On 12/31/2014 Sharke said: yeah, stress eating is the big blocker. my knees hurt me so bad that's all the incentive I needed. I literally was down on the stairs not knowing how I was gonna pull myself back up (house up in Ind that was a 2 story) I had to do the butt thing don't know how I ever got back up to a standing position. That scared me bad enough that I made changes. Didn't want to be a broken down gal and my husband isn't compassionate at all he would walk around me instead of trying to help me. I had to do it for myself. He expects me to keep pulling the plow no matter what shape I'm in. When I fell from the hearth when I moved in to this new house (all one level)down here in Tx. I drove myself and with a cane took myself into the 24 hr care center and had the xrays, etc. ankle was big as a melon all he could say was don't forget to iron my shirts and when's supper. LOL I ironed sitting down and made sandwiches a lot. He's my biggest incentive I know I'm a woman alone. LOL
my sister went to weight watchers and they really helped her a lot. lost wgt and taught her new ways to eat. she loves to eat though and has a husband that would help her so she is not as strict as I am she gains it back then goes back but she can't keep off the fast food circuit and eats out of stress too. crying shame at our ages we can't enjoy life and have fun eating, but, alas, it gets worse when we age.
ask about a recumbent bike next time you go to Dr. that is not like a tread mill and hard exercise. I put mine in front of the tv/dvd player and hit it 30 min 3-4 times a week. takes the wgt and stress off your knees and you still get your heart rate up and tones up your legs doesn't burn out your knees like jogging, walking fast, etc.
Sharke, you are a lark and definitely have the right attitude. I can't believe, though that your husband let you drive yourself to urgent care, lol. But one of the things I learned in my little therapy sessions is that love is shoned in all kinds of ways. Your husband does things for you just by letting you have your way about some things that others might not. He accepts the fact that you can do it better.
A couple or three years or ago we came from our last Jamaica trip (Sandals, all inclusive eating) and I weighed 163. We came back on a Saturday and I was at WW that Monday. That was in July and by January of the next year, I weighed 117 and was below my goal which was 120 (I'm 5 ft tall). I hovered around 120 to 124 until my husband started having cancer issues. Now I'm at 160 according to my check up last week. I felt like crying when I got off the scale.
My physical therapist and I discussed a recumbent bike but I didn't get one because I'm knowned for buying exercise equipment and dvds and letting them gather dust. I can walk (since my knee injections) with no problem with sensible shoes. It's the stairs that I can't do well. Like you, I feel like crawling. And getting out of a seated position is difficult depending on how low the seat is.
You're right, with age we have to eat less and do more movement to even stay the same weight unless you have a great metabolism. If you're tall, it helps, too.
“You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore to be happy”. (By Nightbirde, singer of the song, It’s Ok)
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