Ages 70+

Cat, I am so sorry to hear about your husband. I went through cancer nine years ago with surgery, chemo and radiation. So far my yearly check ups have been clear. Horrible disease and my heart goes out to anyone dealing with it.

Monday weigh in and down almost a pound!
Whew!!!
Goal for this week is half a pound.
Thank you for encouragement and well wishes❤️

Scale back up some, took a long walk in the snowy woods. Hope it helps something besides my mood.

Grocery shopping today so that will be my walking for the day. Stopped in at a Great Clips and got a much needed hair cut. Hubby has been going to them for awhile and always gets a nice hair cut so I thought I would try. Pleased with the results and so cheap! My hairdresser in our nearest town is starting to cut her days and hours so I was finding it more difficult to make an appointment with her.

Had fast food before we came home as it was getting too late to just drive home. I'm sure I will notice on the scale tomorrow morning. I always go up a bit in weight after a salty meal but know it only lasts a couple of days. Told hubby he is on his own re supper tonight as I'm not making anything.

The more I think about my weight gain this past year the more I get annoyed with myself. I weigh myself every day so knew the scale was going up and up. Should have done something about it months ago. I'm just hoping my sugar levels go back to the normal range once I get a few more pounds off.

My hubby lost weight and got out of pre-diabetic. Took a lot of work.
Did some sewing and cleaning. Braved the winds for an hour walk. Time to veg out.
Have a great evening!

Joy, you have a great attitude about conquering prediabetes. I know you will be successful.

I only weigh on Mondays. Do you weigh every day? I am wondering if this would be more helpful than once a week.

I weigh every day but I expect fluctuations and it doesn't bother me. I always record the lowest weight and know if it fluctuates, it will come back down. Salt is a big issue for me. If fluctuations bother you, I would not recommend daily weighing.

Good job on the walking even in chilly weather. Doing my treadmill routine twice a day now. When I was able to walk outside I would walk for 20 minutes in the morning and about 30 in the afternoon. Treadmill is 20 minutes each time. Tried to up the incline just a bit the other day and found it bothered my ankles so set it back down to level. Need to lose a bit more weight before trying that again...don't want any injury.

Cold weather moving in from the north and we are under another severe weather watch. Fairly warm right now and a bit of rain coming down. Supposed to change to snow in the afternoon with snow squalls predicted along with high winds.

Yes it is good to listen to your body!
Strength training, balance, and flexibility are all important. I have still been doing weights, but should add other types of exercise too. I want to start yoga next month—Silver Sneakers. Want to start slowly.
Another snowy walk, almost like beach walking. I feel it should count for more!

Not much walking today but got about 5000 steps at a museum. Went out for lunch and it seemed decadent to have a sandwich with two slices of bread.
It is supposed to be yucky weather the next few days. I will swim tomorrow but would like to try a walk also. May not be possible.
Good luck with the cold weather!

I would definitely count 5000 steps at a museum as exercise

Had problems getting on here yesterday.

Still pretty cold here with close to minus 30 C but no wind so not too bad. One more cold night then supposed to start warming up. Saw a slight downward dip on the scale this morning and happy about that. Will just continue on coarse with my exercise and eating regime as it seems to be working.

Son sent a video of granddaughter (13 years old) synchro skating competition. The girls looked amazing and ended up with the gold. Fourteen of them all skating in unison. Proud of them.

I didn't know there was such a skating thing either until she started with it 3 years ago.

Enjoy your time with grands!

So bitter today! Walked indoors on the Y track for an hour. Lots of other people there.

Swim today. Somehow I did it. Tomorrow we are headed out for a few days so not sure how much writing I will do. Stay warm, everyone!

2.4 is excellent! My doc says the slower the weight comes off, the more likely you are to keep it off. She thinks a half pound a week is ideal.

I suspect I have gained with the time with the grandkids. Trying to decide if I weigh tomorrow or wait til the next Monday.