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Are you continuing to go to the Y? I am finding exercising is lifting my mood, even though I am struggling to get outside at the moment with the cold. Swimming would be great- in a nice warm pool, with strangers.
 
Today is a good day. I spent two hours in the pool at the Y and bought a few things at the grocery store to make more recipes over the weekend. I haven't weighed since last Monday so I'll see if there's any movement this Monday.

I bought myself a new toy to play with -- a fitness tracker. It's waterproof so I wore it during my pool time. It knew my heart rate was rising and it kept trying to assign me to walking or running. But since I do my work in the deep end, there is no impact so nothing to let it count steps. It was kind of amusing to watch it have a hissy fit. I knew it probably wouldn't do any good in the pool but now I know which moves raise my heart rate. I'll probably leave it off for future pool times and use it when I'm on the stationary bike or rebounder. It also logs sleep and heart rate so it will still be of use.
 
Yay for good days. 2 hours in the pool & being amused by a fitness tracker at the same time? Bonus :)
 
Doing well, food wise. The scales are being stubborn. I'm following the plan but the scales aren't moving. This is when I have to look at why I'm doing this and be confident in myself. I'm eating so much more healthy and that's a plus. One of the things I wanted this time, though, was actual weight loss to get more relief for my knees but it seems to be slow in coming. I'm in the mode of keeping on keeping on.
 
Eating more healthily is a great start. Once you´re used to your new ways I´m sure new little changes will occur to you that can help you on your way to becoming fitter and lighter.
 
Keep on keeping on! I had some issues with my knees. Sure enough, they started going away as I lost the weight. I couldn't run so I walked and I iced my knees quite a bit and used compression sleeves between walks. I would also get in the hot tub and put them right up next to the jets. Also my range of motion and general joint pain issues got better as I went down.
 
I'm fighting with a lot of things right now. I'm still going through the process of dealing with my husband's passing. We were married for 50 years so I'm prepared for that to take a while. I won't say that I go into true depression but I get melancholy. We had a good marriage and it's taking me time to learn how to be on my own. My knees just add a frustrating layer to the mix. But they are slowly coming around. Whatever injury I did to inflame the arthritis is slowly healing, helped along by prescription strength ibuprophen. I'm frankly surprised I can exercise as much control as I can over what I eat. But gaining a bunch more weight isn't going to help anything so I will keep on keeping on. Thanks Cate and bensanon.
 
I have been with G, my husband, since I was 18. I can't imagine how I would adjust if he died. You are doing well to feel melancholic, rather than sinking into depression. :grouphug: Concentrating on improving your health is a very wise decision xo
 
:iagree: with cate, I also have no idea how I would cope if I lost my husband but you are doing great so far :)
 
Hey Makaren, I know this must be a tough time but it sounds like you are being realistic and working through it.
Makaren said:
gaining a bunch more weight isn't going to help anything so I will keep on keeping on.
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That is for sure! No matter how bad other things get your life will be better if you can eat right and be more healthy.

Keep on posting, this is a good place for you and you are good for this place.
 
I'm walking on the wild side today. I've decided to hold off on a food diary for a while. I've been pegging the fat/protein/carb percentages right on the money each day and food tracking kind of gets me hyper focused, which isn't necessarily a good thing for me. I'll go for a few days and see how I do.
 
Food tracking does the same with me too really. If you can do this without it you will be doing well :)
 
I generally do fine as long as I can manage not to overeat on crap, really. Although I sometimes need to log my food to remind myself that all-healthy food days can be lower in calories than I think and undereating often leads to binging for me.
 
Makaren said:
I'm walking on the wild side today. I've decided to hold off on a food diary for a while. I've been pegging the fat/protein/carb percentages right on the money each day and food tracking kind of gets me hyper focused, which isn't necessarily a good thing for me. I'll go for a few days and see how I do.
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The wild side is certainly worth a try, it may well work best for you. Sounds like you have thought it out.

Some folks probably think I am tracking my food obsessively, and they would be right. But I think its what I need, for now anyway.

Keep up the good work!
 
LaMaria said:
I generally do fine as long as I can manage not to overeat on crap, really. Although I sometimes need to log my food to remind myself that all-healthy food days can be lower in calories than I think and undereating often leads to binging for me.
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That's the secret -- self awareness. As long as I eat healthy and don't overeat on junk, I think I'll be okay. And I can jump back on to the tracking for an occasional spot check. The best proof that I'm doing okay is that the scales finally budged this morning and I'm another pound down. Woohoo!
 
alligatorob said:
The wild side is certainly worth a try, it may well work best for you. Sounds like you have thought it out.

Some folks probably think I am tracking my food obsessively, and they would be right. But I think its what I need, for now anyway.

Keep up the good work!
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It's what works for you. We get too bogged down in every little thing the "experts" say. What we need to do is be self aware and understand what works for each individual. Everything works for someone.
 
That's really great to see some progress! Good job on sticking with it.
 
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