My favourite exercise, gardening, is starting to become a possibility. It dumped snow only one week ago, but it snowed only 1 night, and has been warm and mostly rainy ever since. But any chance I get, like this weekend, I was out there clearing wheelbarrows full of clippings and dead plant material. With our lot of close to 1/3 acre covered largely by garden, it is easy to fill a wheelbarrow of plant material. I look forward to many more rain-free days to get out there and clean up, before Spring arrives in full force. It feels like it won't be much longer now.
No, the photo is not from this year, it was taken in March 2009. The cheery yellow crocus pushing up through the decaying Gunnera leaf is such a wonderful picture of early Spring, I think. I wish I had made a couple of attempts, and gotten a clearer shot. But it's still one of my favourite Spring shots.
In my opinion, weight loss should never be a goal...a healthy lifestyle should be. Weight loss can be (but not necessarily be) an indicator of that. Increased energy and strength is another. You're well on your ways with the latter, and if I'm correct, it's an improvement over last year. Good on ya.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tim for your kind words. I'm hoping that I'm thinking about it the right way. I think that if I felt better about myself, I would take more care all around, to have a more balanced life: exercise, sleep, eating, prioritizing my activities. Introducing a bit more exercise is a small step, but has given me some hope, and more respect for myself, hopefully enough to continue taking more steps.
ReplyDeleteI've been meaning to tell you that I've joined SparkPeople.com it's a free site where you enter your start weight and measurements then daily enter the food you have eaten and the amount and kind of exercise for that day. They keep up with your nutrition, calories, etc. Looks like a really good site to motivate and encourage one to lose weight while making healthy lifestyle habits. I plan to try to lose one pound a week. Surely I can do that IF I can stay motivated. Check it out and see what you think.
ReplyDeleteDorothy - If that site keeps you motivated, then that's what's important. I wish you all the best. For me, it sounds like too much work, and I don't believe in tracking calories. I think my issues are more around feeling good about myself, and learning what a balanced and healthy life can feel like. I've always tended to be very task-focussed, and not take care of myself.
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