Ages 70+

You are so smart to reverse that pre-diabetes before it hits full blown disease and you are stuck with insulin shots and constant monitoring for the rest of your life. Have you made any alterations with regard to things you eat?

Stunning photo! Thank you for posting and giving us a glimpse of your walk....absolutely beautiful.

As for my diet, I am cutting back on anything sugary...no jam, cookies, cake, etc. Finding there is a lot of added sugar in items so making sure I read labels. Trying to maintain healthy eating with vegetables, fruits and lean proteins. Working very slowly but it is working so that's the main thing. Went from 186 to 179 but when I look at my weight chart that I use on mfp, it took about 3 months to lose 7 pounds. Wish it was faster.

Joy, my doc does not want me to
Lose weight quickly. She says a slow measured loss is sustainable and most fast weight loss is back on in a year or two. Sounds like you are doing it correctly.
I will start eliminating sugars. May sound easier than it is.

Today’s walk was not as stunning—went through the suburbs to a shopping plaza. At least I did walk. Tried to start winding down on sweets today.
I agree sugar and carbs are the main problems. And they are hard to avoid! Do you use hundred percent whole wheat or a mix with white?

I’m sitting in the doctors office. Waiting for the doctor to take xray of my knee. I’m a walker and have not been able to walk for 5 days. Weight came on during holidays. I was one pound away from my first goal. Yuck!

Joy, do you use a bread machine?
I had gestational diabetes with my third child. The diet they gave me had me eat sourdough bread, and only two slices a day. Evidently it has a lower glycemic index and the proteins are already broken down by the culture, so easier to digest. This was 32 years ago, so things have probably changed
since then.
This being said, I do love sourdough products and bought a culture at the health food store. It takes a week ot two to get going, but I am inspired to make bread again. I have a Zojirushi bread machine which makes it very easy.

Pat, I sympathize with the knee. How did the xray turn out? I had total knee replacement on my left knee 18 months ago. Nobody appreciates walking pain free like a person who gets to store crutches and canes in the attic. Hope you get better soon.

I don’t have a bread machine, but I am not averse to using my KitchenAid instead of hand kneading.i also bought myself a proofing box which I use a lot! I think any bread you can make yourself is better for you due to lack of preservatives.
Hubby had knee replacement and it took a long time for him to recover. Most people seem to do better than he did.
Today I walked and swam. I think my swimming is getting better. Trying to keep up with free weights and swimming to get
stronger arms.

january 1
My weigh in is my all time high!
Getting serious! Walked my neighborhood this morning with a 20 degree windchill. I wore long underwear and a down coat and got too hot. 😂
An egg and a banana for breakfast. So far so good, but it is only 10:45

I had a thyroid storm in 2000. I was given radioactive iodine to destroy my thyroid. I had never had trouble staying skinny until this happened. Now I am 35 pounds over me normal lifetime weight. I never wondered about the thyroid connection until I saw your Hashimotos post. Now I wonder. I take 120 units of Armor Thyroid every day. The first six years after the RI were slug years as I tried synthroid, levoxyl, levothyroid, and several other thyroid meds and was so tired I could hardly make myself get off the couch to fix dinner. The Armor Thyroid was a real game changer for me with regard to living normally.

Cat, I'm on synthroid and have been for years. I was 25 when first diagnosed. Dosage has changed throughout the years. For me the right dosage keeps the tsh at 2. My cholesterol levels stay within the normal range at that dosage. Have finally convinced my dr of that fact. My last blood work showed tsh at 5.6 and high cholesterol and now high sugar. He increased synthroid so will see when I get tested again in the spring what happens.

Down on the scale by .6 of a pound this morning (178.8). So I guess this old lady with a thyroid issue can lose weight! Going to do my treadmill twice a day now. Not getting carried away though....just 20 minutes in the morning and my usual 30 in the afternoon. Think it is helping along with keeping away from sugar and watching my portion size.

Cold this morning at minus 25 C. Saw a nice group of nine deer walking down the road this morning then they took off across our field. So nice to see wildlife.

Wow, it is often hard to be comfy after a car ride. I will have to figure out which parts are stiffest next time. Hips or legs.
Only a short walk today—rather windy! Tried going up on the weights today and managed, but need to get better at it.