I Lost My Way-No It Is Time To Follow A New Trail
It has been quite some time since I last visited this blog. Yes I do feel some guilt, and of course I wish I had more will power. This blog was supposed to keep me honest and keep me on course toward losing weight, but once again I lost my way instead of lost weight.
The last few months have not been great ones for me physically. I was shocked when at a recent doctor’s appointment my weigh-in showed me gaining only 2 pounds. Of course that was just since my last visit in December-I had already gained weight since I quit working out regularly in late October.
Not working out was a double whammy for my arthritic knees. No activity made them even stiffer in winter, and of course more weight meant more stress on each knee. Ibuprofen did not help. Relafen did not help. Ice did not help. Heat did not help.
I know if I would lose enough weight, I would not have to take my actos, a very expensive diabetes medicine that is not out in generic yet. A month’s supply of the tiny pills cost me $225, or $2,700 a year. For the sake of my knees I have to lose weight. For the sake of my wallet I have to lose weight.
And if I want to be a part of my grandchild’s life I have to lose weight. Sometime around Labor Day Matt and Stephanie are going to have their first baby, my first grandchild. Not only do I want to be around to be a part of my grandchild’s life, I want to play an active role too, and that means I have to lose weight.
So, one more time I am stepping up to the plate. I don’t need to hit a home run every day. It’s a long season, and I just need to rack up more victories than defeats. Winning is not just losing weight; it has to be a life style change. That starts with one small step, and my first step is to get active again.
Today I went to the Fremont YMCA Wellness Center and worked out for 30 minutes, all cardio. I did 10 minutes on a treadmill, 10 minutes on a stationary bike, 5 minutes on the arm pedal bike, and 5 more minutes on a stationary bike. Today is the start of a new month, and I did take my first small step in making a change. It is up to me to make sure today’s effort is not an April Fool’s joke.
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