🎂🍰🎂
ReplyDeleteI did read that it is better to have 2 or 3
ReplyDelete10 minute bursts of exercise rather than thousands of steps per day. The winter conditions here have often made it hard to get in a good walk, so I sometimes dance in the kitchen (like you)! I try to restrict between meal snacks (but not always) but I believe that Sundays are feast days so I like to indulge then. DH likes to munch crisps when watching a video and guess who likes to join in? Of course I shouldn't bring them into the house!! My late stepfather used to regulate his weight by cutting out cookies every so often.
I'm not that keen on crisps, and I'm becoming very disciplined about biscuits
DeleteLoosing weight as we get older does become harder. I was diagnosed T2 diabetic 2 years ago so diet changed and 2 1/2 stone lighter, I’m just over 8 st, 5.2. age 75. Carbs are the problem, drop the spuds, rice, pasta and bread, stick to loads of above soil veg, apples, pears and berries, no bans or pineapples, too much sugar. I’m also a lifelong veggie and t.total. An occasional egg, lots of lentils, yog and beans. The biggest problem is Church, there is always cake but at last they have stopped offering it to me, I don’t eat cake! Up your steps slowly until you get to 1500 a day, easily done with the light evenings or jog in front of the tv, all doable. Good luck, Sandra.
ReplyDeleteI'm very impressed by your weight loss. Yes - one major problem is Church Cake!!! I hadn't heard the "above ground veg" idea before ( I do so love carrots, radishes and onions) Has your change in diet affected the diabetes diagnosis?
DeleteYes, my numbers are way down but of course it brings high col and BP which the exercise helps with. It wasn’t easy and everybody comments on what I don’t eat, I don’t give a fig what other people eat but I seem to be an open target. For me, food is just fuel not something to constantly think about. I think my diabetic nurse is particularly strict and considers parsnips and carrots the same as potatoes, carbs. I think slowly is the way to go both for diet and exercise. Sandra.
DeleteI really don't think people ought to pass judgement on people who choose not to eat particular foods. It can be especially hard for those whose diet is restricted for health reasons, and it is cruel when someone has an eating disorder. I agree with you about taking it slowly, Sandra
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