I forgot, I had a doc in the ER tell me in April, that I was morbid obese....I was kind of offended since I had already lost about 20 lbs.... and the same doc also asked me : "How is your drinking???" (my record says that I am a causal drinker, something like maybe 1 glass of wine in a week....lol).... I made him aware that I found the drinking question offensive and suggested a less offensive wording. I know, most people would not, but I have respect for docs, but they are human and not gods (my parents are both docs,lol).....I did not catch the morbid obese comment until I got home reading the release paperwork after 2 days in the hossy.....too late to ask and believe me I would have asked....stupid me!!!

Oh wow go u! Have u got the bmi classes avaliable? Id love to know what class im in!

Thank you, 3athlt, for the very clear explanation….. You are getting me thinking to include more strength training (I have not done any yet…)…..
I have, however tried to get at least 10,000 steps in every day (that is about 5 miles and walking from the car to the store, going to the mailbox counts….lol). When I am at home I usually go to the gym (we have a free to us military gym close by) and ride the stationary bike. I try to spend at least an hour on it. Some days we hit the also free pool right next to the gym on the way home and do some water aerobics or swimming. To make my steps I often go for a walk in the evening since a cool evening here is under 90F/32C. I use my fitbit, but have used a pedometer before to keep me on track to get to my steps……..
For a change of pace on weekend we like to go hiking and visit our local water holes (mostly local spring feed creeks and pools). I do want to try kayaking, but I am kind of leery since my hubby and partner in crime has had a neck fusion and a shoulder surgery in the last two years …..
As you say starting to move is key! And every little bit helps. I started out exchanging the elevator for the stairs going down. By now I am up to two flights of stairs either way. I intentionally park further away from the store and we accuse each other for trying to get extra steps in when return a shopping cart…..I still do NOT mow the lawn even so I should. I have tried free salsa dancing classes before (I do have two left feet, but it was fun)…..
Another great exercise for us obese folks is water aerobics…. No, do not think of a pool full of grandmas… I took my hubby. Yes, there were mostly women (20 to 80) there, but a few guys attend regularly. I say this, since this is much easier on your joints and most of those 1hour programs are designed to work every muscle group in the body. Water aerobic and swimming are often suggested as part of the recovery after a surgery. Here in our little Texas town the city has a water aerobics program that runs Monday through Friday during the summer and it costs $1 per 1h . Some local pools will have it or check your local YMCA for classes. An alternative would be to use a local pool and look up some of those exercises on the web. I found plenty of videos…..I was thinking of you, 3athlt, since you are trying to get back to running and biking and of eviebee03 with her problem shoulder when I read this in a web article from fitness magazine ……
“This water workout burns tons of calories but feels like play," says Greg Moe, a master trainer for Rough-Fit outdoor fitness programs in Tustin, California, who created these insanely trimming moves (just see what they do for your abs!) exclusively for FITNESS. Simply treading water vigorously can zap 11 calories a minute, same as a six-mile-per-hour run. "Plus, water's continuous resistance forces you to engage more muscle fibers through a larger range of motion," says Moe, so you'll firm from every angle.”
http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/workout/lose-weight/total-body/pool-workout/
You are so right we are not going to run a marathon in a week; Baby steps it is!!! Most of us have to overcome years of bad habits.
I have been at this today for 6 month and 1 day. I saw my doc this morning and I lost one medication (yeah, that dumb Potassium pill was making me feel nausea for most of the day anyways) and I dropped my triglycerides from 552 to 194 (150 or smaller is optimal), got my good cholesterol to a good number from being too low….. and maybe I can get of those pills soon too.
I am mentioning this, since cholesterol, glucose etc are also part of our health too and have an impact on our quality of life. The older we get the more important they become. Let’s face it being obese increases our medical bills, reduces our life expectancy and mostly does not make us happy…… So any improvement is a little victory and hopefully helps us stick with the plan (eat healthy and exercise more)…… Here is to all improvements, big and small…...Let us celebrate them !!!!

M, ur on! Im just gunna work out how much ill have to lose by then to get to it.