Hi! I’ve just joined your group and I’ve been working on 10000 steps a day too...big jump for me...I was only getting almost 5000 for the longest time but hitting the 10000 mark really helped my weight loss, I also would really like to get in 20 minutes of light weight training 2x per week so I think that will be my March Challenge.

Good Luck getting outside!

Good Evening Retirehappy, thanks for the YouTube tip...I’ll take a look for certain. Poor weather conditions can certainly put a crimp in the best of exercise intentions. Today, I only made it to 5461 with the steps but I did manage to cycle for 33 minutes...to and from work...so feeling ok with that...

Hi there!
Retirehappy...6000 plus steps a day is remarkable, while working at my last job I had trouble getting 5000, most days were 3k. Pat yourself on the back.

Hey ya'll. Yes, it's me, believe it or not. To say I've been in a slump would be high praise, indeed.


Anyway.

Has anybody here tried the new Weight Watchers plan?
I have heard good things about it, but I suppose that like anything else it only works if you apply it. ha.

I haven't exercised much in ages...*slaps self*

Anyway. I didn't come for sympathy or to whine, just checking in.
I'm a good example of that phrase, "stupidity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results".

If you have any spare motivation lying around, sling it my way, hm???
I'm at the point where I feel like there's no point in me even "starting again"... but enuf of that..

I did go for a walk today; we got a bit of snow this morning but the drive wasn't slushy, so I took some pictures.
It's all melted already.

I've got Silver Sneakers, although I haven't been on their website. I do use my SS card at a local gym. I just haven't gone in far too long. I haven't done anything. Went for walks weather permitting, rode my stationary bike, but clearly nothing to brag about. I've been dead in the water for almost a year.

I went to Weight Watchers way back in the mid-80's; did ok with the program at that time. Of course being only in my 30's was a big advantage; losing weight was much easier then. Lordy, wish I weighed what I did then even before I started. ha, if only I'd known..

Of course anything works if you work at it. I haven't. I'm not making excuses. I'm lazy and I like carbs..and when I get the Winter Blahs, it's a cracker here and a bowl of popcorn there...

I guess at this point I'm just looking for something to motivate me to REALLY change my ALL behaviors.
You know, BE the thin person instead of the fat person trying to lose weight. (that has worked)
It feels like I've been trying my whole life to find motivation and it's tiresome.

I don't know anything about the new WW plan. I did ask to join a WW-themed Facebook group to kind of scope it out. I probably won't pay money for them to tell me to eat less and exercise more. Duh. snicker/snort.

Is there a good LCHF guide or book that you'd recommend? I did look into it and researched the pros and cons.
Being a type2 diabetic is another complication to throw in the mix.

My doctor wanted me to cut down to 1100 calories a day and I did that for awhile doing a sort of modified LCHF regimen. At least there's not a lot to write down at that level. Oh yeah I haven't been tracking foods since just before Christmas.

So now I read this and see that I sound like one of those pitiful whiners, the type of person I hate because if someone else had written this I'd say.. well, just DO it, already, and stop making excuses.

Til next time:

Hi Everyone... I started with ww freestyle and loved the freedom and did lose weight, after a bit though I transitioned to mfp because I felt the variety of food was not there with freestyle and the opportunity to completely over eat the zero point foods was too great. I am using what I learned there to help me with some choices still on mfp. I am not happy with ww cost and lack of choices to stay with older programs that worked for many.